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HydrocarbonsAccording to the following balanced equation, the reaction of one mole of potassium permanganate would result in the production of how many moles of water?
16 HCI +2 KMnO4 --> 2 KCI + 2 MnCl₂ + 5 Cl₂ + 8 H₂O
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Chemistry in Daily LifeDraw each molecule from your lab showing its bonding orbitals. Label each orbital as an s, p, sp, sp2 or sp3 orbital. Show the Overlap of bonding orbitals. Put electron pairs where they belong in the orbitals. Label each bond as a s or p bond.
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General organic chemistrya. NaSO³(H₂O)10 9. Na(SO4)2101120
What is the correct name for N₂O4?
C. Na₂SO4 10 1120 d. Na2SO4 2 1120
a. nitrogen (IV) tetroxide b. nitrogen(II) oxide c. dinitrogen oxide d. dinitrogen tetroxid
What is the name of HIO3(aq)?
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General organic chemistryIn the following reaction, 2H₂ (g) + O₂ (g) - 2 H₂O (g), how many moles of oxygen (0₂) would be required to react with 10.0 moles of hydrogen (H₂)? Round your answer to 1 decimal place.
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General organic chemistryCopper reacts with nitric acid according to the following reaction:
Cu (s) + 4 HNO3(aq) → Cu(NO3)2 (aq) + NO₂ (aq) + H₂O
Calculate the volume, in mL, of 3.00 M nitric acid required to react with 33.0 g of copper.
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Chemistry in Daily LifeWhich was reduced and which was oxidized?
PH3 + NO₂ -> H3PO4 + N₂
H was reduced, P was oxidized
N was reduced, P was oxidized
P was reduced, N was oxidized
N was reduced, H was oxidized
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General organic chemistryHow many moles of AI(NO3)3 are produced when 39.61 grams of HNO3 are reacted
with excess Al(OH)3? Round your answer to three digits after the decimal point.
Al(OH)3 + 3 HNO3 → AI(NO3)3 + 3 H₂O
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Chemistry in Daily LifeWhen hydrogen gas is passed over solid stannous oxide, the following reaction occurs.
SnO₂ (s) + H₂ (g) = 2 H₂O (g) + Sn (s)
If the system is stressed by adding additional Sn, the system will respond by
If the system is stressed by adding additional H₂, the system will respond by
Organic Chemistry
Chemistry in Daily LifeDetermine whether of each of the following changes in reaction conditions will increase or decrease
the rate of a reaction.
Increasing the temperature will
Using gaseous instead of solid reactants will
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BiomoleculesWhich of the components of blood listed below cannot cross the dialysis membrane?
b. Why are glucose and electrolytes, which are not waste products, included in the dialysate?
c. Based on your answers to (a) and (b), for each substance that can move across the membrane,
state whether it will move into the blood, out of the blood, or in both directions. Explain your reasoning.
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Chemistry in Daily LifeAssume solid Glucose (CHO) and Oxygen gas are
the starting substances (reactants) in the reaction.
a. Predict the products of the reaction above and write
the balanced molecular equation for this reaction.
b. What type of reaction (s) is/are being represented by
the chemical reaction in part (a)?
c. Is this reaction an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction?
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Chemistry in Daily LifeWhich of the following equations represents an oxidation-reduction reaction?
Ca(OH)₂ (s) + H₂SO4 (aq) → 2 H₂O(1) + CaSO4(s)
CaO(s) + H₂O(l) → Ca(OH)₂ (s)
Zn(s) + Cu(NO3)₂ (aq) → Zn(NO3)₂(aq) + Cu(s)
AgNO3(aq) + NaCl(aq) → AgCl(s) + NaNO3(aq)
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General organic chemistry2SO₂ (g) + O₂ (g) = 2SO, (g)
a. Draw the best Lewis Structure of the product that is
produced from this reaction.
b. Identify the molecular geometry (shape) of the
product that is produced from this reaction.
c. Identify the hybridization of the central atom(s) of
the product that is produced from this reaction.
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Chemistry in Daily LifeIdentify the type of chemical reactions in the following processes: (i) Barium chloride solution is mixed with copper sulphate and a white precipitate is formed. (ii) On heating copper powder in a china dish, the surface of copper powder becomes black. (iii) On heating green ferrous sulphate crystals, reddish brown solid is left as residue and a gas having smell of burning sulphur is evolved. (iv) Iron nails when left dipped in blue copper sulphate solution become brownish in colour and blue colour of copper sulphate solution fades away. (v) Quicklime reacts vigorously with water releasing large amount of heat. (vi) Silver nitrate solution reacts with sodium chloride solution and a white precipitate is formed.
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IsomerismA VHF television station assigned to channel 19 transmits its signal using radio waves with a frequency of 500.MHz. Calculate the wavelength of the radio waves.
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General organic chemistryA student calculated the molarity of a solution prepared by dissolving 0.643 mol of table salt (sodium chloride, NaCl) in 2.5 x10^3 mL of water.
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Chemistry in Daily Life7. Assume solid Glucose (C4H12O6) and Oxygen gas are the starting substances (reactants) in the reaction.
d. If this is a redox reaction, then identify the following:
• What is undergoing oxidation (what is being oxidized)? Support your answer using oxidation numbers.
What is undergoing reduction (what is being reduced)? Support your answer using oxidation numbers.
• What is the reducing agent?
• What is the oxidizing agent?
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Reactions of benzeneDraw the best Lewis structure for the CH₂COOH (acetic acid) molecule. (Hint: the acidic H is bonded to O in an oxy-acid molecule). Evaluate each atom using formal charge to prove you have the best structure. Show your math work as well as your formal charge answers. Draw all the resonance structures for the CH₂COO (acetate ion). (Hint: make sure you have the best initial structure first!)
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HydrocarbonsWhich statement about the chemical reactions of photosynthesis is true? SELECT ALL THAT
APPLY*
(5 Points)
they convert light energy into chemical energy
they are endothermic
they can be represented by 6CO2 +6H20 -->C6H12O6 + 602
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Practical DetectionAfter a certain reaction, it is determined that the total energy of the products is lower than the
total energy of the original reactants. What happened with energy in the reaction?
energy was created
energy was destroyed
energy was absorbed from the surroundings
energy was released into the surroundings
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Practical DetectionCalcium Chloride is a salt that is commonly used to melt ice on roads when it snows. Assume that Calcium Chloride and Sodium Carbonate are the starting substances (reactants) in a reaction: physical states. Calcium ude the e. If 6.3 g of calcium chloride and 1.8 g of sodium carbonate are combined then theoretically, what mass of solid product could be formed from these amounts of reactants? What is the limiting reactant? f. What is the % yield if 3.550 g of the solid product was actually obtained?
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General organic chemistryThe pressure of a sample of hellum in a 1.00 L container is 0.988 atm. What is the new pressure if the sample is placed in a 2.00 L container.
a. 0.398 atm
b. 0.416 atm
c. 0.532 atm
d. 0.494 atm
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General organic chemistryThe student then takes a 2.50 M stock solution of table salt (table salt, NaCl) and mixes 0.946 L of stock solution with additional distilled water to create a dilute solution with a total volume of 3.15 L. Explain how the student can determine the molarity of the resulting solution. Show a valid calculation for the final molarity.
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HydrocarbonsDetermine whether each reaction depends on a limiting reactant. Explain why or why not and identify the limiting reactant. (Select all that apply.)
(a) Potassium chlorate decomposes to form potassium chloride and oxygen.
Yes, one reactant is naturally limiting.
Yes, there are two reactants.
No, all reactants are in excess.
No, there is only one reactant.
potassium chlorate
Opotassium chloride
oxygen
Not enough information to identify which is the limiting reactant.
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Chemistry in Daily LifeMany nations colonized were rich in natural resources. How did Social Darwinists view the mining of natural resources in these colonized lands?
a. It was their right to take what they wanted
b.It was a necessity for their countries to survive
c. It was a way to preserve traditional economies
d. It was a away to protect Africans from the Industrial Revolution
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Practical DetectionWhich of the following explains the increase of the reaction rate by a catalyst?
The catalyst increases the number of collisions between the reactants molecules
The catalyst decreases the rate of the backward reaction so that the rate of the
forward reaction increases
The catalyst provides an path of lowering activation energy to the reactants.
None of the above
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EthersUse the activity series to determine if the following reaction will occur:
Ba(s) + MgBr₂(aq) →
A. yes reaction because Ba is more reactive than Mg
B. yes reaction because Mg is more reactive than Ba
C. no reaction because Ba is more reactive than Mg
D. no reaction because Mg is more reactive than Ba
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Chemistry in Daily LifeA balloon contains 146 mL of gas confined at a pressure of 1.30 atm and a temperature of 5 C. If the pressure doubles and the temperature decreases to 2 C, what will be the volume of gas in the balloon.
89 mL
54 mL
61 mL
72 mL
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Practical DetectionA gas is heated from 263K to 298K. The volume is increased from 24.0L to 35.0L. If the original pressure
was 1.00 atm, what is the new pressure?
0.61 atm
1.28 atm
0.78 atm
1.65 atm
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Chemistry in Daily LifeGiven the following equation:
Cu + 2 AgNO3 + Cu(NO3)2 + 2 Ag
How many grams of Cu would have to react to produce 89.5 grams of Ag?
g
Your answer should be rounded to three significant figures. Do not include units
in your answer.
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General organic chemistryA 102.5 gram gold bar was heated in an experiment and 3,900 J of energy was transferred to the bar. What was the change in temperature for the bar in °C? Specific Heat: (CGold =0.126 J/g°C)
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General organic chemistryA party balloon is filled with helium. The starting volume of the balloon is 6.7L and the pressure of the helium is 2.8 atm. If the balloon is compressed, reducing the volume to 3.5L, what is the new pressure?
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Chemistry in Daily LifeHow does increasing the temperature of a system affect the rate of chemical reactions?
The activation energy increases so the reaction rate increases
The activation energy increases so the reaction rate decreases
The kinetic energy of the reactants increases, so the frequency of effective collision decreases
The kinetic energy of the reactant increases, so the frequency of effective collision increases.
Reaction rate is not affected by temperature
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Chemistry in Daily LifeA spray can is used until it is empty except for the propellant gas, which has a pressure of 1200 torr at 25 °C. If the can is thrown into a fire (T= 525 °C), what will be the
pressure in the hot can?
[use Gay-Lussac's law]
57.1 torr
3200 torr
25,200 torr
448 torr
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Practical DetectionUsing a table that lists standard heats of formation, you can calculate the change in enthalpy for a given chemical reaction. The change in enthalpy is equal to ________.
Select one:
a. ΔH, of products minus AHf of reactants
b. ΔH, of products plus AH, of reactants
c. ΔHf of reactants minus AHf of products
d. ΔHf of products divided by AHf of reactants
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Practical DetectionN₂(g) + 3H₂(g) → 2NH3(g); ΔH = -91.8 kJ
Consider the thermochemical equation for the synthesis of ammonia.
Which statement is true?
Select one:
a. Negative enthalpy indicates that energy is required to complete the reaction.
b. Negative enthalpy indicates a decrease in potential energy and
an endothermic reaction.
c. Enthalpy is negative indicating that energy is released so this
is an exothermic reaction.
d. Enthalpy is negative indicating that there is an energy deficit;
the reaction is incomplete.
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Chemistry in Daily LifeDefine Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures states that a mixture gases will have a total
pressure equal to the sum of the partial pressures of each gas. If air is 80% nitrogen and
20% oxygen, with a total pressure of 1 atm, which of these is true?
the partial pressure of nitrogen is 80 atm
the partial pressure of nitrogen is 0.8 atm
the partial pressure of oxygen is 0.8 atm
the partial pressure of oxygen is 20 atm
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General organic chemistryThe attached picture shows a model of two solutions, NaOH(aq) and a mystery solution. After they are mixed together, a precipitate is formed. Which of the solutions below is a possible identity of the mystery solution?
A. CaCl₂(aq)
B. FeSO4(aq)
C. KBr(aq)
D. LINO3(aq)
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General organic chemistryWhich of the following represents an endothermic reaction?
2SO2 (g) → 25 (s) + 202 (g) + 376kJ
2H₂O(g) + 572 kJ → 2H₂ (g) + O₂ (g)
2C₂H6 (g) + 702 (g) - 4CO₂ (g) + 6H₂O(g) + 3120 kJ
CH4 (g) +202 (g) - CO₂ (g) + 2H₂(g) + 890 kJ
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General organic chemistryA student drew the following concept map about matter.
A different student was asked to critique the concept map. What would the best critique statement of this concept map?
The word "matter" should be switched with the word "mixture on the map.
The words "homogeneous" and "heterogeneous" should both be placed under the heading "mixture."
The words "homogeneous" and "heterogeneous" should both be placed under the heading "pure substance."
Heterogeneous should be followed by the word "mixture": homogeneous should be followed by the word "substance."
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HydrocarbonsA student was asked to calculate the mass of Ca(OH)2 needed to create 2.5 liters of 3.0 M aqueous solution. The student's work is below.
The student got the answer wrong. Identify the error, explain the mistake in detail and provide the correct calculation and answer.
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General organic chemistryAnna was asked to identify and explain if the equation CO2 (g) - CO2 (1) was an endothermic or exothermic reaction. However she got it wrong. What is her error and what should the answer have been? Anna's statement: The equation is an endothermic reaction because the energy is released from gaseous CO2 to the surroundings to become liquid CO2 causing the molecules to speed up.
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Chemistry in Daily LifeIf the surface area of reactants is larger,
Select one:
a. the reaction rate is generally lower.
b. the rate-determining step is eliminated.
c. the reaction rate is not affected.
d. the reaction rate is generally higher.
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General organic chemistryThe reaction between hydrogen and nitrogen monoxide is thought to proceed by the mechanism shown below.
2NO (g) N2O2 (g) fast equilibrium
N2O2 (g) + H2 (g) → N₂O (g) + H₂O (g) slow reaction
N2O (g) + H2 (g) → N2 (g) + H₂O (g) fast reaction
(i) State the equation for the overall reaction (1 point)
(ii) Deduce the rate expression consistent with this mechanism
(iii) Explain how you would attempt to confirm this rate expression, giving the results you
would expect.
(iv) State, giving your reason, whether confirmation of the rate expression would prove that
the mechanism given is correct.
(V) Suggest how the rate of this reaction could be measured experimentally
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General organic chemistryA cobalt block was heated in a calorimeter to increase its temperature by 31.0 °C. The energy produced by the experiment was 2,150 J. What was the mass of the cobalt block? Specific Heat (CCo -0.117 J/g °C)
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General organic chemistryWhich term describes the following mechanistic step in the catalytic cycle of the Heck reaction?
a syn elimination
b. reductive elimination
c oxidative addition
d. syn addition
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General organic chemistry2 K + 2 H₂O → 2 KOH How many grams (g) of potassium (K) could be produced by mixing 9.69 liters of water (H2O)?
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General organic chemistryThe first-order rate constant for the hydrolysis of CH3 Cl (methyl chloride) in H2O has a value of 3.32 x 10-10 S-1 at 25°C and 3.13 x 10-9 s¹ at 40°C. What is the value of the energy of activation? [Hint: you'll need the Arrhenius equation. Set it up for two different temperatures & solve for Ea.]
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Alcohols and PhenolsWater is capable of dissolving a variety of different substances, which
is why it is such a good solvent. It is often called the universal
solvent because it dissolves more substances than any other liquid.
The reason for this is best explain by which of these?
Select one:
a. Water is polar with a positive and negative side.
b. Water bonds with most chemicals.
c. Water expands as it freezes.
d. Water is the most abundant liquid on earth.