These problems are a bit interesting. :)
First let's write the molecular formula for ammonium carbonate.
NH4CO3 (Note! The 4 and 3 are subscripts, and not coefficients)
17.6 gNH4CO3
Now to convert to mol of one of our substances we take the percent composition of that particular part of the molecule and multiply it by our starting mass. This is what it looks like using dimensional analyse.
17.6 gNH4CO3 * (Molar Mass of NH4 / Molar Mass of NH4CO3)
Grab a periodic table (or look one up) and find the molar masses for these molecules! Well. In this case I'll do it for you. (Note: I round the molar masses off to two decimal places)
NH4 = 14.01 + 4*1.01 = 18.05 g/mol
NH4CO3 = 14.01 + 4*1.01 + 12.01 + 3*16.00 = 78.06 g/mol
17.6 gNH4CO3 * (18.05 molNH4 / 78.06 molNH4CO3)
= 4.07 gNH4
Now just take the molar mass we found to convert that amount into moles!
4.07 gNH4 * (1 molNH4 / 18.05 gNH4) = 0.225 molNH4
The answer to your question is B.
Answer:
Because only a few bacterias can "fix" the atmosphere nitrogen.
Explanation:
The nitrogen at the atmosphere is in the form of N₂ and represents 78% of the atmosphere composition. The element is part of the constitution of nucleic acids and proteins, so the living beings needed them.
However, the animals and the plants can't catch the N₂. Some bacterias that live in mutualism with plants have this ability, and they "fix" the atmosphere nitrogen, transforming the N₂ in the ions nitrite (NO₃⁻) or ammonia (NH₃), which can be caught by the plants.
Them, when the primary consumers eat the plants they catch the nitrogen, which will be passed through the food chain.
So, it's difficult to pull nitrogen from the atmosphere into the nitrogen cycle of the biosphere because only a few bacterias can do it.
<u>Halogens are reactive because:</u>
They have high electronegativity and also high nuclear charge. So, they are reactive and also gain an electron when they react with other elements.
Since they are very reactive, halogens are very harmful to living organisms. Some of the halogens are fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine. These are mostly non metals. Fluorine is one of the most reactive gas and also very toxic gas. When Fluorine reacts with glass along with small amounts of water, it forms silicon tetra fluoride (SiF4). Hence fluorine should be handled with substances like the inert organofluorine compound Teflon.
