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4 years ago

How can an iceberg (temperature=0 Celsius) have more energy than a burning match head (temperature=230 Celsius)?

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Temperature is the average energy of each particle and does not really give you an indication of the total internal energy. That being said, total internal energy is the sum of all of the molecule's energy in a given object so it would make sense that an ice berg (having a huge number molecules at a lower average energy) would have more internal energy than a match head (having a much smaller number of molecules at a higher average energy). Basically, the fact that ice bergs tend to be huge and contain much more molecules than a match head, means that ice bergs can have a larger total internal energy which means they store more energy.

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Ganezh [65]

Answer:

pH = 2.03

Explanation:

The pH can be calculated using the following equation:

$pH = -log [H_{3}O^{+}]$ (1)

The concentration of H₃O⁺ is calculated using the dissociation constant of the next reaction:

CH₃COOH + H₂O ⇄ CH₃COO⁻ + H₃O⁺

1.00 M

$K_{a} = \frac{[CH_{3}COO^{-}][H_{3}O^{+}]}{[CH_{3}COOH]}$

Solving the above equation for H₃O⁺, we have:

$[H_{3}O^{+}] = \frac{Ka*[CH_{3}COOH]}{[CH_{3}COO^{-}]}$ (2)

The dissociation constant is equal to:

$pKa = -log(Ka) \rightarrow Ka = 10^{-pKa} = 10^{-4.76} = 1.74 \cdot 10^{-5}$

Now, by solving the equation of the solubility product for Herbigon, we can find [CH₃COO⁻]:

CH₃COOX ⇄ CH₃COO⁻ + X⁺

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$K_{sp} = [CH_{3}COO^{-}][X^{+}]$

$[CH_{3}COO^{-}] = \frac{K_{sp}}{[X^{+}]} = \frac{9.40 \cdot 10^{-6}}{5.00 \cdot 10^{-3}} = 1.88 \cdot 10^{-3} M$

By entering the values of [CH₃COO⁻] and Ka, into equation (2) we can calculate [H₃O⁺]:

$[H_{3}O^{+}] = \frac{1.74 \cdot 10^{-5}*[1.00]}{[1.88 \cdot 10^{-3}]} = 9.26 \cdot 10^{-3} M$

Hence, the pH is:

$pH = -log [H_{3}O^{+}] = -log [9.26 \cdot 10^{-3}] = 2.03$

Therefore, the pH must be 2.03 to yield a solution in which the concentration of X⁺ is 5.00x10⁻³M.

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Which one of the following statements is not true?

lana66690 [7]

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When magma reaches the surface, its dissolved gas content increases is true

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The volcanic eruptions happen because of magma that is expelled on the earth’s surface. At the earth’s depth, all magma have gas dissolved in liquid. When the pressure has decreased the magma rises towards the earth’s surface creating a separate vapour phase.

As pressure reduces the volume of gas will expands and giving magma its 'explosive character'. Thus, as magma reaches the surface the dissolved gas content decreases and magma comes out of earth’s surface.

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