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4 years ago

How is the movement of particles in diffusion determined?

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Diffusion is driven by the concentration gradient and kinetic energy of the particles/molecules that move in random motion and collide with one another. Diffusion is the movement of particles/molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. Diffusion process continues until the particles/molecules are evenly distributed in the whole available space.

oksano4ka [1.4K]4 years ago

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Diffusion is a net movement of particles through a barrier driven by a concentration gradient. In diffusion, particles move from an area of higher concentration to the area of lower concentration in order to balance concentrations on the both sides of the barrier. For example, when you put a teabag into a hot water, concentration of tea particles in the hot water is much lower than in a teabag and the particles of tea will diffuse into water.

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4 years ago

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4 years ago

The compound known as butylated hydroxytoluene, abbreviated as BHT, contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. A 2.001 g sample of B

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Answer: The empirical formula for the given compound is $C_{15}H_{24}O_1$

Explanation:

The chemical equation for the combustion of compound having carbon, hydrogen, iron and oxygen follows:

$C_xH_yO_z+O_2\rightarrow CO_2+H_2O$

where, 'x', 'y' and 'z' are the subscripts of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen respectively.

We are given:

Mass of $CO_2=5.995g$

Mass of $H_2O=1.963g$

Mass of sample = 2.001 g

We know that:

Molar mass of carbon dioxide = 44 g/mol

Molar mass of water = 18 g/mol

For calculating the mass of carbon:

In 44g of carbon dioxide, 12 g of carbon is contained.

So, in 5.995 g of carbon dioxide, $\frac{12}{44}\times 5.995=1.635g$ of carbon will be contained.

For calculating the mass of hydrogen:

In 18g of water, 2 g of hydrogen is contained.

So, in 1.963 g of water, $\frac{2}{18}\times 1.963=0.218g$ of hydrogen will be contained.

Mass of oxygen in the compound = (2.001) - (1.635 + 0.218) = 0.148 g

To formulate the empirical formula, we need to follow some steps:

Step 1: Converting the given masses into moles.

Moles of Carbon = $\frac{\text{Given mass of Carbon}}{\text{Molar mass of Carbon}}=\frac{1.635g}{12g/mole}=0.136moles$

Moles of Hydrogen = $\frac{\text{Given mass of Hydrogen}}{\text{Molar mass of Hydrogen}}=\frac{0.218g}{1g/mole}=0.218moles$

Moles of Oxygen = $\frac{\text{Given mass of oxygen}}{\text{Molar mass of oxygen}}=\frac{0.148g}{16g/mole}=0.0092moles$

Step 2: Calculating the mole ratio of the given elements.

For the mole ratio, we divide each value of the moles by the smallest number of moles calculated which is 0.0092 moles.

For Carbon = $\frac{0.136}{0.0092}=14.78\approx 15$

For Hydrogen = $\frac{0.218}{0.0092}=23.69\approx 24$

For Oxygen = $\frac{0.0092}{0.0092}=1$

Step 3: Taking the mole ratio as their subscripts.

The ratio of C : H : O = 15 : 24 : 1

Hence, the empirical formula for the given compound is $C_{15}H_{24}O_1$

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3 years ago

How many grams of water are needed to add to 4.00 grams NaOH to create a 2.00% solution

alexira [117]

Answer:

The answer to your question is 200 g

Explanation:

Data

mass of water = ?

mass of NaOH = 4 g

concentration = 2 %

Formula

% mass = mass of solute/mass of solution x 100

-Solve for mass of solution

mass of solution = mass of solute / % mass x 100

-Substitution

mass of solution = 4 / 2 x 100

-Simplification

mass of solution = 2 x 100

-Result

mass of solution = 200 g

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