The subscript in a chemical formula is the number written next to the element at the bottom part. For example, the chemical formula of water is H₂O. The subscript of H is 2, while the subscript of O is 1. The subscript represents the number of a certain element in one particle of the compound. So, if you change the subscript, you also change the number of a certain element per compound. In other words, you change the ratio.
Answer: C) Non-metals can share pairs of electrons and form covalent bonds
Explanation: The principal reason why it is non-metals that can form covalent bonds is because of their electronegativities. Electronegativity is the tendency of an atom to attract electrons towards itself.
The participating atoms in a covalent bond have to be able to hold the shared electron in place & it is this attraction towards the centre of each participating atom that holds the electrons in place. Metals aren't electronegative, they don't attract electrons towards each other, they'd rather even push the electrons away from themselves (electropositive) to be stable. The closest concept of metals to shared electrons is in metallic bonding, where metals push and donate their valence electrons to an electron cloud which is free to move around the bulk of the metallic structure. But this is nowhere near the type of bonding that exist in covalent bonds.
Answer:
K = 0.5
Explanation:
Based on the reaction:
PCl₃ + Cl₂ ⇄ PCl₅
The equilibrium constant, K, is defined as:
K = P PCl₅ / P PCl₃ * P Cl₂
<em>Where P represent the pressure at the equilibrium for each one of the gases involved in the equilibrium.</em>
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As:
P PCl₅ = 1.0atm
P PCl₃ = 1.0atm
P Cl₂ = 2.0atm
K = 1.0atm / 1.0atm * 2.0atm
<h3>K = 0.5</h3>