Describe the chemical reaction based on the chemical equation below. Also, explain whether the equation is balanced.
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Answer:
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Explanation:
1. Sugar
(a) Dissolving in water
The white solid dissolves in water to give a colourless solution. There is no evidence that a new substance is being produced.
(b) Addition of sodium hydroxide
Adding the colourless solution of sodium hydroxide to the colourless sugar solution gives a colourless solution. There is no evidence that a new substance is being produced.
2. Magnesium sulfate
(a) Dissolving in water
The colourless crystals dissolve in water to give a colourless solution. There is no evidence that a new substance is being produced.
(b) Addition of sodium hydroxide
Adding the colourless solution of sodium hydroxide to the colourless solution of magnesium sulfate gives a white precipitate (see image). This is evidence that a new substance is being produced.
This is a one-step unit analysis problem. Since we are staying in moles, grams of our compound, and thus molar mass, is not needed.
1 mole is equal to 6.022x10²³ particles as given, so:
2.49 mol
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