Hydrophobic molecules tend to be nonpolar molecules that group together to form micelles rather than be exposed to water. Hydrophobic molecules typically dissolve in nonpolar solvents (e.g., organic solvents).
Is bubble chamber one of your choices? Bubble chamber sounds like a good fit for the question.
Yes it could, but you'd have to set up the process very carefully.
I see two major challenges right away:
1). Displacement of water would not be a wise method, since rock salt
is soluble (dissolves) in water. So as soon as you start lowering it into
your graduated cylinder full of water, its volume would immediately start
to decrease. If you lowered it slowly enough, you might even measure
a volume close to zero, and when you pulled the string back out of the
water, there might be nothing left on the end of it.
So you would have to choose some other fluid besides water ... one in
which rock salt doesn't dissolve. I don't know right now what that could
be. You'd have to shop around and find one.
2). Whatever fluid you did choose, it would also have to be less dense
than rock salt. If it's more dense, then the rock salt just floats in it, and
never goes all the way under. If that happens, then you have a tough
time measuring the total volume of the lump.
So the displacement method could perhaps be used, in principle, but
it would not be easy.
Answer:
1) Fe = 69.9%
O = 31.1%
2) H = 5.19%
O = 16.5%
N = 28.9%
C = 49.5%
Explanation:
One easy way to do percent compositions is to assume you have 100g of a substance.
1) Lets say we have 100g of Fe2O3.
The total molar mass would be:
The molar mass of the Fe2 alone is:
Thus, the grams of Fe2(out of a 100) could be calculated by multiplying 100g * the molar mass ratio of Fe2 to the whole:
Which is approximately 69.9%.
We can find the amount of O3 by simply subtracting, as the rest of the compound is made of O3. Thus, the % composition of O3 is 31.1%
You can then do this same process to the next question, getting us the following:
H = 5.19%
O = 16.5%
N = 28.9%
C = 49.5%
