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AnnyKZ [126]
3 years ago
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According to the MSDS, which best describes propane?

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Mrac [35]3 years ago
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Propane, a colourless, easily liquefied, gaseous hydrocarbon (compound of carbon and hydrogen), the third member of the paraffin series following methane and ethane. The chemical formula for propane is C3H8. It is separated in large quantities from natural gas, light crude oil, and oil-refinery gases and is commercially available as liquefied propane or as a major constituent of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).


As with ethane and other paraffin hydrocarbons, propane is an important raw material for the ethylene petrochemical industry. The decomposition of propane in hot tubes to form ethylene also yields another important product, propylene. From propylene such organic chemicals as acetone and propylene glycol are derived. The oxidation of propane to such compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen as acetaldehyde is also of commercial interest.

Although a gas at ordinary atmospheric pressure, propane has a boiling point of -42.1° C (−43.8° F) and thus is readily liquefied under elevated pressures. It therefore is transported and handled as a liquid in cylinders and tanks. In this form, alone or mixed with liquid butane, it has great importance as a fuel for domestic and industrial uses and for internal-combustion engines.

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Answer:

0.51M

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Initial volume of NaBr = 340mL

Initial molarity  = 1.5M

Final volume  = 1000mL

Unknown:

Final molarity = ?

Solution;

This is a dilution problem whereas the concentration of a compound changes from one to another.

In this kind of problem, we must establish that the number of moles still remains the same.

    number of moles initially before diluting = number of moles after dilution

Number of moles  = Molarity x volume

Let us find the number of moles;

          Number of moles  = initial volume x initial molarity

Convert mL to dm³;

                  1000mL  = 1dm³

                     340mL gives \frac{340}{1000}   = 0.34dm³

Number of moles  = initial volume x initial molarity  = 0.34 x 1.5 = 0.51moles

Now to find the new molarity/concentration;

               Final molarity  = \frac{number of moles}{Volume}    = \frac{0.51}{1}    = 0.51M

We can see a massive drop in molarity this is due to dilution of the initial concentration.

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The radioactive isotope of lead, Pb-209, decays at a rate proportional to the amount present at time t and has a half-life of 3.
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Therefore it will take 7.66 hours for 80% of the lead decay.

Explanation:

The differential equation for decay is

\frac{dA}{dt}= kA

\Rightarrow \frac{dA}{A}=kdt

Integrating both sides

ln A= kt+c₁

\Rightarrow A= e^{kt+c_1}

\Rightarrow A=Ce^{kt}         [e^{c_1}=C]

The initial condition is A(0)= A₀,

\therefore A_0=Ce^{0.k}

\Rightarrow C=A_0

\therefore A=A_0e^{kt}.........(1)

Given that the Pb_{209}  has half life of 3.3 hours.

For half life A=\frac12 A_0 putting this in equation (1)

\frac12A_0=A_0e^{k\times3.3}

\Rightarrow ln(\frac12)= 3.3k     [taking ln both sides, ln \ e^a=a]

\Rightarrow k=\frac{ln \frac12}{3.3}

⇒k= - 0.21

Now A₀= 1 gram, 80%=0.8

and A= (1-0.8)A₀ = (0.2×1) gram = 0.2 gram

Now putting the value of k,A and A₀in the equation (1)

\therefore 0.2=1e^{(-0.21)\times t}

\Rightarrow e^{-0.21t}=0.2

\Rightarrow -0.21t= ln(0. 2)

\Rightarrow t= \frac{ln (0.2)}{-0.21}

⇒ t≈7.66

Therefore it will take 7.66 hours for 80% of the lead decay.

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Answer: a.  water cycle

Explanation:

A water cycle can be define as the cycle of water in which water in various states like solid, liquid and gaseous forms circulates in different spheres of the earth. It describes how water evaporates from the surface of earth, the water vapors accumulate in the atmosphere, these water vapors become cool and condense in the form of rain or other kind of precipitations. The water cycle plays an important role in changing the weather condition of a region.

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<h3>Answer:</h3>

                The New pressure (750 mmHg) is greater than the original pressure (500 mmHg) hence, the new volume (6.0 mL) is smaller than the original volume (9.0 mL).

<h3>Solution:</h3>

              According to Boyle's Law, " <em>The Volume of a given mass of gas at constant temperature is inversely proportional to the applied Pressure</em>". Mathematically, the initial and final states of gas are given as,

                                     P₁ V₁  =  P₂ V₂    ----------- (1)

Data Given;

                  P₁  =  500 mmHg

                  V₁  =  9.0 mL

                  P₂  =  750 mmHg

                  V₂  =  ??

Solving equation 1 for V₂,

                   V₂  =  P₁ V₁ / P₂

Putting values,

                   V₂  =  (500 mmHg × 9.0 mL) ÷ 750 mmHg

                   V₂  =  6.0 mL

<h3>Result:</h3>

            The New pressure (750 mmHg) is greater than the original pressure (500 mmHg) hence, the new volume (6.0 mL) is smaller than the original volume (9.0 mL).

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2) For example, a molecule of water will alwys have the same mass ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen atoms. That is what permits to obtain the chemical formula of the water molecule as H₂O.


The mass of the two hydrogen atoms will be in a fixed ratio respect to the mass of the oxygen atoms.


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