When balancing a chemical equation can you adjust the number that is subscripted to a substance formula?

Answer: Isotopes of an atom are different because they have different atomic masses and different number of neutrons within their nucleus. They are the same since they will always have the same atomic number/number of protons in their nucleus.

Explanation:

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In their notebook you see that it takes 9 hours for a sixth of a 0.5M solution of BC2 to react. Unfortunately, you have somewher

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Answer:

The concentration of $BC_2$ that should used originally is $C_Z_o = 0.4492M$

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

The necessary elementary step is

$2BC_2 ----->4C + B_2$

The time taken for sixth of 0.5 M of reactant to react $t = 9 hr$

The time available is $t_a = 3.5 hr$

The desired concentration to remain $C = 0.42M$

Let Z be the reactant , Y be the first product and X the second product

Generally the elementary rate law is mathematically as

$-r_Z = kC_Z^2 = - \frac{d C_Z}{dt}$

Where k is the rate constant , $C_Z$ is the concentration of Z

From the elementary rate law we see that the reaction is second order (This because the concentration of the reactant is raised to power 2 )

For second order reaction

$\frac{1}{C_Z} - \frac{1}{C_Z_o} = kt$

Where $C_Z_o$ is the initial concentration of Z which a value of $C_Z_o = 0.5M$

From the question we are told that it take 9 hours for the concentration of the reactant to become

$C_Z = C_Z_o - \frac{1}{6} C_Z_o$

$C_Z = 0.5 - \frac{0.5}{6}$

$= 0.4167 M$

So

$\frac{1}{0.4167} - \frac{1}{0.50} = 9 k$

$0.400 = 9 k$

=> $k = 0.044\ L/ mol \cdot hr^{-1}$

For $C_Z = 0.42M$

$\frac{1}{0.42} - \frac{1}{C_Z_o} = 3.5 * 0.044$

$2.38 - 0.154 = \frac{1}{C_Z_o}$

$2.226 = \frac{1}{C_Z_o}$

$C_Z_o = \frac{1}{2.226}$

$C_Z_o = 0.4492M$

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3 years ago

Which squirrel do you think is better suited for the environment, the gray one or the white one? and why

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Answer:

The grey squirrel.

Explanation:

This is your answer because the white one would have a harder time to blend in with the tree's and the environment, whilst the grey one is better suited for its environment better due to the fact that it can blend in with the trees, and hide better.

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