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3 years ago

The term for free electrons in metals transferring energy by colliding with other atoms or electrons is _____.

Chemistry

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Serga [27]3 years ago

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Answer:

Conduction.

Explanation:

Take my answer with a grain of salt, but I believe this is the answer.

shepuryov [24]3 years ago

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Conduction

In metals, the electrons of each atom are delocalized, which means they are free to move about in the structure of the metal. When heat is applied at one end of the metal, the electrons there are excited and collide with surrounding particles, transferring their energy to them. This is what makes metals very good conductors of both heat and electricity.

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$\begin{aligned}V({\rm HCl}) &= \frac{n({\rm HCl})}{c({\rm HCl})} \\ &\approx \frac{0.154375\; \rm mol}{0.3733\; \rm mol \cdot L^{-1}} \approx 0.413541\; \rm L\end{aligned}$ .

Hence, by the assumption stated in the question, the volume of the solution at the equivalence point would be approximately $0.413541\; \rm L + 0.1900\; \rm L \approx 0.6035\; \rm L$ .

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$\begin{aligned}c({\rm {NH_4}^{+}}) &= \frac{n({\rm {NH_4}^{+}})}{V({\rm {NH_4}^{+}})}\\ &\approx \frac{0.154375\; \rm mol}{0.6035\; \rm L} \approx 0.255782\; \rm mol \cdot L^{-1}\end{aligned}$ .

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$\begin{aligned}pK_{\rm a}({{\rm NH_4}}^{+}) &= pK_{\rm w} - pK_{\rm b}({\rm NH_3})\\ &\approx 13.99 - 4.75 = 9.25\end{aligned}$ .

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