A certain AB4 molecule has a square-planar molecular geometry.
1 answer:
Answer: b). The B−A−B angles between neighboring B atoms are 90∘.
Explanation: The square planar geometry is the geometry in which the four groups are connected through an angle of 90∘ and all 5 atoms are in one plane.
It is not necessary for the molecule to have two non bonding pair of electrons on atom A but if it does have , then its parent geometry will be distorted octahedral. And if it doesn't have this non bonding pair of electrons then the geometry would be the square planar.
Thus the molecule has four electron domains about the central atom A if the parent geometry is square planar otherwise it would have 8 electron domain in distorted octahedral geometry.
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C. Aluminum (Al) oxidized, zinc (Zn) reduced
<h3>Further explanation</h3>Given
Metals that undergo oxidation and reduction
Required
A galvanic cell
Solution
The condition for voltaic cells is that they can react spontaneously, indicated by a positive cell potential.
or:
E ° cell = E ° reduction-E ° oxidation
For the reaction to occur spontaneously (so that it E cell is positive), the E° anode must be less than the E°cathode
If we look at the voltaic series:
<em>Li-K-Ba-Ca-Na-Mg-Al-Mn- (H2O) -Zn-Cr-Fe-Cd-Co-Ni-Sn-Pb- (H) -Cu-Hg-Ag-Pt-Au </em>
The standard potential value(E°) from left to right in the voltaic series will be greater, so that the metal undergoing an oxidation reaction (acting as an anode) must be located to the left of the reduced metal (as a cathode)
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From the available answer choices, oxidized Al (anode) and reduced Zn (cathode) are voltaic/galvanic cells.
<u>Answer:</u> The rate law of the reaction is
<u>Explanation:</u>
Rate law is defined as the expression which expresses the rate of the reaction in terms of molar concentration of the reactants with each term raised to the power their stoichiometric coefficient of that reactant in the balanced chemical equation.
For the given chemical equation:
Rate law expression for the reaction:
where,
a = order with respect to
b = order with respect to
Expression for rate law for first observation:
....(1)
Expression for rate law for second observation:
....(2)
Expression for rate law for third observation:
....(3)
Expression for rate law for fourth observation:
....(4)
Dividing 2 from 1, we get:
Dividing 2 from 3, we get:
Thus, the rate law becomes: