The beaker of acetic acid will cool more quickly.
The specific heat capacity of acetic acid is about half that of water.
Thus, it takes twice as much heat gain (or loss) in acetic acid to cause a given change in temperature.
If everything else is constant and heat is being lost at the same rate, the temperature of the acetic acid should drop twice as fast as that of water.
Answer:
pH = 7.46.
Explanation:
- The ionization of water is given by the equation :
<em>H₂O(l) ⇄ H⁺(aq) + OH⁻(aq),</em>
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- The equilibrium constant (Kw) expression is:
<em>Kw = [H⁺][OH⁻] = 0.12 x 10⁻¹⁴. </em>
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in pure water and neutral aqueous solution, [H⁺] = [OH⁻]
So, Kw = [H⁺]²
∴ 0.12 x 10⁻¹⁴ = [H⁺]²
∴ [H⁺] = 3.4 x 10⁻⁸ M.
∵ pH = - log [H⁺]
pH = - log (3.4 x 10⁻⁸) = 7.46.
The reaction of the decomposition of water into oxygen gas and hydrogen is balanced as such:
Using conversion factors, 2.0 mol H2O is equivalent to 1 mol O2, as per the reaction.
1 mol O2 is equivalent to 32g O2 (1 mol O2 * 
)
Answer: 32 g of oxygen.
