Let us calculate the structure of the electric shells of the Al atom. It has an atomic number of 13, so it has 13 electrons. The first 2 go to the first hell. The next 8 need to go to the second shell and the last 3 ones would go to the outermost shell. The outer shell, that is the most important one for chemical reactions, has thus 3 electrons. An atom always tries to have a completed outer shell (with either 2 or 8 atoms). It is easier for a cell to have a charge of +3 than a charge of -5 (smaller absolute value) and thus the Aluminum atom will try to get rid of the 3 electrons. In this process, it loses negative charge thus it will become positively charged. Hence, the correct answer is that it will prefer to lose 3 electrons and become positively charged.
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Intermolecular forces are the forces of attraction or repulsion which act between neighboring particles (atoms, molecules, or ions ). These forces are weak compared to the intramolecular forces, such as the covalent or ionic bonds between atoms in a molecule.
Importance:
Intermolecular forces are important because they determine the physical properties of substances. Many of the life-sustaining properties of water such as its high heat capacity are a result of the hydrogen bonding capabilities it has and are thus due to intermolecular forces.
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first of all is that really chemistry
<span>6.38x10^-2 moles
First, let's determine how many moles of gas particles are in the two-liter container. The molar volume for 1 mole at 25C and 1 atmosphere is 24.465 liters/mole. So
2 L / 24.465 L/mol = 0.081749438 mol
Now air doesn't just consist of nitrogen. It also has oxygen, carbon dioxide, argon, water vapor, etc. and the total number of moles includes all of those other gasses. So let's multiply by the percentage of nitrogen in the atmosphere which is 78%
0.081749438 mol * 0.78 = 0.063764562 mol.
Rounding to 3 significant figures gives 6.38x10^-2 moles</span>
