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Why do colloids exhibit Brownian motion?

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Brownian motion is a <span>movement of microscopic particles in a fluid, as a result of continuous bombardment from molecules of the surrounding medium.

As colloid is a fluid in which particles move due to bombardment from molecules, they exhibit Brownian motion

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Which of the following is not the same as 0.00684 kg?

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kg and all the given units are units used to measure mass.

kg is the standard unit to measure mass

lets find the value of 0.00684 kg in all the given units

a. dkg

1 kg is equivalent to 100 decagram (dkg)

therefore 0.00684 kg is = 100 dkg/kg x 0.00684 kg = 0.684 dkg

this is not the given value therefore this choice is incorrect

b. 1 kg is equivalent to 1000 g

therefore 0.00684 kg = 1000 g/kg x 0.00684 kg = 6.84 g

this is the given value so this is correct

c. 1 kg is equivalent to 100 000 centigrams (cg)

therefore 0.00684 kg = 100 000 cg/kg x 0.00684 kg = 684 cg

this is the given value so this is also correct

d) 1 kg is equivalent to 1 000 000 mg

therefore 0.00684 kg = 1 000 000 mg/kg x 0.00684 kg = 6 840 mg

this too is correct

the incorrect answer is A. 0.0684 dkg

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Answer :

(1) The balanced chemical reaction will be,

$2CH_3SH(l)+CO(g)\rightarrow CH_3CO(SCH_3)(l)+H_2S(g)$

(2) The balanced chemical reaction will be,

$8H_2S(g)+8CO(g)\rightarrow 4CH_3CO_2H(g)+S_8(s)$

Explanation :

Balanced chemical reaction : It is defined as the reaction in which the number of atoms of individual elements present on reactant side must be equal to the product side.

If the amount of atoms of each type on the left and right sides of a reaction differs then to balance the equation by adding coefficient in the front of the elements or molecule or compound in the chemical equation.

The coefficient tell us about that how many molecules or atoms present in the chemical equation.

(1) The unbalanced chemical reaction is,

$CH_3SH(l)+CO(g)\rightarrow CH_3CO(SCH_3)(l)+H_2S(g)$

This reaction is an unbalanced chemical reaction because in this reaction number of hydrogen, sulfur and carbon atoms are not balanced.

In order to balance the chemical equation, the coefficient '2' put before the $CH_3SH$ and we get the balanced chemical equation.

The balanced chemical reaction will be,

$2CH_3SH(l)+CO(g)\rightarrow CH_3CO(SCH_3)(l)+H_2S(g)$

(2) The unbalanced chemical reaction is,

$H_2S(g)+CO(g)\rightarrow CH_3CO_2H(g)+S_8(s)$

This reaction is an unbalanced chemical reaction because in this reaction number of hydrogen, sulfur and carbon atoms are not balanced.

In order to balance the chemical equation, the coefficient '8' put before the $H_2S\text{ and }CO$ and the coefficient '4' put before the $CH_3CO_2H$ we get the balanced chemical equation.