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3 years ago

What gives the color and shape characteristics to flames in a fire?

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zalisa [80]3 years ago

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Answer:

Different ions of different elements (usually metals) make a flame burn with a characteristic color when introduced into the reaction zone; the different colors are caused by the different quantized energy levels of the electrons in the different atoms.

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Answer:

-85 °C

Explanation:

O and S are in the same group( Group 16). Since S is below O it's atomic mass is higher than O. So molar mass of H2S is higher than H2O. The strength of Vanderwaal Interactions ( London dispersion forces) increases when the molar mass increases. However, only H2O can form H bonds with each other. This is because electronegativity of O is higher than S and therefore H in H2O has a higher partial positive charge than H of H2S.

H bond dominate among these 2 types of forces so the strength of attractions between molecules is higher in H2O than H2S. Therefore more energy should be supplied for H2O to break inter

molecular forces and convert from solid to liquid state than H2S. So mpt of H2O must be higher than that of H2S.

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3 years ago

2. Write the chemical equations for the neutralization reactions that occurred when HCL and NaOH were added to the buffer soluti

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Answer:

HCI(aq)+CH3COONa(s) ----> CH3COOH(aq)+NaCl(s)

NaOH(aq)+CH3COOH(aq) ----> CH3COONa(s)+H2O(l)

Explanation:

A buffer is a solution that resists changes in acidity or alkalinity. A buffer is able to neutralize a little amount of acid or base thereby maintaining the pH of the system at a steady value.

A buffer may be an aqueous solution of a weak acid and its conjugate base or a weak base and its conjugate acid.

The equations for the neutralizations that occurred upon addition of HCl or NaOH are;

HCI(aq)+CH3COONa(s) ----> CH3COOH(aq)+NaCl(s)

NaOH(aq)+CH3COOH(aq) ----> CH3COONa(s)+H2O(l)

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3 years ago

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2) 2
3) there are 2 atoms of hydrogen and 1 atom of oxygen, altogether is 3
4) subscript tells how many atoms of each element are present in the molecule
5) No, it is not balanced because the oxygen atom is not equal on both sides of the reactants and products. This wouldn’t be considered balanced as there are two oxygen atoms in the reactants section and only one oxygen on the products section.

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2 H2 + O2 -> 2 H2O

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GIVING ALOTS OF POINTS !!! Is the following sentence true or false? Where a river flows in a straight

Neko [114]

Answer: yes true

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Which statement below about contrasting Hb and Mb is FALSE?

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C. Hb binds O2 more tightly than Mb.

Explanation:

Hb and Mb are both oxygen carrier protiens which contain the heme group. Hb has 4 heme units in 1 moleucle which work via coperative effect. On the other hand, Mb has only one heme unit.

From above theory, statement A and B are correct.

Although the heme group of the Mb is identical to those of Hb, Mb has a higher affinity for carrying oxygen than hemoglobin.

Hence, Statement C is wrong.

Thats why the function of hemoglobin is to transport oxygen and that of myoglobin is to store oxygen.

When a curve is plotted between oxygen accepted and the pressure of the oxygen, Hb shows sigmoidal, whereas Mb shows hyperbolic oxygen saturation curves. The statement D is correct.

Bohr effect and various factors decribe the statement : Hb-oxygen binding is dependent on physiological changes in pH, whereas Mb-oxygen binding is not. The statement E is also correct.

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