Answer:The mole is important because it allows chemists to work with the subatomic world with macro world units and amounts. Atoms, molecules and formula units are very small and very difficult to work with usually. However, the mole allows a chemist to work with amounts large enough to use.
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In a chemical reaction, reactants that are not used up when the reaction is finished are called excess reagents. The reagent that is completely used up or reacted is called the limiting reagent, because its quantity limits the amount of products formed.
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There were originally 8 atoms of Potassium-40.
Explanation:
The half-life of a radioactive material is the time taken for half the original material to decay or the time required for a quantity of the radioactive substance to reduce to half of its initial value.
If the original material formed without any Argon-40, it means that the atoms originally present were Potassium-40 atoms.
Presently, there are 7 Argon-40 atoms for every 1 of Potassium-40, we can deduce the number of half-lifes the Potassium-40 has undergone as follows :
After one half-life, (1/2) there will be one Potassium-40 atom for every Argon-40 atom.
After a second half life, 1/2 × 1/2 = 1/4: there will be one Potassium-40 atom for every three atoms of Argon-40.
After a third half-life, 1/4 × 1/2 = 1/8: there will be one Potassium-40 atom for every 7 atoms of Argon-40.
Since there are 1/8 atoms of Potassium-40 presently, there were originally 8 atoms of Potassium-40.
No because he did have a small idea allowing later
more educated scientist in more modern times to review and find mistakes. This
allowed scientist in more modern times to also have develop theories. Every
idea needs fixing and this is one. Since he was first to know about such atoms
and making the "plum pudding model", he gave scientists some thoughts
or possible ideas as to what a substance would be like after its last piece.
