Answer:
Approximately
.
Explanation:
The gallium here is likely to be produced from a
solution using electrolysis. However, the problem did not provide a chemical equation for that process. How many electrons will it take to produce one mole of gallium?
Note the Roman Numeral "
" next to
. This numeral indicates that the oxidation state of the gallium in this solution is equal to
. In other words, each gallium atom is three electrons short from being neutral. It would take three electrons to reduce one of these atoms to its neutral, metallic state in the form of
.
As a result, it would take three moles of electrons to deposit one mole of gallium atoms from this gallium
solution.
How many electrons are supplied? Start by finding the charge on all the electrons in the unit coulomb. Make sure all values are in their standard units.
.
.
Calculate the number of electrons in moles using the Faraday's constant. This constant gives the size of the charge (in coulombs) on each mole of electrons.
.
It takes three moles of electrons to deposit one mole of gallium atoms
. As a result,
of electrons would deposit
of gallium atoms
.
The answer is B. A good way determine this is how far right the element is on the periodic table. The further right the element is, the more electronegative it is meaning it is more willing to accept an electron. This can be explained using the valence electrons and how many need to be added or removed to complete the octet. The further right you are, the easier it is for the element to just gain a few electrons instead of loose a bunch. Noble gases are the exception to this since they don't normally react though.
Explanation:
Mg+O>MgO
Here the mg loses it electron and is oxidised and oxygen gains and is reduced.
Mg(2+)and O(2-)
Mg is a reducing agent it makes oxygen to be reduced while itself being oxidised and vice versa.
This is an application of Le Chatlier's principle: What happens when we add a reagent to one side of an equation? The reaction will shift to the other side. So heat is a reactant and we're adding more of it, the reaction must therefore, shift to the right ( or the products side).