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3 years ago

Give the number of covalent bonds that a carbon atom can form.

Chemistry

1 answer:

polet [3.4K]3 years ago

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Answer:

four covalent bonds

Explanation:

A carbon atom would form 4 covalent bonds.

For a covalent bond to be formed, an atom would share its valence electrons with another. In this process, each atom would require unpaired electrons for this bond to be formed. The number of available unpaired electrons would represent the number of electrons needed to complete the outer energy level of the atom.

In a carbon atom, we have no lone pair of electrons and 4 unpaired electrons. When these 4 electrons are shared with those of other atoms, they produce a complete octet which perfectly mimics the noble gases.

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Answer A B C and D please for my chemistry hw

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Answer: The equations are provided below.

Explanation:

Skeleton equations are defined as the equations which simply indicate the molecules that are involved in a chemical reaction. These equations are unbalanced equations.

Balanced equations are defined as the chemical equation in which number of individual atoms on the reactant side must be equal to the number of individual atoms on the product side.

For A:

Water decomposes in the direct current to form hydrogen and oxygen.

Skeleton Equation: $H_2O(l)\rightarrow H_2(g)+O_2(g)$

Balanced Equation: $2H_2O(l)\rightarrow 2H_2(g)+O_2(g)$

For B:

Mercury (II) oxide decomposes in heat to form mercury, oxygen.

Skeleton Equation: $HgO(s)\rightarrow Hg+O_2$

Balanced Equation: $2HgO(s)\rightarrow 2Hg+O_2$

For C:

Calcium carbonate when heated forms calcium oxide and carbon dioxide.

Skeleton Equation: $CaCO_3(s)\rightarrow CaO(s)+CO_2(g)$

Balanced Equation: $CaCO_3(s)\rightarrow CaO(s)+CO_2(g)$

For D:

Group 2 hydroxides, when heated forms oxide and water vapor.

Skeleton Equation: $Ca(OH)_2\rightarrow CaO+H_2O$

Balanced Equation: $Ca(OH)_2\rightarrow CaO+H_2O$

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What are two examples of a chemical change

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Answer:

1.Cooking an egg

2. Burning wood

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Based on the Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory (or VSEPR), molecules will arrange to keep the following as far apart

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Answer:

B. Valence Electron Pairs

Explanation:

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A chemist must prepare 300.0mL of nitric acid solution with a pH of 0.70 at 25°C. He will do this in three steps: Fill a 300.0mL

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Answer: The volume of concentrated solution required is 9.95 mL

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To calculate the pH of the solution, we use the equation:

$pH=-\log[H^+]$

We are given:

pH = 0.70

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$0.70=-\log[H^+]$

$[H^+]=10^{-0.70}=0.199M$

1 mole of nitric acid produces 1 mole of hydrogen ions and 1 mole of nitrate ions.

Molarity of nitric acid = 0.199 M

To calculate the volume of the concentrated solution, we use the equation:

$M_1V_1=M_2V_2$

where,

$M_1\text{ and }V_1$ are the molarity and volume of the concentrated nitric acid solution

$M_2\text{ and }V_2$ are the molarity and volume of diluted nitric acid solution

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$M_1=7.0M\\V_1=?mL\\M_2=0.199M\\V_2=350mL$

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$7.0\times V_1=0.199\times 350.0\\\\V_1=\frac{0.199\times 350}{7.0}=9.95mL$

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Why do oxygen and hydrogen connect (attach) underwater?

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