Which of the following will reduce copper? zinc mercury fluorine chlorine
2 answers:
<u>Answer:</u> The correct answer is Zinc.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Reactivity is defined as the tendency of an element to loose or gain electrons. Metals which loose electrons easily will be considered as more reactive metal.
The reactivity of elements will be judged on the basis of reactivity series. The elements which lie above in the series are more reactive than the elements which lie below in the series. The metals which lie above in the series will easily reduce the metals which lie below in the series.
Copper is the metal which lie above mercury and below zinc.
Thus, zinc is more reactive metal than copper and hence will easily reduce copper from its reaction.
Hence, the correct answer is Zinc.
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- The gas consists of a large number of molecules that collide between each other and the walls of the container; all these collisions are elastic
- The duration of the collisions is negligible compared to the time between the collisions
- The number of molecules is so large that statistics can be applied
- Intermolecular forces between the molecules are negligible (except during the collisions)
- The volume of the molecules is negligible compared to the volume of the container
In particular, the pressure of the gas is directly proportional to the average kinetic energy of the molecules, according to the equation:
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V is the volume of the container
K is the average kinetic energy of the molecules in the gas
We see that as the pressure is higher, the higher the kinetic energy of the particles: this means that the molecules will move faster, on average.
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