Give an example of a mineral that is an element and a mineral that is not an element.

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A mineral is a naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having an orderly internal structure and characteristic chemical composition, crystal form, and physical properties. Minerals may be metallic, like gold, or nonmetallic, such as talc.

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Which formula equation represents the burning of sulfur to produce sulfur dioxide?

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Answer:

S(s) + O2(g) --> SO2(g)

Upper S (s) plus upper O subscript 2 (g) right arrow with delta above upper S upper O subscript 2 (g).

Explanation:

The reaction is given as;

Sulfur + oxygen --> Sulphur dioxide

Sulphur = S

Oxygen = O2

Sulfur dioxide = SO2

So we have;

S(s) + O2(g) --> SO2(g)

The crrect option is option A. Upper S (s) plus upper O subscript 2 (g) right arrow with delta above upper S upper O subscript 2 (g).

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Answer: The given statement is true.

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Reactivity of elements is the tendency of the elements to gain or loose electrons. The reactivity decreases down the group in a periodic table.

In the given reaction, Iodine and chlorine are the elements of the same group in the periodic table and iodine lies below chlorine in the group. So, the reactivity of iodine is less than the reactivity of chlorine.

Hence, in the given reaction, iodine will not replace chlorine because it lies below in the periodic table.

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In which of the following compounds does the carbonyl stretch in the IR spectrum occur at the lowest wavenumber?

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a. Cyclohexanone

Explanation:

The principle of IR technique is based on the vibration of the bonds by using the energy that is in this region of the electromagnetic spectrum. For each bond, there is a specific energy that generates a specific vibration. In this case, you want to study the vibration that is given in the carbonyl group C=O. Which is located around 1700 cm-1.

Now, we must remember that the lower the wavenumber we will have less energy. So, what we should look for in these molecules, is a carbonyl group in which less energy is needed to vibrate since we look for the molecule with a smaller wavenumber.

If we look at the structure of all the molecules we will find that in the last three we have heteroatoms (atoms different to carbon I hydrogen) on the right side of the carbonyl group. These atoms allow the production of resonance structures which makes the molecule more stable. If the molecule is more stable we will need more energy to make it vibrate and therefore greater wavenumbers.

The molecule that fulfills this condition is the cyclohexanone.

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