<span>While
treating food with gamma rays kills microorganism by damaging their DNA, the energy
of gamma rays rips off electrons from atoms hence ionizing them (causing free radicals).
However, gamma rays do not make the food atoms radioactive. The body has a natural
mechanism of riding the body of free radicals. However, large quantities of radicals in the body can cause
damage.</span>
Answer:
H₂SO₄ (aq) + Ca(OH)₂ (aq) → CaSO₄ (aq) + H₂O (l)
Explanation:
When sulfuric acid reacts with calcium hydroxide, calcium sulfate and water are produced. The balanced equation for this reaction is:
<u>Answer:</u> Increasing temperature
<u>Explanation:</u>
The Principle of Le Chatelier states that <u>if a system in equilibrium is subjected to a change of conditions, it will move to a new position in order to counteract the effect that disturbed it and recover the state of equilibrium.
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The variation of one or several of the following factors can alter the equilibrium condition in a chemical reaction:
- Temperature
- The pressure
- The volume
- The concentration of reactants or products
In the case of the reaction in the question, <u>the change that moves the balance to the left will be the one that moves it towards the reagents</u>, that is, that favors the production of reagents instead of products.
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Decreasing the concentration of SO3 and increasing the concentration of SO2 <u>will favor the production of SO3</u>, which is the product of the reaction.
- Decreasing the volume increases the pressure of the system and the balance will move to where there is less number of moles. In the case of the reaction in question, we have 3 moles of molecules in the reactants (1 mole of O2 + 2 moles of SO2) while in the products there are 2 moles of SO3 only, therefore, <u>decreasing the volume will displace the balance to the right</u>, which corresponds to the sense in which there is less number of moles.
The reaction of the question is an exothermic since ΔH <0, therefore in the reaction heat is produced and it can be written in the following way,
2SO2(g) + O2(g) ⇌ 2SO3(g) + heat
- So, if we increase the temperature we will be adding heat to the system, so the balance would move to the left to compensate for the excess heat in the system.
The correct answer is 3.
A dynamic phase equilibrium is when a reversible reaction no longer changes its ratio of reactants to products. However, substances continue to move between the chemicals at an equal rate, which means the net change is 0. This is known as a steady state.
