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4 years ago

Which describes an atom that has fewer neutrons than protons and more electrons than protons?

Chemistry

1 answer:

Eva8 [605]4 years ago

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Answer:

Option d is correct = Negative ion

Explanation:

We know that an atom consist of electrons, protons and neutrons. Neutrons and protons are present inside the nucleus while electrons are present out side the nucleus. Electron has a negative charge and is written as e⁻. The mass of electron is 9.10938356×10⁻³¹ Kg . While mass of proton and neutron is 1.672623×10⁻²⁷Kg and 1.674929×10⁻²⁷ Kg respectively.

Symbol of proton= P⁺

Symbol of neutron= n⁰

The number of electron or number of protons are called atomic number while mass number of an atom is sum of protons and neutrons. The umber of protons and electrons are always equal to make the atom electrically neutral and when an atom loses its valance electron the number of protons increases and thus positive charge increased and atom form cation.

When an atom gain electron negative charge increase because of more number of electron thus atom form negative ion or anion. For example,

Anion formation:

X + e⁻ → X⁻

Cation formation:

X → X⁺ + e⁻

Thus option d is correct option.

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Calculate the entropy change for the surroundings of the reaction below at 350K: N2(g) + 3H2(g) -> 2NH3(g) Entropy data: NH3

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Answer : The entropy change for the surroundings of the reaction is, -198.3 J/K

Explanation :

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$\Delta S^o=S_{product}-S_{reactant}$

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$\Delta S^0{(H_2)}$ = standard entropy of $H_2$

$\Delta S^0{(N_2)}$ = standard entropy of $N_2$

Now put all the given values in this expression, we get:

$\Delta S^o=[2mole\times (192.5J/K.mole)]-[1mole\times (191.5J/K.mole)+3mole\times (130.6J/K.mole)]$

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3 years ago

Chemists can use moles to calculate: A. How much of the products are needed and how much reactant will be made. B. How much prod

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Answer:

c.- How much of the reactants are needed and how much product will made.

Explanation:

The moles is the matter unit used in chemistry to simplify some calculations, instead of using grams. Also the moles are very useful because the chemical reaction can be balanced.

When a Chemical reaction is balanced, then it can be easily to calculate how many moles are necessary to add in a process to obtain a quantity of grams of a product.

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3 years ago

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LiF or lithium fluoride is the non covalent molecule or ionic compound.

Option 3.

<h3><u>Explanation:</u></h3>

Covalent molecules are those molecules which do have actual bonds between the atoms present in the molecule by sharing of the electrons. But in ionic molecules, there's no actual bonds between the atoms, but the oppositely charged ions are attracted towards each other by means of electrostatic force of attraction.

The molecules that are formed by the atoms with high electronegativity and electropositivity are actually ionic because the atoms with high electronegativity are able to actually gain electron readily and the atoms with high electropositivity are actually ready to give the electrons to the electronegative elements.

Lithium is highly electropositive and fluoride is highly electronegative. So they establish an ionic bond. But other molecules like fluorine molecule has both the electronegative elements, Carbon monoxide has carbon which isn't electropositive highly, and ammonia has hydrogen which isn't electropositive.

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3 years ago

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yan [13]

Hello!

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Looking at our period table, sodium has a +1 charge, written as Na 1+, and sulfate has a charge of -2, and it is written as SO4 2-.

Now, we need to make the charges equivalent. To do this, we need to "criss-cross" the charges. This means that sodium will need to additional atoms to make the charges equal, and sulfate will need one.

Therefore, the chemical formula for sodium sulfate is: Na2SO4.

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