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3 years ago

What is the limiting factor in determining the accumulation of siliceous ooze/calcareous ooze, respectively?

Chemistry

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zhannawk [14.2K]3 years ago

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Answer:

productivity and water depth

Explanation:

The productivity and the depth of water are both equally important as it directly affects the accumulation of biogenic sediments such as the siliceous ooze and calcareous ooze. In the equator and the coastal upwelling areas, and at the site of divergence of oceans, there occurs a high rate and amount of productivity, and these are considered to be the primary productivity.

The siliceous oozes are a good indicator of extensively high productivity in comparison to the carbonate oozes. The main reason behind this is that the silica can be easily dissolved in the surface water. On the other hand, the carbonates dissolve at a relatively lower ocean water depth, so there requires a high amount of surface productivity in order to allow these siliceous oozes to reach the ocean bottom.

Thus, the water depth and productivity, both are considered as the limiting factor in determining the accumulation of biogenic oozes.

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Step 1.

Write and balance the equation for the decomposition of KClO3 with heat (∆). 2KClO3 + ∆ → 2KCl + 3O2

Step 2.

Convert what you have (in this case g KClO3) to moles.

# moles = grams/molar mass = 12.25 g /122.5 = 0.100 mole KClO3.

Step 3.

Using the coefficients in the balanced equation, convert moles of what you have (moles KClO3) to moles of what you want (in this case moles oxygen).

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Step 4.

Convert moles from step 3 to grams.

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Okay, let us delve right into the solution to the question;

The balanced chemical reaction is given by the equation (1) below;

2 HCOONa + H2SO4 ---------> 2 CO + 2 H2O + Na2SO4. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------(1).

From the balanced chemical reaction in equation (1) above we can see that; 2 moles of HCOONa reacts with one moles of tetraoxosulphate acid, H2SO4 to produce 2 moles of carbonmonoxide,CO; 2 moles of water, H2O and 1 mole of sodium tetraoxosulphate, Na2SO4.

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STEP ONE : find the carbon monoxide,CO pressure; P(CO).

Using the formula below;

P(t) = P(CO) + P(H2O). Hence;

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Using the formula below;

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That is, n= PV/RT.

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= 9.62 × 10^-3 mol of CO.

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=> 2 moles of HCOONa = 2 moles of CO/ 2 moles of CO = 1 mol( HCOONa/ CO).

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