In 1803AD, Osmium was discovered by Smithson Tennant when dissolving an impure sample of platinum in aqua regia, a mixture of hydrochloric and nitric acids. He was able to determine that the black powder left behind after dissolving the platinum was actually a mixture of two new elements, indium and osmium.
•Osmium is a bluish-white and shiny metal.
•Osmium is very hard and is brittle even at very high temperatures.
•Osmium has the lowast vapor pressure and the highest melting point among the platinum group of metals.
•Osmium's density is slightly more than iridium hence is credited as the heaviest element.
Kinetic energy=Ek
Ek=(1/2)mv²
Ek=480 J
v=8 m/s
mass=?
Ek=(1/2)mv²
480 J=(1/2)m(8 m/s)²
480 J=(32 m²/s²) m
m=(480 J)/(32 m²/s²)=15 kg
answer: the mass of the object is 15 kilograms.
Biodiversity has a fundamental value to humans because we are so dependent on it for our cultural, economic, and environmental well-being. Some argue that it is our moral responsibility to preserve the Earth’s incredible diversity for the next generation. Others simply like knowing that nature’s great diversity exists and that the opportunity to utilize it later, if need be, is secure. Scientists value biodiversity because it offers clues about natural systems that we are still trying to understand. Arguably, the greatest value to humans, however, comes from the ?ecosystem services? it provides.
Biodiversity forms the backbone of viable ecosystems on which we depend on for basic necessities, security, and health. By breaking down plant and animal matter, for example, insects and other invertebrates make nutrients available to plants and are integral to the carbon and nitrogen cycles. Other species pollinate crops, an essential service for farmers. Healthy ecosystems can mitigate or prevent flooding, erosion, and other natural disasters. These ecosystem services also play a hand in the functioning of our climate and in both air and water quality.
Answer: The first isotope has a relative abundance of 79% and last isotope has a relative abundance of 11%
Explanation: Given that the average atomic mass(M) of magnesium
= 24.3050amu
Mass of first isotope (M1) = 23.9850amu
Mass of middle isotope (M2)=24.9858amu
Mass of last isotope(M3)= 25.9826amu
Total abundance = 1
Abundance of middle isotope = 0.10
Let abundance of first and last isotope be x and y respectively.
x+0.10+y =1
x = 0.90-y
M = M1 × % abundance of first isotope + M2 × % of middle isotope +M3 ×% of last isotope
24.03050= 23.985× x + 24.9858 ×0.10 + 25.9826×y
Substitute x= 0.90-y
Then
y = 0.11
Since y=0.11, then
x= 0.90-0.11
x=0.79
Therefore the relative abundance of the first isotope = 11% and the relative abundance of the last isotope = 79%
