The correct answer is option B, that is, hypothesis.
A hypothesis refers to an anticipated illustration for an occurrence. It refers to a proposed illustration or a supposition made on the groundwork of inadequate proof as an initiation point for further investigation. In order for a hypothesis to be a scientific hypothesis, the scientific method needs that one can examine it.
First, we calculate the mass of the sample:
mass = density x volume
mass = 8.48 x 112.5
mass = 954 grams
Now, we will calculate the mass of each component using its percentage mass, then divide it by its atomic mass to find the moles and finally multiply the number of moles by the number of particles in a mole, that is, 6.02 x 10²³.
Zinc mass = 0.37 x 954
Zinc mass = 352.98 g
Zinc moles = 352.98 / 65
Zinc moles = 5.43
Zinc atoms = 5.43 x 6.02 x 10²³
Zinc atoms = 3.27 x 10²⁴
Copper mass = 0.63 x 954
Copper mass = 601.02 g
Copper moles = 601.02 / 64
Copper moles = 9.39
Copper atoms = 9.39 x 6.02 x 10²³
Copper atoms = 5.56 x 10²⁴
In the question, the number of atoms per unit cell is required for:
A) Polonium (Po)
In polonium, the structure is simple cubic, meaning there are 8 corner atoms, which add up to one atom per unit cell.
B) Manganese (Mn)
The structure of the Mn can be considered to be a body centered cubic (BCC) and the number of atoms for this is 8 corner atoms and 1 central atoms, making a total of 2 atoms per unit cell.
C) Silver (Ag)
Silver has a face centered cubic (FCC) unit cell structure, where there are 8 corner atoms and 6 atoms on the faces, so there are a total of 4 atoms per unit cell.
The only reactants are Nitrogen and Oxygen and the only product is dinitrogen pentoxide. Following the law of conservation of mass, the total amount of reactants must equal the total amount of products. Thus, the total mass of dinitrogen pentoxide:
35 + 48
= 83 grams
