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marta [7]
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What does a high melting point temperature indicate about a substance?

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Lana71 [14]3 years ago
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B) Temperature, measure of hotness or coldness expressed in terms of any of several arbitrary scales and indicating the direction in which heat energy will spontaneously flow—i.e., from a hotter body (one at a higher temperature) to a colder body (one at a lower temperature). Temperature is not the equivalent of the energy of a thermodynamic system; e.g., a burning match is at a much higher temperature than an iceberg, but the total heat energy contained in an iceberg is much greater than the energy contained in a match. Temperature, similar to pressure or density, is called an intensive property—one that is independent of the quantity of matter being considered—as distinguished from extensive properties, such as mass or volume.

Most modern thermometers are graduated with both the Celsius temperature scale and the Fahrenheit temperature scale.

Most modern thermometers are graduated with both the Celsius temperature scale and the Fahrenheit temperature scale.

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Three temperature scales are in general use today. The Fahrenheit (°F) temperature scale is used in the United States and a few other English-speaking countries. The Celsius (°C) temperature scale is standard in virtually all countries that have adopted the metric system of measurement, and it is widely used in the sciences. The Kelvin (K) scale, an absolute temperature scale (obtained by shifting the Celsius scale by −273.15° so that absolute zero coincides with 0 K), is recognized as the international standard for scientific temperature measurement.

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Bernoulli model of gas pressureAs conceived by Daniel Bernoulli in Hydrodynamica (1738), gases consist of numerous particles in rapid, random motion. He assumed that the pressure of a gas is produced by the direct impact of the particles on the walls of the container.

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In certain fields of engineering, another absolute temperature scale, the Rankine scale (see William Rankine), is preferred over the Kelvin scale. Its unit of measure—the degree Rankine (°R)—equals the Fahrenheit degree, as the kelvin equals one Celsius degree.

The Réaumur (°Re) temperature scale (or octogesimal division) was widely used in parts of Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries; it later was used primarily to measure the temperature of mixtures during brewing, of syrups in the production of certain food products, and of milk during cheese making.

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Answer : The molar concentration of sucrose in the tea is, 0.0549 M

Explanation : Given,

Mass of sucrose = 3.765 g

Volume of solution = 0.200 L

Molar mass of sucrose  = 342.3 g/mole

Molarity : It is defined as the number of moles of solute present in one liter of volume of solution.

Formula used :

\text{Molarity}=\frac{\text{Mass of sucrose}}{\text{Molar mass of sucrose}\times \text{Volume of solution (in L)}}

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

\text{Molarity}=\frac{3.765g}{342.3g/mole\times 0.200L}=0.0549mole/L=0.0549M

Therefore, the molar concentration of sucrose in the tea is, 0.0549 M

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It is likely B.

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What is the molarity of a solution containing 5 moles of HCl in 2.5 L of solution? Be sure to include the formula for calculatin
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Answer:

\boxed{\text{2 mol/L}}

Step-by-step explanation:

c = \dfrac{ \text{moles} }{ \text{litres}}\\\\c = \dfrac{n }{V }

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n = 5 mol

V = 2.5 L

Calculation:

c = \dfrac{ \text{5 mol} }{\text{2.5 L}} = \text{2 mol/L}

The molar concentration of the solution is \boxed{\textbf{2 mol/L}}.

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Is insulating ability a chemical property or physical?
Maurinko [17]
The insulating ability of a substance is a physical characteristic and not a chemical one. A physical property is a characteristic that distinguishes one type of matter from the other and can be observed without changing the identity of the substance. A chemical property describes how one substance changes into another in a chemical reaction. 
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How many mL of 2.5M HCl would be needed to completely neutralize a standard solution of 0.53M NaOH in a titration
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Answer:

Amount of HCL = 0.00318 L  of 3.18 ml

Explanation:

Given:

HCL = 2.5 M

NaOH = 0.53 M

Amount of NaOH  = 15 ml = 0.015 L

Find:

Amount of HCL

Computation:

HCL react with NaOH

HCl + NaOH ⇒ NaCl + H₂O

So,

Number of moles = Molarity × volume

Number of moles of NaOH  = 0.53 × 0.015

Number of moles of NaOH = 0.00795 moles

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Number of moles of HCl needed =  0.00795 mol es

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Volume = No. of moles / Molarity

Amount of HCL = 0.00795  / 2.5

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