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2 years ago

How do acids preserve food

Chemistry

2 answers:

tatyana61 [14]2 years ago

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Explanation:

acids reduce the pH of the food.if used properly,the pH will be reduced to a range where pathogens and many spoilage organisms will not grow

san4es73 [151]2 years ago

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Answer:

Bacteria are unable to grow in acidic environment. Therefore, citric acid preserves the food from bacteria and longer the shelf life of the food.

Acids that are used to protect food:

Maleic acid , acetic acid (also known as vinegar ) , citric acid , tartaric acid , bezonzoic acid , Sorbic acid , potassium Sorbates , ascorbic acid and Formic acid are some of the acids that are used to preserve foods.

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The chemical formula for ferric sulfate is Fe(SO4)3. Determine the following:

Lyrx [107]

Answer :

(a) The number of sulfur atoms are, $31.61\times 10^{23}$ .

(b) The mass of the mass of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ is, 1059.682 grams.

(c) The number of moles of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ is, $8.63\times 10^{-3}mole$

(d) The mass of the mass of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ is, $19.95\times 10^{-22}g$

Explanation :

(a) As we are given the number of moles of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ is, 1.75 mole. Now we have to calculate the number of sulfur atoms.

In the $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ , there are 2 iron atoms, 3 sulfur atoms, 12 oxygen atoms.

As, 1 mole of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ contains $3\times 6.022\times 10^{23}$ number of sulfur atoms.

So, 1.75 mole of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ contains $1.75\times 3\times 6.022\times 10^{23}=31.61\times 10^{23}$ number of sulfur atoms.

The number of sulfur atoms are, $31.61\times 10^{23}$

(b) As we are given the number of moles of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ is, 2.65 mole. Now we have to calculate the mass of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ .

$\text{Mass of }Fe_2(SO_4)_3=\text{Moles of }Fe_2(SO_4)_3\times \text{Molar mass of }Fe_2(SO_4)_3$

The molar mass of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ = 399.88 g/mole

$\text{Mass of }Fe_2(SO_4)_3=2.65mole\times 399.88g/mole=1059.682g$

The mass of the mass of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ is, 1059.682 grams.

(c) As we are given the mass of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ is, 3.45 grams. Now we have to calculate the moles of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ .

$\text{Mass of }Fe_2(SO_4)_3=\text{Moles of }Fe_2(SO_4)_3\times \text{Molar mass of }Fe_2(SO_4)_3$

The molar mass of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ = 399.88 g/mole

$3.45g=\text{Moles of }Fe_2(SO_4)_3\times 399.88g/mole$

$\text{Moles of }Fe_2(SO_4)_3=8.63\times 10^{-3}mole$

The number of moles of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ is, $8.63\times 10^{-3}mole$

(d) As we are given the formula unit of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ is, 3. Now we have to calculate the mass of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ .

As we know that 1 mole of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ contains $6.022\times 10^{23}$ formula unit.

Formula used :

$\text{Formula unit of }Fe_2(SO_4)_3=\text{Moles of }Fe_2(SO_4)_3\times 6.022\times 10^{23}$

$3=\text{Moles of }Fe_2(SO_4)_3\times 6.022\times 10^{23}$

$\text{Moles of }Fe_2(SO_4)_3=4.989\times 10^{-24}mole$

Now we have to calculate the mass of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ .

$\text{Mass of }Fe_2(SO_4)_3=\text{Moles of }Fe_2(SO_4)_3\times \text{Molar mass of }Fe_2(SO_4)_3$

The molar mass of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ = 399.88 g/mole

$\text{Mass of }Fe_2(SO_4)_3=4.989\times 10^{-24}mole\times 399.88g/mole=19.95\times 10^{-22}g$

The mass of the mass of $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ is, $19.95\times 10^{-22}g$

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in order to find the molar mass of an unknown compound, a research scientist prepared a solution of 0.930 g of an unknown in 125

PtichkaEL [24]

Answer:

Molar mass→ 0.930 g / 6.45×10⁻³ mol = 144.15 g/mol

Explanation:

Let's apply the formula for freezing point depression:

ΔT = Kf . m

ΔT = 74.2°C - 73.4°C → 0.8°C

Difference between the freezing T° of pure solvent and freezing T° of solution

Kf = Cryoscopic constant → 5.5°C/m

So, if we replace in the formula

ΔT = Kf . m → ΔT / Kf = m

0.8°C / 5.5 m/°C = m → 0.0516 mol/kg

These are the moles in 1 kg of solvent so let's find out the moles in our mass of solvent which is 0.125 kg

0.0516 mol/kg . 0.125 kg = 6.45×10⁻³ moles. Now we can determine the molar mass:

Molar mass (mol/kg) → 0.930 g / 6.45×10⁻³ mol = 144.15 g/mol

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Answer: A.

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