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2 years ago

Magnesium reacts with oxygen gas to form magnesium oxide. Which of the following represents the balanced chemical equation?

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2 answers:

Iteru [2.4K]2 years ago

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Answer:

2Mg + O2 → 2MgO

Explanation:

maw [93]2 years ago

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Answer:

2Mg + O2 → 2MgO

Explanation:

Step 1: Data given

Magnesium = Mg

Oxygen = O2

magnesiumoxide = MgO

Step 2: The unbalanced equation

Mg + O2 → MgO

Step 3: Balancing the equation

On the left we have 2x O so on there right, we should mulitply MgO by 2 so we have on each side 2x O

Mg + O2 → 2MgO

On hte right side we have 2x Mg, so we have to multiply on the left side Mg by 2 to have the same amount of Mg on both sides

2Mg + O2 → 2MgO

Now the equation is balanced

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Burka [1]

Answer:

Structure One:

N: -2
C: 0
O: +1

Structure Two:

N: 0
C: 0
O: -1

Structure Three:

N: -1
C: 0
O: 0.

Structure Number Two would likely be the most stable structure.

All five C atoms: 0
All six H atoms to C: 0
N atom: +1.

The N atom is the one that is "likely" to be attracted to an anion. See explanation.

Explanation:

When calculating the formal charge for an atom, the assumption is that electrons in a chemical bond are shared equally between the two bonding atoms. The formula for the formal charge of an atom can be written as:

$\text{Formal Charge} \\ = \text{Number of Valence Electrons in Element} \\ \phantom{=}-\text{Number of Chemical Bonds} \\\phantom{=} - \text{Number of nonbonding Lone Pair Electrons}$ .

For example, for the N atom in structure one of the first question,

N is in IUPAC group 15. There are 15 - 10 = 5 valence electrons on N.
This N atom is connected to only 1 chemical bond.
There are three pairs, or 6 electrons that aren't in a chemical bond.

The formal charge of this N atom will be $5 - 1 - 6 = -2$ .

Apply this rule to the other atoms. Note that a double bond counts as two bonds while a triple bond counts as three.

Structure One:

N: -2
C: 0
O: +1

Structure Two:

N: 0
C: 0
O: -1

Structure Three:

N: -1
C: 0
O: 0.

In general, the formal charge on all atoms in a molecule or an ion shall be as close to zero as possible. That rules out Structure number one.

Additionally, if there is a negative charge on one of the atoms, that atom shall preferably be the most electronegative one in the entire molecule. O is more electronegative than N. Structure two will likely be favored over structure three.

Similarly,

All five C atoms: 0
All six H atoms to C: 0
N atom: +1.

Assuming that electrons in a chemical bond are shared equally (which is likely not the case,) the nitrogen atom in this molecule will carry a positive charge. By that assumption, it would attract an anion.

Note that in reality this assumption seldom holds. In this ion, the N-H bond is highly polarized such that the partial positive charge is mostly located on the H atom bonded to the N atom. This example shows how the formal charge assumption might give misleading information. However, for the sake of this particular problem, the N atom is the one that is "likely" to be attracted to an anion.

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2 years ago

Convert 6.7 x 1024 molecules of nitrogen dioxide into grams.

BlackZzzverrR [31]

Answer:

510 g NO₂

General Formulas and Concepts:

Avogadro's Number - 6.022 × 10²³ atoms, molecules, formula units, etc.
Reading the Periodic Table
Writing Compounds
Using Dimensional Analysis

Explanation:

<u>Step 1: Define</u>

6.7 × 10²⁴ molecules NO₂ (Nitrogen dioxide)

<u>Step 2: Define conversions</u>

Avogadro's Number

Molar Mass of N - 14.01 g/mol

Molar Mass of O - 16.00 g/mol

Molar Mass of NO₂ - 14.01 + 2(16.00) = 46.01 g/mol

<u>Step 3: Use Dimensional Analysis</u>

<u /> $6.7 \cdot 10^{24} \ molecules \ NO_2(\frac{1 \ mol \ NO_2}{6.022 \cdot 10^{23} \ molecules \ NO_2} )(\frac{46.01 \ g \ NO_2}{1 \ mol \ NO_2} )$ = 511.901 g NO₂

<u>Step 4: Check</u>

<em>We are given 2 sig figs. Follow sig fig rules.</em>

511.901 g NO₂ ≈ 510 g NO₂

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In the chemical equation: NO(g) + ½Cl2(g) → NOCl(g) How many moles of NOCl(g) are in the balanced chemical equation? fill in bla

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Answer:

Explanation:

The numbers in front of the formulas (the coefficients) tell you how many moles of a substance are involved in a reaction.

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5. Atoms with high ionization energies and high electron affinities have low electronegativities.

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Electron affinity is the amount of energy released when an isolated gaseous atom accepts electron to form the corresponding anion.

Electronegativity is the tendency of an atom in a bond pair to attract the shared pair of electron towards itself.

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