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Which of the following large-scale environmental catastrophes has the least effect on aquatic ecosystems?

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Trava [24]3 years ago

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Deforestation has had the least effect on aquatic life.

Marta_Voda [28]3 years ago

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Answer:

Deforestation.

Explanation:

Deforestation is a large-scale environmental catastrophe that does not have a great effect on the ocean's ecosystem because it does not affect it directly. Deforestation can affect the ocean's ecosystem in the long term due to the reduction of O₂ in the atmosphere, which contributes to global warming affecting the ocean's ecosystem along with pollution.

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The chemical reaction can be well presented as follows:

$\mathtt{SO_{2(g)} + \dfrac{1}{2}O_{2(g)} }$ ⇄ $\mathtt{3SO_{2(l)}}$

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Hence, under standard conditions(i.e at a pressure of 1 bar)

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From the CRC Handbook, we are meant to determine the value of the Gibb free energy by applying the formula:

$\Delta _{rxn} G^o = \sum \Delta_f \ G^o (products) - \sum \Delta_fG^o (reactants) \\ \\ = (1) (-368 \ kJ/mol) - (\dfrac{1}{2}) (0) - ((1) (-300.13 \ kJ/mol)) \\ \\ = -368 \ kJ/mol + 300.13 \ kJ/mol \\ \\ \simeq -68 \ kJ/mol$

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(c)

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At equilibrium, the instantaneous free energy is usually zero &

Q(reaction quotient) is equivalent to K(equilibrium constant)

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$\mathtt{\Delta _{rxn} G = \Delta _{rxn} G^o + RT In Q}$

$\mathtt{0- \Delta _{rxn} G^o = RTIn K } \\ \\ \mathtt{ \Delta _{rxn} G^o = -RTIn K } \\ \\ K = e^{\dfrac{\Delta_{rxn} G^o}{RT}} \\ \\ K = e^{^{\dfrac{67900 \ J/mol}{8.314 \ J/mol \times 298 \ K}} }$

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The direction by which the reaction will proceed can be determined if we can know the value of Q(reaction quotient).

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If Q < K, then the reaction will proceed in the right direction towards the products.

However, if Q > K , then the reaction goes to the left direction. i.e to the reactants.

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$Q= \dfrac{1}{Pso_2Po_2^{1/2}}$

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