Manganese is an element.
Manganese is the 25th element on the periodic table. As it is an element, it means it cannot be separated or broken down into anything simpler, even by chemical methods such a electrolysis.
In additional, compound is where 2 or more elements are chemically bonded together, which usually involves heat, while mixture is where 2 or more elements or Compounds mixed together in any proportions.
Taking into account the reaction stoichiometry, the correct answer is the third option: 15.63 moles of HgO are needed to produce 250 g of O₂.
In first place, the balanced reaction is:
2 HgO → 2 Hg + O₂
By reaction stoichiometry (that is, the relationship between the amount of reagents and products in a chemical reaction), the following amounts of moles of each compound participate in the reaction:
- HgO: 2 moles
- Hg: 2 moles
- O₂: 1 moles
The molar mass of the compounds is:
- HgO: 216.59 g/mole
- Hg: 200.59 g/mole
- O₂: 32 g/mole
Then, by reaction stoichiometry, the following mass quantities of each compound participate in the reaction:
- HgO: 2 moles× 216.59 g/mole= 433.18 grams
- Hg: 2 moles× 200.59 g/mole= 401.18 grams
- O₂: 1 mole× 32 g/mole= 32 grams
Then the following rule of three can be applied: if by reaction stoichiometry 32 grams of O₂ are produced by 2 moles of HgO, 250 grams of O₂ are produced from how many moles of HgO?

<u><em>moles of HgO= 15.625 moles≅ 15.63 moles</em></u>
Finally, the correct answer is the third option: 15.63 moles of HgO are needed to produce 250 g of O₂.
Learn more about reaction stoichiometry:
Answer:
The correct option is C ( the activation energy is lowered, the reactant molecules collide more frequently and with greater energy per collision).
Explanation:
The rate of a chemical reaction is defined as the quantity of products that are formed per unit time. Rates can be computed based on either how the reactants are used up or how products are formed.
There are factors that affects the rate of a chemical reaction and they include TEMPERATURE, catalyst, surface area of reacting substances and many among others.
TEMPERATURE increase in most chemical reactions increases the rate of the reaction. This is because molecules gain more energy at higher temperatures. This increases their kinetic energy resulting in more effective collision of the reactant molecules. The rate of reaction depends on the frequency of this effective collisions between the reacting particles.
Effective collision are those that result in reactions, which when they occur, the colliding particles become activated with increased kinetic energy. This kinetic energy must exceed a particular energy barrier for a particular reaction if the reaction must take place. This energy barrier that must be overcome is known as the ACTIVATION ENERGY.