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4 years ago

Which characteristic makes legumes a good food source for food-insecure populations?

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vova2212 [387]4 years ago

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Legumes are much easier to grow than other plants, and are more adaptable.

Ugo [173]4 years ago

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Answer:

Legumes have numerous advantages for health and are also very good for soils.

Explanation:

From a health point of view, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, legumes are seeds that contain low sugar, low fat, high fiber, iron and antioxidants, all of which contribute to a better functioning of the human body. But also from an ecological perspective, this plants are great for restoring soils because their are the only group of plants capable of sequestering nitrogen from the atmosphere into the food webs. In food insecure populations usually one of the main problems is the poor state of soils, and also the need for high-nutrient aliments to fight diseases. That is why legumes are such a good source for them.

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Anastaziya [24]

Answer : The percent composition of Pb and Sn in atom is, 3.21 % and 96.8 % respectively.

Explanation :

First we have to calculate the number of atoms in 5.5 wt% Pb and 94.5 wt% of Sn.

As, 207.2 g of lead contains $6.022\times 10^{23}$ atoms

So, 5.5 g of lead contains $\frac{5.5}{207.2}\times 6.022\times 10^{23}=1.59\times 10^{22}$ atoms

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As, 118.71 g of lead contains $6.022\times 10^{23}$ atoms

So, 94.5 g of lead contains $\frac{94.5}{118.71}\times 6.022\times 10^{23}=4.79\times 10^{23}$ atoms

Now we have to calculate the percent composition of Pb and Sn in atom.

$\% \text{Composition of Pb}=\frac{\text{Atoms of Pb}}{\text{Atoms of Pb}+\text{Atoms of Sn}}\times 100$

$\% \text{Composition of Pb}=\frac{1.59\times 10^{22}}{(1.59\times 10^{22})+(4.79\times 10^{23})}\times 100=3.21\%$

and,

$\% \text{Composition of Sn}=\frac{\text{Atoms of Sn}}{\text{Atoms of Pb}+\text{Atoms of Sn}}\times 100$

$\% \text{Composition of Sn}=\frac{4.79\times 10^{23}}{(1.59\times 10^{22})+(4.79\times 10^{23})}\times 100=96.8\%$

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4 years ago

A chemist must prepare 300.0mL of nitric acid solution with a pH of 0.70 at 25°C. He will do this in three steps: Fill a 300.0mL

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Answer: The volume of concentrated solution required is 9.95 mL

Explanation:

To calculate the pH of the solution, we use the equation:

$pH=-\log[H^+]$

We are given:

pH = 0.70

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$0.70=-\log[H^+]$

$[H^+]=10^{-0.70}=0.199M$

1 mole of nitric acid produces 1 mole of hydrogen ions and 1 mole of nitrate ions.

Molarity of nitric acid = 0.199 M

To calculate the volume of the concentrated solution, we use the equation:

$M_1V_1=M_2V_2$

where,

$M_1\text{ and }V_1$ are the molarity and volume of the concentrated nitric acid solution

$M_2\text{ and }V_2$ are the molarity and volume of diluted nitric acid solution

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$M_1=7.0M\\V_1=?mL\\M_2=0.199M\\V_2=350mL$

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$7.0\times V_1=0.199\times 350.0\\\\V_1=\frac{0.199\times 350}{7.0}=9.95mL$

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