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3 years ago

Why is a sodium potassium pump called an electrogenic?

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2 answers:

Aloiza [94]3 years ago

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Hey there.
Sodium potassium pump is called an electrogenic as it pumps ions out of the cell.

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gtnhenbr [62]3 years ago

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Because it contributes to the membrane potential

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Answer:

(i) Protons, Neutrons

(ii) Mass number = 15

(iii) Atomic number = 12

(iv) Neutrons present in the atom = 17

(v) Nuclear symbol for the silicon isotope with mass number, A = 29 is ²⁹₁₄Si

Explanation:

(i) An atom is composed of three fundamental sub-particles: electrons, protons and neutrons. Electrons are found in orbits or energy levels some distance away from The nucleus of the atom. The nucleus of an atom contains the protons and neutrons which accounts for the mass of the atom.

(ii) The mass number of an atom of an element is the sum of the protons and neutrons present jn the nucleus of the atom.

The mass number of an atom of oxygen with proton or atomic number 8 and neutron number 7 is 8 + 7 = 15

(iii) Atomic number of an atom of an element is equal to the number of protons in the atom of the element.

Mass number = proton number + neutron number

Proton number = mass number - proton number

Proton number = 25 - 13 = 12

(iv) In the atom of sulfur represented bymthe symbol, the number in superscript is the mass number A, and the number in subscript is the atomic number Z.

Mass number = proton number + neutron number

Neutron number = Mass number - proton number

Neutron number = 33 - 16 = 17

(v) The nuclear symbol for the silicon isotope with mass number, A = 29 is ²⁹₁₄Si

Where the number in superscript is the mass number A, and the number in subscript is the atomic number Z.

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Urea (CH4N2O) is a common fertilizer that can be synthesized by the reaction of ammonia (NH3) with carbon dioxide as follows: 2N

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The question is incomplete, here is the complete question:

Urea (CH₄N₂O) is a common fertilizer that can be synthesized by the reaction of ammonia (NH₃) with carbon dioxide as follows: 2NH₃(aq) + CO₂(aq) → CH₄N₂O(aq) + H₂O(l) In an industrial synthesis of urea, a chemist combines 135.9 kg of ammonia with 211.4 kg of carbon dioxide and obtains 178.0 kg of urea.

Determine the limiting reactant. (express your answer as a chemical formula)

Answer: The limiting reactant is ammonia $(NH_3)$

Explanation:

To calculate the number of moles, we use the equation:

$\text{Number of moles}=\frac{\text{Given mass}}{\text{Molar mass}}$ .....(1)

For ammonia:

Given mass of ammonia = 135.9 kg = 135900 g (Conversion factor: 1 kg = 1000 g)

Molar mass of ammonia = 17 g/mol

Putting values in equation 1, we get:

$\text{Moles of ammonia}=\frac{135900g}{17g/mol}=7994.12mol$

For carbon dioxide gas:

Given mass of carbon dioxide gas = 211.4 kg = 211400 g

Molar mass of carbon dioxide gas = 44 g/mol

Putting values in equation 1, we get:

$\text{Moles of carbon dioxide gas}=\frac{211400g}{44g/mol}=4804.54mol$

The given chemical reaction follows:

$2NH_3(aq.)+CO_2(aq,)\rightarrow CH_4N_2O(aq.)+H_2O(l)$

By Stoichiometry of the reaction:

2 moles of ammonia reacts with 1 mole of carbon dioxide

So, 7994.12 moles of ammonia will react with = $\frac{1}{2}\times 7994.12=3997.06mol$ of carbon dioxide

As, given amount of carbon dioxide is more than the required amount. So, it is considered as an excess reagent.

Thus, ammonia is considered as a limiting reagent because it limits the formation of product.

Hence, the limiting reactant is ammonia $(NH_3)$

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