Answer:There are two types of atomic bonds - ionic bonds and covalent bonds. They differ in their structure and properties. Covalent bonds consist of pairs of electrons shared by two atoms, and bind the atoms in a fixed orientation. Relatively high energies are required to break them (50 - 200 kcal/mol). Whether two atoms can form a covalent bond depends upon their electronegativity i.e. the power of an atom in a molecule to attract electrons to itself. If two atoms differ considerably in their electronegativity - as sodium and chloride do - then one of the atoms will lose its electron to the other atom. This results in a positively charged ion (cation) and negatively charged ion (anion). The bond between these two ions is called an ionic bond.
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A liquid, at any temperature, is in equilibrium with its own steam. This means that on the surface of the liquid or solid substance, there are gaseous molecules of this substance. These molecules exert a pressure on the liquid phase, a pressure known as vapor pressure.
In chemistry, when we talk about dry basis, we talk about a state in which the presence of water in a gaseous state is denied for the calculation. So vapor pressure equals zero.
When we talk about the wet basis, the presence of water in the steam is considered for the calculation, which normally is expressed as a percentage or moisture.
In summary, for a gas mixture steam:
- For dry basis, we just have <em>component A, component B....</em>
- For wet basis, we have <em>water vapor, component A, component B...</em>
So, in wet basis we have an extra component (water).
Assuming we only have 2 components in our steam, and being X the molar fraction of eact component:
- For dry basis: Xa + Xb = 1................................. Xa = 1 - Xb
- For wet basis: Xa + Xb + Xwater = 1 .............Xa = 1 - Xwater - Xb
For dry basis the mole fraction of A it is obtained by subtracting the molar fraction of B from one. And for wet basis, we have to substract the molar fraction of B <u>AND </u>the molar fraction of water vapor. So, logically, the mole fraction Xa will be less for wet basis.
10 elements compose the bulk of rock forming minerals
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When two atomic orbitals come together to form two molecular orbitals, one molecular orbital will be lower in energy than the two separate atomic orbitals and one molecular orbital will be higher in energy than the separate atomic orbitals.
Explanation:
<em>Which of the following statements is TRUE? </em>
- <em>Electrons placed in antibonding orbitals stabilize the ion/molecule.</em> FALSE. Electrons in the antibonding orbitals destabilize the ion/molecule.
- <em>The total number of molecular orbitals formed doesn't always equal the number of atomic orbitals in the set.</em> FALSE. The total number of molecular orbitals is always equal to the number of atomic orbitals in the set.
- <em>When two atomic orbitals come together to form two molecular orbitals, one molecular orbital will be lower in energy than the two separate atomic orbitals and one molecular orbital will be higher in energy than the separate atomic orbitals.</em> TRUE. The orbital with lower energy will be the bonding orbital and the one with higher energy will be the antibonding orbital.
- <em>A bond order of 0 represents a stable chemical bond.</em> FALSE. A chemical bond is stable if the bond order is higher than zero.
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Animals such as termites and herbivores such as cows, koalas, and horses all digest cellulose, but even these animals do not themselves have an enzyme that digests this material. Instead, these animals harbor microbes that can digest cellulose.
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