The thing you MUST do FIRST is look for any H's, O's, or F's in the equation
1)any element just by itself not in a compound, their oxidation number is 0
ex: H2's oxidation number is 0
ex: Ag: oxidation number is 0 if its just something like Ag + BLA = LALA
2) the oxidation number of H is always +1, unless its just by itself (see #1)
3) the oxidation number of O is always -2, unless its just by itself (see #1)
4) the oxidation number of F is always -1, unless its just by itself (see#1)
ok so after you have written those oxidation numbers in rules 1-4 over each H, F, or O atom in the compound, you can look at the elements that we havent talked about yet
for example::::
N2O4
the oxidation number of O is -2.
since there are 4 O's, the charge is -8. now remember that N2O4 has to be neutral so the N2 must have a charge of +8
+8 divided by 2 = +4
N has an oxidation number of +4.
more rules:
5) the sum of oxidation numbers in a compound add up to 0 (when multiplied by the subscripts!!!) (see above example)
6) the sum of oxidation numbers in a polyatomic ion is the charge (for example, PO4 has a charge of (-3) so
oxidation # of O = -2. (there are 4 O's = -8 charge on that side ) P must have an oxidation number of 5. (-8+5= -3), and -3 is the total charge of the polyatomic ion
A. because a chemical change is something that's changing
Answer:
<u>A. Magnet has a north pole and south pole.</u>
Explanation:
- A magnet has a north and south pole
- Magnets attract paper clips due to the metals present
- Magnetic fields are not visible
- North pole and south pole attract each other
Only the first statement is correct, the answer is (A).
Answer:
Explanation:
Chemical properties of atoms relies solely on the number of electrons they contain, more particularly, the valence or outermost electrons in the orbit round the nucleus of an atom.
A neutral atom is one that has not gained or lost electron or even shared electrons with any other atom.
On close examination of how electrons are distributed in the orbits of an atom, we can know if an atom will gain or lose electrons in a reaction. This is very important in determining the chemical properties of an atom.
Answer:
Explanation:
Given parameters;
pH = 8.74
pH = 11.38
pH = 2.81
Unknown:
concentration of hydrogen ion and hydroxyl ion for each solution = ?
Solution
The pH of any solution is a convenient scale for measuring the hydrogen ion concentration of any solution.
It is graduated from 1 to 14
pH = -log[H₃O⁺]
pOH = -log[OH⁻]
pH + pOH = 14
Now let us solve;
pH = 8.74
since pH = -log[H₃O⁺]
8.74 = -log[H₃O⁺]
[H₃O⁺] = 10⁻
[H₃O⁺] = 1.82 x 10⁻⁹mol dm³
pH + pOH = 14
pOH = 14 - 8.74
pOH = 5.26
pOH = -log[OH⁻]
5.26 = -log[OH⁻]
[OH⁻] = 10
[OH⁻] = 5.5 x 10⁻⁶mol dm³
2. pH = 11.38
since pH = -log[H₃O⁺]
11.38 = -log[H₃O⁺]
[H₃O⁺] = 10⁻
[H₃O⁺] = 4.17 x 10⁻¹² mol dm³
pH + pOH = 14
pOH = 14 - 11.38
pOH = 2.62
pOH = -log[OH⁻]
2.62 = -log[OH⁻]
[OH⁻] = 10
[OH⁻] =2.4 x 10⁻³mol dm³
3. pH = 2.81
since pH = -log[H₃O⁺]
2.81 = -log[H₃O⁺]
[H₃O⁺] = 10⁻
[H₃O⁺] = 1.55 x 10⁻³ mol dm³
pH + pOH = 14
pOH = 14 - 2.81
pOH = 11.19
pOH = -log[OH⁻]
11.19 = -log[OH⁻]
[OH⁻] = 10
[OH⁻] =6.46 x 10⁻¹²mol dm³
