Calcite can be either dissolved by groundwater or precipitated by groundwater, depending on several factors including the water temperature, pH, and dissolved ion concentrations. Although calcite is fairly insoluble in cold water, acidity can cause dissolution of calcite and release of carbon dioxide gas.
Answer:
pH = 3.49
Explanation:
We have a buffer system formed by a weak acid (HNO₂) and its conjugate base (NO₂⁻ coming from KNO₂). We can calculate the pH of a buffer ssytem using the Henderson-Hasselbach equation.
pH = pKa + log [base] / [acid]
pH = -log Ka + log [NO₂⁻] / [HNO₂]
pH = -log 4.50 × 10⁻⁴ + log 0.290 M / 0.210 M
pH = 3.49
Answer:
Phosphorus is more electronegative than hydrogen
Explanation:
Electronegativity is a measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons towards itself thereby making a molecule to be polar. The Pauling scale is the most commonly used to measure electronegativity. Fluorine (the most electronegative element) is assigned a value of 4.0 on the Pauling's scale, and values range down to caesium and francium which are the least electronegative elements.
Electronegativity increases from left to right across the periodic table (across the period) hence, phosphorus is far more electronegative than hydrogen. Being more electronegative than hydrogen, phosphorus attracts the bonding electron pair of the P-H bond closer to itself than hydrogen. Since the electrons of the bond are closer to phosphorus than hydrogen, the phosphorus atom acquires a partial negative charge while the hydrogen atom acquires a partial positive charge.
The mixture contains:
CaCO3 + (NH4)2CO3 in which the amount of carbonate CO3 = 60.7% by mass
Let, the total mass = 100 grams
Mass of CaCO3 = x grams
Mass of (NH4)2CO3 = y grams
Thus, x + y = 100 ------------(1)
Mass of CO3 = 60.7% = 60.7 g
Molar mass of CO3 = 60 g/mol
Total # moles of CO3 = 60.7 g/60 g.mol-1 = 1.012 moles
The total moles of CO3 comes from CaCO3 and (NH4)2CO3. Therefore,
moles CaCO3 + moles (NH4)2CO3 = 1.012
mass CaCO3/molar mass CaCO3 + mass (NH4)2 CO3/molar mass = 1.012
x/100 + y/96 = 1.012---------(2)
based on equation 1 we can write: y = 100-x
x/100 + (100-x)/96 = 1.012
x = 71.2 g
Mass of CaCO3 = 71.2 g
