GEORGEOCTOBER 18, 2012Floor Wax is Harmful to the Environment
Floor wax is applied on floor surfaces to make it scuff-resistant, water-resistant, slip resistant and glossy. It provides a thin, protective and hard surface layer when applied to flooring. Conventional floor wax has five main ingredients and each one of them has detrimental effects on the environment, not to mention the chemical waste created by the continuous upkeep required. The cumulative effects of these ingredients on the environmental render their harmful actions more potent and difficult to reverse.
The two types of energy changes that occur are heat and light changes.
Answer:
Acid: HCl(aq), conjugate base: Cl⁻(aq)
Base: CO₃⁻²(aq), conjugate acid: HCO₃⁻(aq)
The rewrite reaction is shown below.
Explanation:
The acid compound is the one that loses an H⁺, and the compound formed when it happens is its conjugate base. The base compound is the acceptor of H⁺, and its conjugate acid is the compound formed (Brosted-Lowry theory).
So, the acid-base pairs are:
Acid: HCl(aq), conjugate base: Cl⁻(aq)
Base: CO₃⁻²(aq), conjugate acid: HCO₃⁻(aq)
The TUMS® is an antacid, so it intends to reduce the concentration of the strong acid HCl. So, the forward reaction is favored. It can be represented with the forward arrow larger than the reversible arrow, as shown in the image below.