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2 years ago

Fission and fusion are alike in many ways. However, one difference is

Chemistry

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Annette [7]2 years ago

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Explanation:

Fusion vs Fission

In fission, energy is gained by splitting apart heavy atoms, for example uranium, into smaller atoms such as iodine, caesium, strontium, xenon and barium, to name just a few. However, fusion is combining light atoms, for example two hydrogen isotopes, deuterium and tritium, to form the heavier helium. Both reactions release energy which, in a power plant, would be used to boil water to drive a steam generator, thus producing electricity.

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8. Estimate the maximum volume percent of Methanol vapor that can exist at standard conditions. Vapor pressure = 88.5 mm Hg in a

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Explanation:

Vapor pressure is defined as the pressure exerted by vapors or gas on the surface of a liquid.

It is known that at standard condition, vapor pressure is 760 mm Hg.

And, it is given that methanol vapor pressure in air is 88.5 mm Hg.

Hence, calculate the volume percentage as follows.

Volume percentage = $\frac{\text{given vapor pressure}}{\text{standard vapor pressure}} \times 100$

= $\frac{88.5}{760} \times 100$

= 11.65%

Thus, we can conclude that the maximum volume percent of Methanol vapor that can exist at standard conditions is 11.65%.

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3 years ago

If HCl were added to a solution containing lead(II) ions, sodium ions, nickel(II) ions, and potassium ions, which ions would pre

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3 years ago

A chemist wants to extract copper metal from copper chloride solution. The chemist places 0.50 grams of aluminum foil in a solut

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Answer:

Approximately 0.36 grams, because copper (II) chloride acts as a limiting reactant.

Explanation:

It is a stichiometry problem.

We should write the balance equation of the mentioned chemical reaction:

2Al + 3CuCl₂ → 3Cu + 2AlCl₃.

It is clear that 2.0 moles of Al foil reacts with 3.0 moles of CuCl₂ to produce 3.0 moles of Cu metal and 2.0 moles of AlCl₃.

Also, we need to calculate the number of moles of the reported masses of Al foil (0.50 g) and CuCl₂ (0.75 g) using the relation:

n = mass / molar mass

The no. of moles of Al foil = mass / atomic mass = (0.50 g) / (26.98 g/mol) = 0.0185 mol.

The no. of moles of CuCl₂ = mass / molar mass = (0.75 g) / (134.45 g/mol) = 5.578 x 10⁻³ mol.

From the stichiometry Al foil reacts with CuCl₂ with a ratio of 2:3.

∴ 3.85 x 10⁻³ mol of Al foil reacts completely with 5.578 x 10⁻³ mol of CuCl₂ with (2:3) ratio and CuCl₂ is the limiting reactant while Al foil is in excess.

From the stichiometry 3.0 moles of CuCl₂ will produce the same no. of moles of copper metal (3.0 moles).
So, this reaction will produce 5.578 x 10⁻³ mol of copper metal.
Finally, we can calculate the mass of copper produced using:

mass of Cu = no. of moles x Atomic mass of Cu = (5.578 x 10⁻³ mol)(63.546 g/mol) = 0.354459 g ≅ 0.36 g.

So, the answer is:

Approximately 0.36 grams, because copper (II) chloride acts as a limiting reactant.

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3 years ago

What is meant by collision theory?

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Answer:

The collision theory states that a chemical reaction can only occur between particles when they collide (hit each other).

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2 years ago

Why can't the reaction, ZnCl2 + H2 → Zn + 2HCI, occur naturally?

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It is fairly obvious that zinc metal reacts with aqueous hydrochloric acid! The bubbles are hydrogen gas. ... In fact, electrons are being transferred from the zinc atoms to the hydrogen atoms (which ultimately make a molecule of diatomic hydrogen), changing the charges on both elements.

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