Which gas would effuse more slowly: <br> Xe<br> CO2<br> CH4<br> N2

The law of conservation of mass states that the mass of a system must remain constant everytime, it can neither be created or destroyed. This means the number of atoms of each element on reactant side must equal the number of atoms of each element on product side.

First we figure out the chemical formula for each compound by taking advantage of oxidation states which are able to tell us whether an element will lose or gain an electron

Strontium hydroxide?

Sr is an alkaline earth metal which has 2 valence electrons that when both are lost it has an oxidation state of +2. Since we know the hydroxide ion has a charge of -1, $-_{OH}$ , Then two $-_{OH}$ are needed to form compound, hence we have $SrOH_2$

zirconium (I) perchlorate?

The oxidation state of zirconium is +1 since it is stated that we have zirconium(I). Converserly, perchlorate has a -1 charge which further proves that zirconium has a +1 oxidation state

The product would have a strontium diperchlorate because we know from earlier that Sr has a +2 oxidation state, and we would also have ZrOH because Zr has a +1 oxidation state and $-_{OH}$ has a -1 charge

The unbalanced equation with all chemicals formulas would be

$SrOH_2_(s) + ZrClO^{-} _4(aq) ==> Sr(ClO^{-} _4)_2(aq) + ZrOH(aq)$

Using the law of conservation of mass, it is clear that there is 1 molecule of $ClO^{-} _4$ on reactant side as compared to 2 molecules of $ClO^{-} _4$ on product side. On the other hand, the are 2 molecules of $-_{OH}$ on reactant side and 1 molecule of $-_{OH}$ on product side. To balance we add a coefficient of 2 on $ZrClO_4$ and a coefficient of 2 on ZrOH,

$SrOH_2_(s) + 2ZrClO_4_(aq) ==> Sr(ClO_4)_2_(aq) + 2ZrOH(aq)$ .

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How did the quantum mechanical model of the atom improve on Borh's atomic model?

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n the Bohr Model, the electron is treated as a particle in fixed orbits around the nucleus. In the Quantum Mechanical Model, the electron is treated mathematically as a wave. The electron has properties of both particles and waves.

The Bohr model was a one-dimensional model that used one quantum number to describe the distribution of electrons in the atom. The only information that was important was the size of the orbit, which was described by “n” the principle quantum number.

Schrodinger's model (Quantum Mechanical Model) allowed the electron to occupy three-dimensional space. It, therefore, required three coordinates, or three quantum numbers, to describe the distribution of electrons in the atom.

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Which gas would effuse more slowly: Xe CO2 CH4 N2