Answer is: because they were using simple chemical reactions to transform elements, but that is possible only with nuclear reactions, which in that time were not possible to conduct.
Nuclear reactions can produce new elements, because number of protons and neutrons is changed, lead and gold have different atomic and mass numbers.
The electrons of an atom participates in a chemical reaction, chemical reactions involve the rearrangement of electrons, because there is transfer, loss, gain and sharing of electrons in chemical reactions, new elements are not formed.
These 5 metals are: zinc,copper,tin,bronze,nickel
Answer:
(A) 0.129 M
(B) 0.237 M
Explanation:
(A) The reaction between potassium hydrogen phthalate and barium hydroxide is:
- 2HA + Ba(OH)₂ → BaA₂ + 2H₂O
Where A⁻ is the respective anion of the monoprotic acid (KC₈H₄O₄⁻).
We <u>convert mass of phthalate to moles</u>, using its molar mass:
- 0.978 g ÷ 156 g/mol = 9.27x10⁻³ mol = 9.27 mmol
Now we <u>convert mmol of HA to mmol of Ba(OH)₂</u>:
- 9.27 mmol HA *
= 6.64 mmol Ba(OH)₂
Finally we calculate the molarity of the Ba(OH)₂ solution:
- 6.64 mmol / 35.8 mL = 0.129 M
(B) The reaction between Ba(OH)₂ and HCl is:
- 2HCl + Ba(OH)₂ → BaCl₂ + 2H₂O
So<u> the moles of HCl that reacted </u>are:
- 17.1 mL * 0.129 M *
= 4.41 mmol HCl
And the <u>molarity of the HCl solution is</u>:
- 4.41 mmol / 18.6 mL = 0.237 M