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What are mitochondria, and why are they an important part of cells?

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Mitochondria are often referred to as the powerhouses of the cell. They help turn the energy we take from food into energy that the cell can use. But, there is more to mitochondria than energy production. Present in nearly all types of human cell, mitochondria are vital to our survival.

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What is a limited resource in the use of nuclear fission for energy?

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It has been suggested that the surface melting of ice plays a role in enabling speed skaters to achieve peak performance. Carry

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Relation between pressure, latent heat of fusion, and change in volume is as follows.

$\frac{dP}{dT} = \frac{L}{T \times \Delta V}$

Also, $\frac{L}{T} = \Delta S^{fusion}_{m}$

where, $\Delta V^{fusion}_{m}$ is the difference in specific volumes.

Hence, $\frac{dP}{dT} = \frac{\Delta S^{fusion}_{m}}{\Delta V^{fusion}_{m}}$

As, $\Delta S^{fusion}_{m} = \frac{L}{T} = \frac{6010}{273.15}$ = 22.0 J/mol K

And, $\Delta V^{fusion}_{m} = \frac{M}{d_{H_{2}O}} - \frac{M}{d_{ice}}$ ...... (1)

where, $d_{H_{2}O}$ = density of water

$d_{ice}$ = density of ice

M = molar mass of water = $18.02 \times 10^{-3} kg$

Therefore, using formula in equation (1) we will calculate the volume of fusion as follows.

$\Delta V^{fusion}_{m} = \frac{M}{d_{H_{2}O}} - \frac{M}{d_{ice}}$

= $\frac{18.02 \times 10^{-3}}{997} - \frac{18.02 \times 10^{-3}}{920}$

= $-1.51 \times 10^{-6}$

Therefore, calculate the required pressure as follows.

$\frac{dP}{dT} = \frac{22}{-1.51 \times 10^{-6}}$

= $1.45 \times 10^{7} Pa/K$

or, = 145 bar/K

Hence, for change of 1 degree pressure the decrease is 145 bar and for 4.7 degree change dP = $145 \times 4.7 bar$

= 681.5 bar

Thus, we can conclude that pressure should be increased by 681.5 bar to cause 4.7 degree change in melting point.

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You want to determine the concentration of a solid solute dissolved in a specified volume of liquid solvent which of the followi

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Generally, chemists prefer to use morality (B) because it only invovles measuring the final volume of the solution and amount of moles of the solute

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How many grams of water are produced if 33.0 grams of N20 is produced?

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The answer is 27 grams. Hope it helps

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A gaseous mixture contains 5.0 moles of nitrogen and 10.0 moles of helium . What is the total pressure if the temperature is 25

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Answer:

A) 122 atm

Explanation:

PV = nRT

Solve for P --> P = nRT/V

n = 10.0 mol + 5.0 mol = 15.0 mol

R = 0.08206 L atm / mol K

T = 25 + 273 = 298 K

V = 3.0

P = (15.0)(0.08206)(298) / (3.0) = 122 atm

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