1. Calculate the percent oxygen in H2SO4.

A buffer consists of 0.120 M HNO2 and 0.150 M NaNO2 at 25°C. pka of HNO2 is 3.40. a. What is the pH of the buffer? b. What is th

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Explanation:

It is known that $K_{a}$ of $HNO_{2}$ = $4.5 \times 10^{-4}$ .

(a) Relation between $K_{a}$ and $pK_{a}$ is as follows.

$pK_{a} = -log (K_{a})$

Putting the values into the above formula as follows.

$pK_{a} = -log (K_{a})$

= $-log(4.5 \times 10^{-4})$

= 3.347

Also, relation between pH and $pK_{a}$ is as follows.

pH = $pK_{a} + log\frac{[conjugate base]}{[acid]}$

= $3.347+ log \frac{0.15}{0.12}$

= 3.44

Therefore, pH of the buffer is 3.44.

(b) No. of moles of HCl added = $Molarity \times volume$

= $11.6 M \times 0.001 L$

= 0.0116 mol

In the given reaction, $NO^{-}_{2}$ will react with $H^{+}$ to form $HNO_{2}$

Hence, before the reaction:

No. of moles of $NO^{-}_{2}$ = $0.15 M \times 1.0 L$

= 0.15 mol

And, no. of moles of $HNO_{2}$ = $0.12 M \times 1.0 L$

= 0.12 mol

On the other hand, after the reaction :

No. of moles of $NO^{-}_{2}$ = moles present initially - moles added

= (0.15 - 0.0116) mol

= 0.1384 mol

Moles of $HNO_{2}$ = moles present initially + moles added

= (0.12 + 0.0116) mol

= 0.1316 mol

As, $K_{a}$ = $4.5 \times 10^{-4}$

$pK_{a} = -log (K_{a})$

= $-log(4.5 \times 10^{-4})$

= 3.347

Since, volume is both in numerator and denominator, we can use mol instead of concentration.

As, pH = $pK_{a} + log \frac{[conjugate base]}{[acid]}$

= 3.347+ log {0.1384/0.1316}

= 3.369

= 3.37 (approx)

Thus, we can conclude that pH after the addition of 1.00 mL of 11.6 M HCl to 1.00 L of the buffer solution is 3.37.

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3 years ago

Putting rock salt on the roads during a snowstorm is an example of: A. Boiling point elevation B. Vapor pressure raising C. Vapo

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Answer:

The correct answer is - D. Freezing point depression.

Explanation:

When rock salt is spread over snow-covered icy roads, it generates a liquid layer over it by melting from the surface thereby lowering or depression in the freezing point below the ice.

Therefore, due to this liquid layer comes into the contact with the ice present on the road and causes other ice to melts. This keeps on decreasing the volume of the ice on the road therefore, rock salts spread on the roads during a snowstorm.

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When molten sulfur reacts with chlorine gas, a vile-smelling orange liquid forms that has an empirical formula of SCl. The struc

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Answer:

The structure is shown below.

Explanation:

The formal charge (FC) is the charge that is more close to the actual charge in the real molecules and ions. It can be calculated based on the number of valence electrons (V), the shared electrons (S) and the electrons in the lone pairs (L) by the equation:

FC = V - (L + S/2)

Sulfur is in group 16 of the periodic table, so it has 6 valence electrons, and chlorine is from group 17 of the periodic table, and so it has 7 valence electrons. Chlorine can share only one electron, so it is stable. Sulfur can expand its octet (because it's from the third period) and can have more than 8 electrons when stable.

The possible formulas, from the empiric one, are:

SCl, S₂Cl₂, and S₃Cl₃.

To have FC = 0, chlorine must done only one bond, because S = 2, and L = 6, so:

FC = 7 - (6 + 2/2) = 0

So, it can not be the central atom of a structure. In the SCl, it will hav only a simple bond, so for sulfur, S = 2, and L = 4 (only the lone pairs are counted)

FC = 6 - (4+ 2/2) = +1

For S₂Cl₂, the two sulfurs must be bonded to a simple bond, and each one to one chlorine, thus, for both od them S = 4, and L = 4. so

FC = 6 - (4 + 4/2) = 0

So, it is the correct structure. The lewis structure represents the bonds by lines and the lone pairs of electrons by dots, and it is shown below.