I would say chemical but I’m not 100% sure might wanna get a second opinion
Answer:
C. two atoms of oxygen.
Explanation:
Step 1: Data given
Silicon has 14 electrons
Silicon is part of Group IV, all the elements there have 4 valence electrons.
It can form a compound when 4 valence electrons bind with the 4 valence elctrons of silicon
A. four atoms of calcium.
Calcium has 2 valence elctrons. 4 atoms of calcium <u>cannot bind</u> on 1 atom of silicon since there are only 4 valence electrons.
B. one atom of chlorine.
1 atom of chlorine has 7 valence electrons. Chlorine can bind with an atom with 1 valence electron. Since silicon has 4 valence electrons, they will <u>not bind.</u>
Silicon can bind with 4 atoms of chlorine to form SiCl4
C. two atoms of oxygen.
Oxygen has 6 valence electrons, this means oxygen can bind with an element with 2 valence electrons.
Since silicon has 4 valence electrons, it <u>can bind</u> with 2 atoms of oxygen to form SiO2 (silicon dioxide).
D. three atoms of hydrogen.
Hydrogen has 1 valence electron. 1 hydrogen atom can bind with an element that has 7 valence electrons.
Three atoms of hydrogen can bind with an element that has 5 valence electrons.
Silicon <u>will not</u> bind with 3 atoms of hydrogen ( but can bind with 4 atoms of hydrogen)
As long as the equation in question can be expressed as the sum of the three equations with known enthalpy change, its 
can be determined with the Hess's Law. The key is to find the appropriate coefficient for each of the given equations.
Let the three equations with given be denoted as (1), (2), (3), and the last equation (4). Let 
, 
, and 
be letters such that 
. This relationship shall hold for all chemicals involved.
There are three unknowns; it would thus take at least three equations to find their values. Species present on both sides of the equation would cancel out. Thus, let coefficients on the reactant side be positive and those on the product side be negative, such that duplicates would cancel out arithmetically. For instance, 
shall resemble the number of 
left on the product side when the second equation is directly added to the third. Similarly
Thus
and
Verify this conclusion against a fourth species involved- 
for instance. Nitrogen isn't present in the net equation. The sum of its coefficient shall, therefore, be zero.
Apply the Hess's Law based on the coefficients to find the enthalpy change of the last equation.
Answer:
1. The gas law used: Dalton's law of partial pressure.
2. Pressure of nitrogen = 331 mmHg
Explanation:
From the question given above, the following data were obtained:
Total pressure (Pₜ) = 592 mmHg
Pressure of Oxygen (Pₒ) = 261 mmHg
Pressure of nitrogen (Pₙ) =?
The pressure of nitrogen in the sample can be obtained by using the Dalton's law of partial pressure. This is illustrated below:
Pₜ = Pₒ + Pₙ
592 = 261 + Pₙ
Collect like terms
592 – 261 = Pₙ
331 = Pₙ
Pₙ = 331 mmHg
Therefore, the pressure of nitrogen in the sample is 331 mmHg
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