Why are fossils important in the development of the geologic time scale?

1 answer:

4 0

Fossils are fundamental to the geologic time scale. The names of most of the eons and eras end in zoic, because these time intervals are often recognized on the basis of animal life. Rocks formed during the Proterozoic Eon may have fossils of relative simple organisms, such as bacteria, algae, and wormlike animals

You might be interested in

Calculate the specific heat capacity of a piece of ice if 1.30 kg of the wood absorbs 6.75×104 joules of heat, and its temperatu

spayn [35]

Answer:

1.8 J/ g ∘ C

Explanation:

A substance's specific heat tells you how much heat much either be added or removed from 1 g of that substance in order to cause a 1 ∘ C change in temperature.

The equation that establishes a relationship between specific heat, heat added or removed.

8 0

4 years ago

Read 2 more answers

Calculate the vapor pressure (in torr) at 298 K in a solution prepared by dissolving 46.8 g of the non-volatile non-electrolye g

Rainbow [258]

Answer: The total partial pressure of the solution is 131.37 torr.

Explanation:

The number of moles is defined as the ratio of the mass of a substance to its molar mass. The equation used is:

$\text{Number of moles}=\frac{\text{Given mass}}{\text{Molar mass}}$ ......(1)

For glucose:

Given mass of glucose = 46.8 g

Molar mass of glucose = 180 g/mol

Plugging values in equation 1:

$\text{Moles of glucose}=\frac{46.8g}{180g/mol}=0.26 mol$

For methanol:

Given mass of methanol = 117 g

Molar mass of methanol = 32 g/mol

Plugging values in equation 1:

$\text{Moles of methanol}=\frac{117g}{32g/mol}=3.66 mol$

Mole fraction is defined as the moles of a component present in the total moles of a solution. It is given by the equation:

$\chi_A=\frac{n_A}{n_A+n_B}$ .....(2)

where n is the number of moles

Putting values in equation 2:

$\chi_{methanol}=\frac{3.66}{0.26+3.66}=0.934$

Raoult's law is the law used to calculate the partial pressure of the individual gases present in the mixture. The equation for Raoult's law follows:

$p_A=\chi_A\times p_T$ .....(3)