Answer:
- Nitrogen has four pairs of electrons: 3 bonds and 1 lone pair in the valence shell;
- Electrons repel one another based on the VSEPR theory;
- Nitrogen has a total of 7 protons (its atomic number is 7) in its nucleus.
Explanation:
The shape and the bond orientation of molecules and ions are both explained by the valences shell electron pair repulsion theory (VSEPR).
Ammonia,
, is a molecule which contains three N-H bonds, as well as one lone pair on nitrogen. According to the VSEPR theory, molecules try to acquire a shape which would minimize the repulsion exhibited by the electron clouds present, that is, between the bonding (shared in a bond) and non-bonding (lone pair) electrons.
In VSEPR, our main step is to calculate the steric number, this is the sum of the number of bonds (ignoring the multiplicity of any bond) and the lone pairs on a central atom. In ammonia, we have 3 bonds and 1 lone pair, totaling to a steric number of 4. A steric number of 4 without any lone pairs on a central atom and just bonds would yield a tetrahedral shape with bond angles of
.
Now, in this case, since we have a lone pair instead of a bond, it is repelling stronger decreasing the bond angles to about
.
The greater the number of lone pairs, the lower the angle becomes.
To summarize:
- Nitrogen has four pairs of electrons: 3 bonds and 1 lone pair in the valence shell;
- Electrons repel one another based on the VSEPR theory;
- Nitrogen has a total of 7 protons (its atomic number is 7) in its nucleus.
Answer:
E° = 1.24 V
Explanation:
Let's consider the following galvanic cell: Fe(s) | Fe²⁺(aq) || Ag⁺(aq) | Ag(s)
According to this notation, Fe is in the anode (where oxidation occurs) and Ag is in the cathode (where reduction occurs). The corresponding half-reactions are:
Anode: Fe(s) ⇒ Fe²⁺(aq) + 2 e⁻
Cathode: Ag⁺(aq) + 1 e⁻ ⇒ Ag(s)
The standard cell potential (E°) is the difference between the standard reduction potential of the cathode and the standard reduction potential of the anode.
E° = E°red, cat - E°red, an
E° = 0.80 V - (-0.44 V) = 1.24 V
Answer:
5: 0.16
6: 50
Explanation:
Question 5:
We can use the equation density = mass/ volume.
We already have the mass (12g), but now we need to find the volume of the cylinder.
The equation for this is πr²h
So we know the radius is 2 and the height is 6.
π x (2)² x 6 = 24π = 75.398cm³
Now we can use the density equation above:
12/75.398 = 0.1592g/cm³ = 0.16g/cm³.
Question 6:
This time, we have to rearrange the equation density = mass/ volume to find the mass.
We know mass = density x volume.
From the question, the density is 2.5g/mL and the volume is 20mL.
Following the equation above, we do 2.5 x 20 to get 50g.
There would be 2 which would be on the oxygen