Question 2 (1 point)<br> Which state of matter has the lowest density and the highest energy?

A. Explain, in terms of particles, why NaCl(s) does not conduct electricity.

yawa3891 [41]

Answer:

Ionic bonds hold charged particles in solid NaCl together, such that they are unable to move or conduct electricity.

Explanation:

Consider an electric current that flows through a conductor: charge moves in a uniform direction from one end of the conductor towards the other.

Thus, there are two conditions for a substance to conduct electricity:

The substance shall contain charged particles, and
These charged particles shall be free to move across the substance.

A conductor of electricity shall meet both requirements.

Now, consider the structure of solid NaCl $\rm NaCl\;(s)$ . NaCl is an ionic compound. It contains an ocean of oppositely charged ions:

Positive $\rm Na^{+}$ ions, and
Negative $\rm Cl^{-}$ ions.

Ions carry charge. Thus, solid NaCl contains charged particles and satisfies the first condition.

Inside solid NaCl $\rm NaCl\;(s)$ , electrostatic attractions ("ionic bonds") between the oppositely charged ions hold these ions in rigid ionic lattices. These ions are unable to move relative to each other. As a result, they cannot flow through the solid to conduct electricity. Under solid state, NaCl is unable to satisfy the second condition.

As a side note, melting NaCl into a liquid breaks the ionic bonds and free the ions from the lattice. Liquid NaCl is a conductor of electricity.

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3 years ago

The ending of a compounds name that is made up of three elements,one of which is oxygen

Nezavi [6.7K]

Answer:

—COOH

Explanation:

—COOH, acid group, containing 3 elements, C, carbon, O, oxygen, and H, hydrogen.

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3 years ago

A molecule composed of atoms is called _________.

Readme [11.4K]

I believe that the answer is element

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3 years ago

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Velocity is the slope of the acceleration vs. time graph.<br>O<br>A. True<br>False

Maurinko [17]

Answer:

False

Explanation:

The slope of a velocity-time graph gives acceleration. Acceleration can be defined as the change in velocity with time.

A slope denotes the gradient of line. It takes into consideration the changes on both y and x axis. The ratio of the changes gives the slope.

On a velocity-time graph, the y-axis is the velocity and the x-axis is time. The change in velocity with time gives acceleration.

The slope of an acceleration

-time graph is not velocity.

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3 years ago

Automobile airbags contain solid sodium azide, NaN3, that reacts to produce nitrogen gas when heated, thus inflating the bag. 2N

Vitek1552 [10]

Answer : The value of work done for the system is 1144.69 J

Explanation :

First we have to calculate the moles of $NaN_3$

$\text{Moles of }NaN_3=\frac{\text{Mass of }NaN_3}{\text{Molar mass of }NaN_3}$

Molar mass of $NaN_3$ = 65.01 g/mole

$\text{Moles of }NaN_3=\frac{20.2g}{65.01g/mole}=0.311mole$

Now we have to calculate the moles of nitrogen gas.

The balanced chemical reaction is,

$2NaN_3(s)\rightarrow 2Na(s)+3N_2(g)$

From the balanced reaction we conclude that

As, 2 mole of $NaN_3$ react to give 3 mole of $N_2$

So, 0.311 moles of $NaN_3$ react to give $\frac{0.311}{2}\times 3=0.466$ moles of $N_2$

Now we have to calculate the volume of nitrogen gas.

Using ideal gas equation:

$PV=nRT$

where,

P = Pressure of $N_2$ gas = 1.00 atm

V = Volume of $N_2$ gas = ?

n = number of moles $N_2$ = 0.466 mole

R = Gas constant = $0.0821L.atm/mol.K$

T = Temperature of $N_2$ gas = $22^oC=273+22=295K$

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$1.00atm\times V=0.466mole\times (0.0821L.atm/mol.K)\times 295K$

$V=11.3L$

As initially no nitrogen was present. So,

Volume expanded = Volume of nitrogen evolved

Thus,

Expansion work = Pressure × Volume

Expansion work = 1.00 atm × 11.3 L

Expansion work = 11.3 L.atm

Conversion used : (1 L.atm = 101.3 J)

Expansion work = 11.3 × 101.3 = 1144.69 J

Therefore, the value of work done for the system is 1144.69 J

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3 years ago

Question 2 (1 point) Which state of matter has the lowest density and the highest energy?