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3 years ago

Why do engineers use metals in making electrical wires

Chemistry

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Montano1993 [528]3 years ago

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Answer:

Why is copper used for most electrical wiring? All metals have some amount of resistivity to electrical currents, which is why they require a power source to push the current through. The lower the level of resistivity, the more electrical conductivity a metal has

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lubasha [3.4K]

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3 years ago

What is a chemical equation for the second ionization for lithium

Orlov [11]

The 2nd ionization energy is removing a 2nd electron from that resulting cation:
<span>Li+ --> Li2+ + 1e- </span>

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3 years ago

Sulfur and oxygen react to produce sulfur trioxide. In a particular experiment, 7.9 grams of SO3 are produced by the reaction of

galina1969 [7]

Answer:

$\%\, yield\, \, SO_3=82.29$

Explanation:

First write the balance eqation of chemical reaction:

$2S(s) +3O_2(g) \rightarrow 2SO_3(g)$

Remember writing any chemical reaction from its elemetal form then write the elements in their natural form i.e. how that element exists in the nature here sulphur exists in solid monoatomic form in the nature and oxygen in gaseous diatomic form.

mass of oxygen given=5gram

mole of oxygen $=5/32mol=0.16mol$

mass of sulpher given=6gram

mole of sulpher $=6/32mol=0.19mol$

from the above balanced equaion;

2 mole of sulphur reacts with 3 mole Oxygen completely

1 mole of sulphur reacts with 1.5 mole Oxygen completely

0.19 mole of sulphur reacts with $1.5\times 0.19$ i.e. 0.285 mole Oxygen completely.

but we have 0.16 mole so oxygen will be the limiting reagent and sulpher will be the excess reagent

so product will depend on the limiting reagent

from the balance equation

3 mole of sulpher gives 2 mole $SO_3$

1 mole of sulpher will give 2/3 mole $SO_3$

0.16 of sulpher will give 0.12 mole $SO_3$

mass of $SO_3$ =9.6gram this is theoreical production of $SO_3$

and

actual production of $SO_3$ =7.9gram

$\%\, yield \,\, SO_3=\frac{Actual \,yield}{theoretical\, yield}\times 100$

$\%\, yield\, \, SO_3=\frac{7.9}{9.6} \times 100=82.29$

$\%\, yield\, \, SO_3=82.29$

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3 years ago

In k4[fe(cn)6], how many 3d electrons does the iron atom have?

san4es73 [151]

First let's find out the oxidation number of Fe in K₄[Fe(CN)₆] compound.

The oxidation number of cation, K is +1. Hence, the total charge of the anion, [Fe(CN)₆] is -4. CN has charge has -1. There are 6 CN in anion. Let's assume the oxidation number of Fe is 'a'.

Sum of the oxidation numbers of each element = Charge of the compound
a + 6 x (-1) = -4
a -6 = -4
a = +2

Hence, oxidation number of Fe in [Fe(CN)₆]⁴⁻ is +2.

Now Fe has the atomic number as 26. Hence, number of electrons in Fe at ground state is 26.
Electron configuration = 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 3d⁶ 4s² = [Ar] 3d⁶ 4s²

When making Fe²⁺, Fe releases 2 electrons. Hence, the number of electrons in Fe²⁺ is 26 - 2 = 24.
Hence, the electron configuration of Fe²⁺ = 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 3d⁶
= [Ar] 3d⁶

Hence, the number of 3d electrons of Fe in K₄[Fe(CN)₆] compound is 6.

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3 years ago

The diagram below shows the different phase transitions that occur in matter.

solmaris [256]

Answer:

# 5

Explanation:

The question describes silver being "poured" into a mold and cools to become a solid bar. This is the phase of liquid to solid. When a element cools down below it's freezing points to become a solid.

<u>Liquid to Solid Definition:</u>

Freezing, or solidification, is a phase transition in which a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered to or below its freezing point. All known liquids, except helium, freeze when the temperature is low enough.

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