Mercury is a homogenous mixture of two or more pure substances
b is fastest, having the lowest activation energy (35 kJ) and is an exothermic reaction, releasing energy in the form of heat
c is slowest, having the highest activation energy (55 kJ) and is an endothermic reaction, taking in energy from its surroundings
Answer:
The answer to the question is
The specific heat capacity of the alloy = 1.77 J/(g·°C)
Explanation:
To solve this, we list out the given variables thus
Mass of alloy = 45 g
Initial temperature of the alloy = 25 °C
Final temperature of the alloy = 37 °C
Heat absorbed by the alloy = 956 J
Thus we have
ΔH = m·c·(T₂ - T₁) where ΔH = heat absorbed by the alloy = 956 J, c = specific heat capacity of the alloy and T₁ = Initial temperature of the alloy = 25 °C , T₂ = Final temperature of the alloy = 37 °C and m = mass of the alloy = 45 g
∴ 956 J = 45 × C × (37 - 25) = 540 g·°C×c or
c = 956 J/(540 g·°C) = 1.77 J/(g·°C)
The specific heat capacity of the alloy is 1.77 J/(g·°C)
A chemical reaction involves the rearranging of atoms of the same or different elements to form new substances. It is represented by a chemical equation in which the reactants (substances that are broken apart) are written on the left and the products (new substances formed) are written on the right. If more than one reactant or product is needed, they are separated with a + sign. An arrow is used to separate the reactant side of the equation from the product side.