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Answer:
- <em>The solution that has the highest concentration of hydroxide ions is </em><u>d. pH = 12.59.</u>
Explanation:
You can solve this question using just some chemical facts:
- pH is a measure of acidity or alkalinity: the higher the pH the lower the acidity and the higher the alkalinity.
- The higher the concentration of hydroxide ions the lower the acidity or the higher the alkalinity of the solution, this is the higher the pH.
Hence, since you are asked to state the solution with the highest concentration of hydroxide ions, you just pick the highest pH. This is the option d, pH = 12.59.
These mathematical relations are used to find the exact concentrations of hydroxide ions:
- pH + pOH = 14 ⇒ pOH = 14 - pH
- pOH = - log [OH⁻] ⇒
![[OH^-]=10^{-pOH}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5BOH%5E-%5D%3D10%5E%7B-pOH%7D)
Then, you can follow these calculations:
Solution pH pOH [OH⁻]
a. 3.21 14 - 3.21 = 10.79 antilogarithm of 10.79 = 1.6 × 10⁻¹¹
b. 7.00 14 - 7.00 = 7.00 antilogarithm of 7.00 = 10⁻⁷
c. 7.93 14 - 7.93 = 6.07 antilogarithm of 6.07 = 8.5 × 10⁻⁷
d. 12.59 14 - 12.59 = 1.41 antilogarithm of 1.41 = 0.039
e. 9.82 14 - 9.82 = 4.18 antilogarithm of 4.18 = 6.6 × 10⁻⁵
From which you see that the highest concentration of hydroxide ions is for pH = 12.59.
Answer:
1.645 moles of excess reactant that is of magnesium metal are left over.
Explanation:
Moles of magnesium metal = 3.29 mol
Moles of HCl = 3.29 mol

According to recation, 2 moles of HCl reacts with 1 mol of magnesium metal, then 3.29 moles of HCl will react with :
of magnesium metal
Moles of HCl left = 3.29mol - 3.29 mol = 0
Moles of magnesium metal left = 3.29 mol - 1.645 mol = 1.645 mol
1.645 moles of excess reactant that is of magnesium metal are left over.
Zinc carbonate has the chemical formula : ZnCO3 and the equation for thermal decomposition is:
ZnCO3 .................> ZnO + CO2
1 mole of ZnCO3 produces one mole of ZnO
From the periodic table:
molar mass of zinc = 65.38 gm
molar mass of carbon = 12 gm
molar mass of oxygen = 16 gm
molar mass of ZnCO3 = 65.38 + 12 + 3(16) = 125.38 gm
molar mass of ZnO = 65.38 + 16 = 81.38 gm
125.38 gm of ZnCO3 produces 81.38 gm of ZnO, therefore:
mass of ZnO in 375 gm = (375 x 81.38) / 125.38 = 243.4 gm
Based on the above calculations, the correct answer is 243 grams