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3 years ago

Why do scientists use models, and why do all models have limitations???

Chemistry

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Sedaia [141]3 years ago

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Since models are simpler than real objects or systems, they have limitations. ... It may not predict the behavior of the real system very accurately. But the more computing power that goes into the model and the care with which the scientists construct the model can increase the chances that a model will be accurate.

Anton [14]3 years ago

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Scientists use models to represent data/evidence. However, all models have limitations. However, models are simplified versions of reality, and can't be totally accurate in representation.

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A chemical reaction produces 3.81g potassium chloride (KCl). How many formula units of potassium chloride are there? *Find Molar

Aleks04 [339]

Answer:

The number of formula units in 3.81 g of potassium chloride (KCl) is approximately 3.08 × 10²²

Explanation:

The given parameters is as follows;

The mass of potassium chloride produced in the chemical reaction (KCl) = 3.81 g

The required information = The number of formula units of potassium chloride (KCl)

The Molar Mass of KCl = 74.5513 g/mol

$The \ number \ of \ moles \ of \ a \ substance, n = \dfrac{The \ mass \ of \ the substance}{The \ Molar \ Mass \ of \ the \ substance}$

Therefore, we have;

$The \ number \ of \ moles \ of \ KCl= \dfrac{3.81 \ g}{74.5513 \ g/mol} \approx 0.051106 \ moles$

1 mole of a substance, contains Avogadro's number (6.022 × 10²³) of formula units

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0.051106 moles of KCl contains 0.051106 × 6.022 × 10²³ ≈ 3.077588 × 10²² formula units

From which we have, the number of formula units in 3.81 g of potassium chloride (KCl) ≈ 3.08 × 10²² formula units.

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The temperature of 6.24 L of a gas is increased from 25.0°C to 55.0°C at constant pressure. The new volume of the gas is Questio

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Answer:

Heating this gas to 55 °C will raise its volume to 6.87 liters.

Assumption: this gas is ideal.

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By Charles's Law, under constant pressure the volume $V$ of an ideal gas is proportional to its absolute temperature $T$ (the one in degrees Kelvins.)

Alternatively, consider the ideal gas law:

$\displaystyle V = \frac{n \cdot R}{P}\cdot T$ .

$n$ is the number of moles of particles in this gas. $n$ should be constant as long as the container does not leak.
$R$ is the ideal gas constant.
$P$ is the pressure on the gas. The question states that the pressure on this gas is constant.

Therefore the volume of the gas is proportional to its absolute temperature.

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Initial volume: $V_1 = \rm 6.24\; L$ .

Convert the two temperatures to degrees Kelvins:

Initial temperature: $T_1 = \rm 25.0\;\textdegree{C} = (25.0 + {\rm 273.15})\; K = 298.15\;K$ .
Final temperature: $T_1 = \rm 55.0\;\textdegree{C} = (55.0 + {\rm 273.15})\; K = 328.15\;K$ .