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2 years ago

What could be a reason for the difference between the theoretical and experimental heats of reaction

Chemistry

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Fiesta28 [93]2 years ago

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Answer:

Theoretical value is the value a scientist expects from an equation, assuming perfect or near-perfect conditions. Experimental value, on the other hand, is what is actually measured from an experiment. Rarely (in fact never) are these numbers the same.

Take the area of a sheet of paper. I know that the area of a rectangle can be found by multiplying the lengths of both sides together. I can assume an 8.5x11 sheet, so I calculate exactly 93.5 square inches. This is my theoretical value. When I actually do the measurements on my paper, it turns out my paper has been slightly cut on one end, or I’m measuring with a shoddy ruler. Therefore, I might measure only 92.8 square inches. This is my experimental value. See thats it’s close, but not exact.

Expanding on this concept, quantum mechanics is so widely accepted in the scientific community because many theoretical values calculated by mathmaticians concurred with experimental values to many, many decimal places. These would be constants such as Plank’s Constant, energy levels of harmonic potentials, and energy levels of the hydrogen atom.

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3 years ago

A 0.539 g sample of a metal, M, reacts completely with sulfuric acid according to the reaction M(s)+H2SO4(aq)⟶MSO4(aq)+H2(g) A v

Charra [1.4K]

Answer:

The molar mass of the metal is 54.9 g/mol.

Explanation:

When we work with gases collected over water, the total pressure (atmospheric pressure) is equal to the sum of the vapor pressure of water and the pressure of the gas.

Patm = Pwater + PH₂

PH₂ = Patm - Pwater = 1.0079 bar - 0.03167 bar = 0.9762 bar

The pressure of H₂ is:

$0.9762bar.\frac{1atm}{1.013bar} =0.9637atm$

The absolute temperature is:

K = °C + 273 = 25°C + 273 = 298 K

We can calculate the moles of H₂ using the ideal gas equation.

$P.V=n.R.T\\n=\frac{P.V}{R.T} =\frac{0.9637atm \times 0.249L }{(0.08206atm.L/mol.K)\times298K} =9.81 \times 10^{-3} mol$

Let's consider the following balanced equation.

M(s) + H₂SO₄(aq) ⟶ MSO₄(aq) + H₂(g)

The molar ratio of M:H₂ is 1:1. So, 9.81 × 10⁻³ moles of M reacted. The molar mass of the metal is:

$\frac{0.539g}{9.81 \times 10^{-3} mol} =54.9g/mol$

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3 years ago

You've probably heard that some types of bacteria can cause infections and make you sick.

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Answer:

(A) Plants would probably not have enough nitrogen.

Explanation:

According to the passage, bacteria help us digest our food and make yogurt. But it is the bacteria in the soil specifically that "Cycle nitrogen through the ecosystem, which plants rely on"

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2 years ago

Write the formula for potassium nitride? (show work) CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP?

ohaa [14]

Answer:

It should b KNO3

Explanation:

one Potassium (K) and three Nitrite (NO3)

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3 years ago

4. If the DNA nitrogen bases were TACCGGAT, how would the other half of

Elena L [17]

Answer:

ATGGCCTA

Explanation:

For this we have to keep in mind that we have a specific relationship between the nitrogen bases:

-) When we have a T (thymine) we will have a bond with A (adenine) and viceversa.

-) When we have C (Cytosine) we will have a bond with G (Guanine) and viceversa.

Therefore if we have: TACCGGAT. We have to put the corresponding nitrogen base, so:

TACCGGAT

ATGGCCTA

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3 years ago