I'm not sure, but maybe burning point...
Sodium is very reactive but it’s a metal, and the problem asks specifically for a non-metal.
Silicone is technically reactive, but not super reactive.
Argon is a nonmetal, however it is an inert gas. It doesn’t react with anything.
We’re left with Chlorine, which is a non-metal in group 7, a highly reactive group, on the periodic table.
Answer:
1. The metal atom/ion in these compounds are Ni and Ni2+ respectively.
2. The electrons from s oribital will jump to d orbital and so I expect CO to donate electron pairs in 4p and 4s orbitals and form sp3 hybridisation.
2.258625 *10²³ oxygen atoms will be produced.
<h3><u>Explanation:</u></h3>
Decomposition reaction is defined as the type of reaction where one single reactant breaks to produce more than one product only by means of heat or other external factor.
Formula of magnesium oxide = MgO.
The molecular mass of magnesium oxide = 24 +16= 40.
So in 40 grams of magnesium oxide, number of molecules is 6.023 * 10²³.
So in 15 grams of magnesium oxide,, number of molecules is 6.023 *1023 * 15/40 = 2.258625 *10²³.
From one molecule of magnesium oxide, one oxide atom will be produced.
So number of oxide atoms with 100% yeild = 2.258625 *10²³
The way you calculate the empirical formula is to firstly assume 100g. To find each elements moles you take each elements percentage listed, times it by one mole and divide it by its atomic mass. (ex: moles of K =55.3g x 1 mole/39.1g, therefore there is 1.41432225 moles of Potassium) Once you’ve completed this for every element you list each elements symbol beside it’s number of moles and divide by the smallest number because it can only go into its self once. After you’ve done this, you’ve found your empirical formula, which is the simplest whole number ratio of atoms in a compound. I’ve added an example of a empirical question I completed last semester :)
