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Which layer of Earth is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?

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Convection currents in the mantle are what causes the movement of tectonic plates. As the extremely hot molten material from the mantle rises toward the crust, it cools enough to become denser and sink back into the hotter area of the mantle.

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Determine the value of the equilibrium constant, KgoalKgoalK_goal, for the reaction CO2(g)⇌C(s)+O2(g)CO2(g)⇌C(s)+O2(g), Kgoal=?

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Answer:

The value of the equilibrium constant for reaction asked is $1.24\times 10^{-7}$ .

Explanation:

$CO_2(g)\rightleftharpoons C(s)+O_2(g)$

$K_{goal}=?$

$K_{goal}=\frac{[C][O_2]}{[CO_2]}$

$2CO_2(g)+2H_2O(l)\rightleftharpoons CH_3COOH(l)+2O_2(g)$ ..[1]

$K_1=\frac{[CH_3COOH][O_2]^2}{[CO_2]^2[H_2O]^2}$

$2H_2(g)+O2(g)\rightleftharpoons 2H_2O(l)$ ..[2]

$K_2=\frac{[H_2O]^2}{[H_2]^2[O_2]}$

$CH_3COOH(l)\rightleftharpoons 2C(s)+2H_2(g)+O_2(g)$ ..[3]

$K_3=\frac{[C]^2[H_2]^2[O_2]}{[CH_3COOH]}$

[1] + [2] + [3]

$2CO_2(g)\rightleftharpoons 2C(s)+2O_2(g)$

( on adding the equilibrium constant will get multiplied with each other)

$K=K_1\times K_2\times K_3$

$K=5.40\times 10^{-16}\times 1.06\times 10^{10}\times 2.68\times 10^{-9}$

$K=1.53\times 10^{-14}$

$K=\frac{[C]^2[O_2]^2}{[CO_2]^2}$

On comparing the K and $K_{goal}$ :

$K^2=K_{goal}$

$K_{goal}=\sqrt{K}=\sqrt{1.53\times 10^{-14}}=1.24\times 10^{-7}$

The value of the equilibrium constant for reaction asked is $1.24\times 10^{-7}$ .

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Find the mass, in grams, of 3.758 mol CH4. ( show work )

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We use the weight of the atoms C and H for calculate the molar mass:

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Weight of CH4 =16, 042 g/mol

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