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2 years ago

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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Answer:

0.30 M

Explanation:

Using integrated rate law for first order kinetics as:

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Where,

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$[A_0]$ is the initial concentration = 1.36 M

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The given data is as follows.

Thickness (dx) = 0.87 m, thermal conductivity (k) = 13 W/m-K

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$T_{2} = 93^{o}C$

According to Fourier's law,

Q = $-kA \frac{dT}{dx}$

Hence, putting the given values into the above formula as follows.

Q = $-kA \frac{dT}{dx}$

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If two metals has the same specific heat how can distinguish them in two ways

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Answer:

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Explanation:

The balanced equation for the reaction is:

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mass of Fe2O3 involved = [(2x26) + 3 x 16] x 2

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but molar mass of Fe2O3 = 26 + (16 X 3)

= 74g/mole

Therefore number of mole of 33.54g of Fe2O3 = 33.54/74

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