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    Q17.4.5

    Use the data in Table P1 to determine the equilibrium constant for the following reactions. Assume 298.15 K if no temperature is given.

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    Edit: K= 1.67x10-21 is a very small equilibrium constant. That means that the forward reaction is not favored very much, the reverse reaction is favored.AgCl(s)Ag+(aq)+Cl(aq)

    Q12.1.5

    A study of the rate of the reaction represented as 2AB

    gave the following data:

    Time (s) 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 35.0
    [A] (M) 1.00 0.952 0.625 0.465 0.370 0.308 0.230
    1. Determine the average rate of disappearance of A between 0.0 s and 10.0 s, and between 10.0 s and 20.0 s.
    2. Estimate the instantaneous rate of disappearance of A at 15.0 s from a graph of time versus [A]. What are the units of this rate?
    3. Use the rates found in parts (a) and (b) to determine the average rate of formation of B between 0.00 s and 10.0 s, and the instantaneous rate of formation of B at 15.0 s.

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    Edit: Here is a clearer picture of the graph that comes from plotting concentration of A versus time in seconds.

    Q12.5.3

    What is the activation energy of a reaction, and how is this energy related to the activated complex of the reaction?

    Answer: The activation energy is the minimum amount of energy of reactants needed for a reaction to take place. The activation energy is the difference between the activated complex and the energy of the reactants.

    Edit: This is why even reactions with a large negative delta G do not happen all the time. The activation energy prevents the reaction from constantly occurring since it requires the reactants to achieve a higher energy level than they currently have and thus an input of energy will be needed in order to get over this activation energy barrier.

    Q21.3.7

    The mass of the atomFis 18.99840 amu.

    1. Calculate its binding energy per atom in millions of electron volts.
    2. Calculate its binding energy per nucleon.

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    Edit: When the question says "per nucleon" you need to divide the energy by the number of protons and neutrons (ignore the electrons). To figure out how many protons are in an atom, just look at the atomic number of the atom. This tells you how many protons are in the nucleus. In this case F has an atomic number of 9 and therefore has 9 protons. To find the number of neutrons, you subtract the protons from the mass number. So here it is 19-9= 10 neutrons. We are able to do this because protons and neutrons are very similar in mass and therefore contribute to the overall mass in the same manner.

    Q20.2.3

    Edit: For a quick review of how to assign oxidation states click here!

    In each redox reaction, determine which species is oxidized and which is reduced:

    1. Zn(s) + H2SO4(aq) → ZnSO4(aq) + H2(g)
    2. Cu(s) + 4HNO3(aq) → Cu(NO3)2(aq) + 2NO2(g) + 2H2O(l)
    3. BrO3(aq) + 2MnO2(s) + H2O(l) → Br(aq) + 2MnO4(aq) + 2H+(aq)

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    Q20.4.22

    Calculate E°cell and ΔG° for the redox reaction represented by the cell diagram Pt(s)∣Cl2(g, 1 atm)∥ZnCl2(aq, 1 M)∣Zn(s). Will this reaction occur spontaneously?

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    Edit: The E° for this reaction is 2.1578V which is a positive number. This, when plugged into the correct equation gives us a large negative delta G° value of -416.39kJ. A negative delta G° tells us that this reaction is exothermic and is thermodynamically favorable since systems like to release energy in order to reach a more steady state.

    Q20.9.7

    What volume of chlorine gas at standard temperature and pressure is evolved when a solution of MgCl2 is electrolyzed using a current of 12.4 A for 1.0 h?


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    Edit: It says that MgCl2 is electrolyzed. This means that this occurs in an electrolytic cell. To refresh your memory about the differences about voltaic and electrolytic cells click here!

    Q14.6.5

    Before being sent on an assignment, an aging James Bond was sent off to a health farm where part of the program’s focus was to purge his body of radicals. Why was this goal considered important to his health?

    Answer: It is important because free radicals have been associated with cancer, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and many others. It would be very dangerous if James Bond suffers from one of these illnesses when he is on a mission.

    Edit: Free radicals are uncharged atoms or molecule which has an unpaired valence electrons. The reason these are so dangerous is because they like to grab electrons from other atoms to fill their own outer shell. This allows them to impair protein function because free radicals readily oxidize proteins and cell membrane which could lead to a loss of function.


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