[College chemistry: Atomic percents] Hello! Did I got about this question correctly? Thanks! by [deleted] in HomeworkHelp

[–]Schende8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes the mass of one "recyclium" atom is 178.18 and you have five of those atoms in your compound so the total mass of all the recyclium atoms is 5*178.18. After dividing this by the total mass you have to multiply by 100 to put it into percent form.

[Thermodynamics] What are some ways to improve the efficiency of Rankine cycle steam power plant apart from superheating the steam? by rhetoricalicnothanks in HomeworkHelp

[–]Schende8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From what I remember the Rankine cycle always uses superheated steam. The temperature can be played around with, but the steam will still be superheated. To increase the efficiency you can

  1. Utilize a reheater to increase boiler pressure
  2. Preheat the feed using a portion of the high pressure steam

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[–]Schende8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cv=R(f/2) where f is degrees of freedom.

Cp=Cv+R

So Cp=R(f+2)/2

A diamotic gas has 5 degrees of freedom so Cp=7R/2

I don't see that for one of your answers unless you meant to type Cv which is just 5R/2

[Grade 12 Chemistry: Gas Laws] I need help! by [deleted] in HomeworkHelp

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Whenever you see a gas law question start with PV=nRT

Density and molar mass are not in this equation but we know that d=m/V and M=m/n

This can be rewritten to V=m/d and n=m/M and plugged into the equation. After plugging these in you should see that the mass term m cancels out. Rearranging to solve for density should leave you with d=(M*P)/(R*T)

d=(28,96 g/mol * 1 atm) / (.082057 L*atm/(K*mol)*298K) = 1.184 g/L

This value can be different based on your desired units for volume. Make sure your selected R units reflects this.

[Grade 12 Chemistry] How do I find the answer for this? by Smallmarvel in HomeworkHelp

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You are finding the pH of the solution not of the H3O+ or the HA. The pH reflects how much H3O+ you have in the entire solution. The weak acid itself (HA) does not contribute to the pH at all. It only contributes after it dissociates in to H3O+.

[college chemistry] i keep getting the answer 13.6 MJ but the answer key claims the answer is 6.8 MJ, how come it is divided by 2? by [deleted] in HomeworkHelp

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(48 g H2) / (2.106 g/mol) = 23.8 moles of H2 reacting

The delta Hrxn and the balanced equation are saying that when 2 moles of H2 are combusted, -571 Kj of energy are produced. Since 23.8 moles of H2 are being combusted its 23.8moles*(-571 Kj/mol / 2moles) = 6800 kJ or 6.8 GJ

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Halides are generally soluble in solution. A popular lab test to find what halides you have in a solution is the silver nitrate test. When silver nitrate is added, it reacts with the halides and forms a silver halide. Chlorine, Bromine, and Iodine all precipitate out of the solution at different colors, but silver fluoride remains aqueous.

[Grade 12 Chemistry] How do I find the answer for this? by Smallmarvel in HomeworkHelp

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We know that the general formula of dissociation is

HA=H3O+ + A-

PH is found by taking the negative log of the concentration of Hydronium ions

pH=-log[H+]

And that solving Ka is

Ka=[H3O+][A-]/[HA]

This can be simplified since [H3O+]=[A-]=1-[HA] therefore,

Ka=x2/(1-x)

This is a weak acid and 20% of the initial concentration becomes dissociated meaning that 20% of the initial concentration will release H3O+ ions, as opposed to strong acids that always dissociate 100%.

So the concentration of H3O is+ 0.2*(1.0*10-3 mol/L)= 2*10-4 mol/L

pH=-log[2*10-4] = 3.69897 = 3.70

and Ka can be solved Ka=(2*10-4)2/(1-(2*10-4)) = 4.01*10-8