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RussellChin_3A

the way i think of it is first i find whats being reduced and whats being oxidized. Then to find the oxidizing or reducing agent i just reverse it, so the compound being oxidized is the reducing agent and the compound being reduced is the oxidizing agent.

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Yes!because they are equivalent

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You add Pt_(s) as an electrode when the the half reaction does not have a solid metal for which the current can run through.

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The slow step is usually given to you where there are different steps in a reaction mechanism. If not, the rate constant, k maybe given to you for you to identity the slow step. bottom line is, there is probably always going to be a way for you to determine the slow step of a reaction.

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You read a cell diagram from left to right. Usually the left reaction is the oxidized reaction (anode) while the right reaction is the reduced reaction (cathode)

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I dont think so. We've never explicitly covered buffer solutions in any of our lectures/discussions

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When you say linear plot of a first order reaction you are refering to the graph that results from a plot of ln[A] and time which results in a negative slope. However, if you were to graph [A] vs. time without the ln, you would not get a linear plot, instead a plot of exponential decay

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Because we are studying how concentrations change over time, the rate of a reaction are expressed in M (molarity) per seconds. or mol/L per seconds. Usually when masses are given they are accompanied by the volume of the reaction vessel which allows you to find the molarity.

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No a rate cannot be negative. A reaction cannot progress at -2 M/s.

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The units of K must be able to cancel out with the units of the concentration in order for the rate units to always be M/s. so just add on however many M/s needed in order to get the rate to its proper units

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The rate of the slow step is the rate of the full reaction as the reaction can only progress as fast as the slowest step

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Basically the intermediate step is there to explain how some reactants are converted to the products. Like in the example above, NO2 and CO cannot form NO and CO2. So the only explanation is that there is an intermediate reaction

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Usually the anode is always on the left. If you aren't sure you can just look at both of the half reactions to determine which half reaction is the oxidation reaction and which is the reduction reaction.

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Yes you would work out the half reactions then balance the reactions out. The e- that results from the balanced half reaction will be the moles of e- you use for the equations.

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I would use seconds unless otherwise stated simply because it is the SI units for time.

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Yes, it can transfer such ions like Na+ and Cl-

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The purpose of the salt bridge is to balance out the charges by distributing the appropriate ions to the appropriate sides. By balancing out the charges on the anode and cathode sides, this allows continued movement of e- from the anode to the cathode

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Yes platinum is one of the common inert conductor

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Using + just makes it more identifiable that a system is gaining something. Its more clear than just leaving a number without a +

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drawing the anode of the left is the conventional way. So I guess if you draw your cell correctly and get the direction of the e- current correct (from anode to cathode) it shouldn't matter if you draw the anode on the left or right. By recognizing which half rxn is the oxidation half or the reducti...

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As the e- current transfers from the anode to the cathode, the ion in the anode loses the e- to the cathode making the anode gradually positive and the cathode gradually negative. Because of this, the cell will gradually stop receiving e- from the anode because it was already negative. The salt brid...

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I don't think it is necessary to know the derivations (like on past test in 14A we didn't need to know), but it's definitely helpful to know how you derive it because it can help understand the formula better.

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By more "possible states" I think you mean more possible positions, as this determines the entropy of a substance. For a gas, it can occupy more possible positions, because like the person above said, gases can occupy a larger volume compared to liquids and solids. They are more able to fr...

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Snow forming in clouds is basically the solidifying of liquid water to solid water. In liquid water, there is less bonding between the molecules compared to solid water. So in order for liquid water to solidify, the bonds need to form between the water molecules. And since we know that when bonding ...

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Dr. Lavelle gave some of the common standard states for elements such as the diatomic elements like N₂,O₂ would be in the standard states if they were gases and others like Br₂ would be standard states if it were in the liquid state. Other standard states he gave was solid Carbon as graphite.

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use q=mC $\Delta T$
and plug the respective values into this:

-Qmetal=Qwater

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Work done on the system means that the system is receiving the work so it is then written as +w. Work done by the system means the system is expending energy to do the work and so the work is -w.

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Can someone explain to me the difference between intensive and extensive variables, and when we should apply this to our thermochemistry/dynamics calculations?

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yes, its basically how must heat needed to raise one mole of a substance 1 degree, whether it is Celsius or Kelvin

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The triple point is exactly what it means: when all states of a substance exists at once. But like sublimation, it must occur in certain conditions

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The reason why or acids are more read to lose e- is because usually the H proton is bonded to the oxygen. When the hydrogen is removed it results in a negative charge on the oxygen. In oxacids this negative charge on the oxygen is democratized from strong anions that pull the negative charge away fr...

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A general rule is that if a molecule contains OH, it is considered a base. If a molecule has an H attached to it, it is generally an acid. Another way to identify if it is an acid or base is to identify the bronsted lowry acid and base by keeping track of the transfer of protons during the reaction.

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It doesn't matter if neutral / negative charge ligands go first or not. They just have to go alphbetically

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Ligands are molecules that donate a pair of electrons to an atom in order to form a coordination compound. They are also known as Lewis Bases, but in the biological world, they are referred to as ligands.

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The ligand is the molecule that donates a pair of electrons in a coordination compound. In other words, it is a lewis base.

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When it gets to bond angles for structures that include lone pairs, we just have to know that the bond angle will be less than that of the expected one. For example, for a trigonal pyramidal, we only need to know that the bond angle that results from it, will be less than 109.5. This is because it w...

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In addition to the answer above, you can also tell whether or not a bond is ionic or covalent by using the electronegativity guidelines that Dr. Lavelle gave us. If the electronegativity difference is greater than 2 then the bond is considered ionic. If the electronegativity difference is less than ...

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In addition to Scott's answer, one of the primary reasons why your lewis structure is not correct compared to the answer is that if you put Cl in the middle, it takes on 10 e-, which is not possible for it to do, since it goes over its octet. Hope this helps!

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Hi, Im pretty sure that they question will ask you. Such as: "Write the Lewis Dot Structure for "certain molecule". And if they require a VSEPR model, the question would say something along the lines of: "what shape does the molecule take according to the VSEPR model" or som...

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Like Sammy said, putting the atom with lowest ionization energy makes it easier to draw a symmetrical molecule, but I also I think since the atom in the center has the lowest ionization energy of all atoms in the molecule, it would be easier for that electron to share the e- because there is a small...

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What does "delocalization" of electrons mean? I know that they have to do with resonance, but I'm having trouble trying to figure out what it actually means in context. If someone could explain it to me in a simpler way I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

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I know we haven't gone over this in class yet, but I'm trying to figure this out. Can someone explain to me why this is statement is true? "You should expect the uncertainty in the position of an object as heavy as a marble to be very small, but the uncertainty in the speed of an electron, whic...

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