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I asked the same thing in a different post but it wasn't really answered! I'm also wondering the same thing.

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I figured it out.
If anyone was wondering, it's because you're only able to use 5/2 R or 7/2 R... etc. when it's an ideal gas. In this case, h2o is not an ideal gas that is why they used molar heat capacity of water (75.3)

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Midterm 2011 Q3, they used the molar heat capacity of water (76.3 J/k mol) but I thought we would use constant pressure 7/2 R because the problem specifically said it's at constant pressure?

So when would we use molar hear capacity and constant pressure then?

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How do we know when to use R= 8.314 or R = 8.206?

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What is the difference between the equation
$\Delta$ G=-RT lnK and the Nernst equation ( E= E^o - RT/nF ln Q)?

In what instance would we use each of these equations?

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This is a question in one of our practice midterms (midterm 2010 Q4A.) During the test of an internal combustion engine, 3.00 L of nitrogen gas at 18.5 C was compressed suddenly ( and irreversibly) to .500 L by driving in a piston. In the process the temperature of the gas increased to 28.1 C. Assum...

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Why don't we account for Cl2 in ZnCl2? Also, this question refers to the problem 7.53 in the textbook and it asks for the Delta Hrxn using standard enthalpy formation. 2HCl + Zn ---> H2 + ZnCl2 Delta Hrxn = Hf (ZnCl2) - Hf 2(HCl) Since we don't include Zn and H2. But why is that wrong according to t...

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It is the most acidic when you can easily lose H+. In this case, HClO4 is the most acidic because there are Cl and 4 O that are pulling H+ making it easy to be removed. And HClO is the least acidic out of the 4 because there is a less pull on H+ comparing to the rest.

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When the volume increases, pressure decreases. The equilibrium will shift to were there are more moles. As for when the volume decreases, the equilibrium will shift to were there are less moles.

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^ Yes, that is true as well.

Basically the equation should look like this
HCOOH + NaOH <==> H2O + HCOO- <==> HCOOH + -OH

Professor Lavelle also did his equations like this in class to show that HCOOH (acid) and NaOH (base) are reacting with each other.

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The chemical reaction is set up with HCOO- as a product because when you mix HCOOH with NaOH, you get HCOO- and water.

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To get the volume of NaOH, you use the info that is already given to you. Given: 15mL (.015L) of .100 M HCOOH .150 M NaOH First you find an equation for this reaction. HCOOH + NaOH <==> H2o + HCOO- Then you find the mole of HCOOH, using the formula, n= (V)(M) (.015L)(.100M)= 1.5x10^-3 mol of HCOOH F...

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I know that pKa= -log Ka and Ka= 10^(-pKa), but when do we use pKa and Ka?

For instance, table 11.1, 11.2, and 11.3 have both pKa and Ka, but I don't know which ones to use.

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Pressure does not change K, only temperature does. However, if pressure increases or decreases in the reaction, the equilibrium will shift/alter in order to minimize the effects of the stress. If pressure increases, the reaction will shift to where there are less moles (coefficients). If pressure de...

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What is the difference between [CoCl(NH3)5]Cl2 and [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2? Why is the first chem. formula right and the second one wrong?

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During lecture, Dr. Lavelle stated that we use gas and aqueous phases to calculate both Kc and K(Kp), and we don’t use liquid or solid to calculate K/Kc. K is used to calculate partial pressures and Kc is always for concentration.

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Quantum number (n) is also known as energy or shell. Therefore, when n=4, l=3 because l is the angular momentum. To calculate the angular momentum (l), you use the the formula l=n-1. ml is the magnetic quantum, if l=3 then ml= -3,-2,-1,0,1,2, or 3. ms is the magnetic spin which is whether it spins u...

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LiH is more ionic than HCl because H's electronegativity is 2.1, Cl has a electronegativity of 3.0, and Li's electronegativity is 1.0. There is a bigger difference from 2.1 to 1.0 than 3.0 to 2.1. The electronegativity trend on the period table doesn't work in this case because H has the same electr...

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^ Yes, what the comment said above is correct.

But going off what she said, you always use the limiting reactant to find the mass of the product since that is the one you're gonna run out of first.

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The trend is kind of weird, but you have to be familiar it. I found this periodic table really helpful. http://www.bargainorgonite.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/electronegativities.gif"onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Notice that O has higher electronegativity than Cl. Also, something ...

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The average of a helium atom at 25C is 1.23x10^3 m.s^-1. What is the average wavelength of a helium atom at this temperature? My question is why do we have to divide the mass of He (4.003g/mol^-) by avogadro constant? I would've just changed 4.003 g --> 4.003 x 10^-3 kg and use that for the "m&...

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SO2 molecule can be seen with single or a double bond due to the formal charge and S is one of the elements that can break the octet rule so SO2 should have a double bond, but many prefer not to violate the octet rule because S in the lewis structure, O=S=O , would be surrounded by 10 electrons.

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Why aren't the s-orbitals for the elements Cr, Cu, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Ag filled up?

for example, why is the electron configuration for Nb [Kr] 4d^4 5s^1 and not [Kr] 4d^3 5s^2 instead?

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Why aren't the s-orbitals for the elements Cr, Cu, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Ag filled up?

for example, why is the electron configuration for Nb [Kr] 4d^4 5s^1 and not [Kr] 4d^3 5s^2 instead?

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a)

wavelength = 589nm convert it to m, 5.89 x10^-7 m

you use the formula E= hc/wavelength

E = (6.626 x 10^-34)(2.99 x 10^8) / (5.89 x 10^-7)
= 3.37 x 10^-19 J

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b) First, you convert mg to g 5.00 mg * (1g/1000mg) = 5.00 x 10^-3 g of Na Since, it's asking for the how much energy is emitted by an excited SODIUM, you use the molar mass of Na 5.00x10^-3 g Na * (1 mol Na/ 23g Na) * (6.022 x10^23 atoms Na/ 1 g Na) = 1.31 x10^20 atoms of Na (1.31 x10^20 atoms Na) ...

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On the photoelectric effect pre-assessment this was given Light hits a sodium metal surface and the velocity of the ejected electron is 6.61 x 105 m.s-1. The work function for sodium is 150.6 kJ.mol-1 and it asked for the kinetic energy of the ejected electron. I started off using this formula: λ=h/...

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