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The question states: If 2.00 mol of an ideal gas at 300 K and 3.00 atm expands isothermally and reversibly from 6.00 L to 18.00 L and has a final pressure of 1.20 atm, what is w, q, and delta U. I understand that q is 0 since the reaction is isothermal, and that w=-n(5/2R)Tln(V2/V1) for the changing...

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You can use the HH equation and still get the same answer. I did this and it worked out. If you notice, the problem says the +/-x values in the expression of Ka are deemed negligible and can be removed. This is basically the Henderson equation which you are left with since you are multiplying the Ka...

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Think back to geometries in Chapter three. Knowing that the shape is square planar tells us that there are 6 available binding sites for the central atom, but only 4 are being occupied by bonds (there are lone pairs present in the other two spots). So, 2 NH2CH2CH2NH2 bond with the atom to give that ...

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When determining how many binding sites a ligand has, the best way to go is drawing the lewis structure out and seeing how many lone pairs would be donated to the metal. For example, ethylenediamine has two lone pairs on each of the nitrogen atoms in the compound, so it would be a bidentate ligand. ...

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In this compound, we know that [CoF6] is 3- itself since the K has a +1 charge. This is similar to a compound like AlCl3 where the +3 charge on the aluminum crosses over to become a subscript of the chlorine and the -1 charge of the chlorine crosses and becomes a subscript of the Aluminum. So, the [...

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Yes, the order of naming an ionic compound is cation and then anion. The same order applies to coordination compounds.

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How do you calculate bond lengths for a molecule with 3 resonance structures? For example: NO32-. Are we expected to know the exact number or is an estimate alright?

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In the homework, 2.77 asks: Use electronegativities to predict which of the following compounds is the more soluble in water: (a) AlCl3 or KCl; (b) MgO or BaO. I understood the answer for part (a) since Al3+ is smaller and more highly charge and causes stronger polarizing power on the anion. For par...

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In the course of this reaction, the NH3 acts as an electron-pair donor, or Lewis base. The electron-pair acceptor is the boron atom in BF3, which makes this the lewis acid. When the boron atom picks up a pair of electrons from the water molecule, it no longer needs to form double bonds. This is call...

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Thank you!

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How can a molecule can have polar bonds but be nonpolar overall. Can the opposite ever be true?

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Valence electrons are any electrons after the closest noble gas to the element you are looking at. Cobalt will have 9 valence electrons since the d level electrons are counted. D level electrons are slightly higher in energy than the next level's s orbital. For exmaple: 3d is at a higher energy leve...

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For this problem about finding the principal quantum number from a given frequency, I used the equation frequency=R(1/n(initial)^2-1/n(final)^2), but i got a decimal answer for my n value. Is this possible? Or am I doing something wrong?

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"n" is the principal quantum level. Each n value represents an orbital with a certain amount of energy. n=1 is closest to the nucleus, and as n increases the energy increases as well since you are getting further and further away from the nucleus. It takes more energy to excite an electron...

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In lecture it was briefly discussed that an electron will not be emitted if the energy of a photon is greater than or equal to the energy o needed to remove an electron from the surface of a metal. I was wondering why this is so. Is there not supposed to be any excess energy?

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