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Yiling Liu 1N

For Part B, I don't get how to determine if the structure given for 1,2-dipropylcyclohexane is cis or trans.

In general, how does one determine cis/trans for cyclohexanes?

Thanks.

Yiling Liu 1N

in the "Introduction to Organic Chemistry" workbook on page 8, the book names the alkane 4-ethyl-2,2-dimethylhexane. it says "the substituents are placed alphabetically (ethyl then dimethyl)" but doesn't the letter "d" come before the letter "e"? Is 2,2-dimeth...

Yiling Liu 1N

Actually never mind! There is a pretty good online explanation for how to express [O] in terms of the things actually present in the overall reaction equation. https://chem.libretexts.org/Core/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry/Kinetics/Rate_Laws/Reaction_Mechanisms/Reaction_Mechanisms/Reaction_Mech...

Yiling Liu 1N

example 15.7 The textbook uses the steady-state method to verify the proposed mechanism with the experimental rate law for the decomposition of ozone. 2 O3 (g) --> 3 O2 (g) experimentally determined rate of decomposition of O3 = k[O3]^2/[O2] mechanism proposed: step 1 (fast) O3 <--> O2 + O step 2 (s...

Yiling Liu 1N

Internal energy is dependent on temperature. In isothermal processes, temperature change is 0, thus internal energy change is also 0 for an ideal gas.

Yiling Liu 1N

Diatomic molecules have oxidation number of 0

Yiling Liu 1N

In question 14.11, the cell diagram is C(gr) | H2(g) | H+ (aq) || Cl-(aq) | Cl2(g) | Pt(s)

I was just curious what the purpose of having Carbon in graphite form at the anode? How do we know when to have Pt or C at an electrode?

Thanks

Yiling Liu 1N

Pt(s) | Sn4+(aq), Sn2+(aq) || Cl-(aq) | Hg2Cl2(s) | Hg(l) I looked up the standard potential for the reduction of Sn4+ to Sn2+, which is -0.14V. However, we know that in this problem since Sn4+ and Sn2+ are on the left side of the diagram, they are at the anode and will be oxidized, not reduced. Thu...

Yiling Liu 1N

"Considering positional disorder, would you expect a crystal of octahedral cis-MX2Y4 to have the same, higher, or lower residual entropy than the corresponding trans isomer? Explain your conclusion." The answer key says that for the cis compound there will be 12 different orientations. Bes...

Yiling Liu 1N

This is how I interpreted it: The textbook mentions work in two primary ways - one is work at a constant pressure, and the other is work when pressure is not constant. Since chapter 9 typically deals with reversible processes, then the work involved is reversible work where external pressure is not ...

Yiling Liu 1N

I'm a bit confused by the textbook's explanation on how one finds the entropy of vaporization of water at 25 deg C and 1 bar (on page 328). The textbook divides the process into three steps: 1. heat the liquid to its normal boiling point, 100 deg C 2. allow it to vaporize 3. then cool the vapor back...

Yiling Liu 1N

Can I survive chemistry this quarter?

Yes I chem.

Yiling Liu 1N

I was reading about constant-volume and constant-pressure calorimeters in the textbook. I was wondering how one knows to distinguish which calorimeter to use in a combustion experiment. For instance, if I wanted to see experimentally find the reaction enthalpy of the combustion of benzene, could I u...

Yiling Liu 1N

Edit: Thanks for the clarification!

Yiling Liu 1N

5mL 0.010M NaOH (aq) is titrated with 0.005M HCl (aq) What is the pH of the final solution? I don't understand how the answer key got that the final pH is 2.54, when 30.0 mL of HCl was added. Besides for trial-and-error, I don't really see a way to solve for the final pH. I understand that the pH at...

Yiling Liu 1N

I'm having difficulty solving this problem as well. The fact that there is a sodium salt of an unknown acid with pH 10.35 seems inherently contradictory to me -- wouldn't that mean it is a base, since the pH is >7? I also don't understand how in the answer key Kb was solved with 0.01 in the denomina...

Yiling Liu 1N

I think by definition acids are proton donors. If an acid more easily donates a proton, then the stronger it is.

Yiling Liu 1N

In the example you are referencing, the equation is PCl5 <--> PCl3 + Cl2 You are told that initially there is some amount of PCl5 in the reaction vessel. There is no other information in the problem that says the initial amount for PCl3 or Cl2. Thus, one assumes that PCl5 will decompose into the pro...

Yiling Liu 1N

Yes, you're right - I'm pretty sure TM stands for transition metal.

Yiling Liu 1N

The problem is: "The following plot shows how the partial pressures of reactant and products vary with time for the decomposition of compound A into compounds B and C. All three compounds are gases. Use this plot to do the following: (a) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction. (b) ...

Yiling Liu 1N

A bear said "Help, I'm dissolving!"
The person next to it said "But bears are insoluble"
The bear said "That's easy for you to say, you're not polar!"

Yiling Liu 1N

Hydrogen has 1 valence electron. Oxygen has 6 valence electrons. H3O+ has 1*3+6-1 valence electrons for a total of 8 valence electrons. I subtracted one because the compound has a 1+ charge. I drew the structure somewhat like this: ////// H ////// | ////H-- O -- H ////// .. * you can also add bracke...

Yiling Liu 1N

For your second question, regarding how much energy is required to remove the electron from the metal surface:

We recall the equation E = hv.

v is given in the problem as 2.50*10^16 Hz, and h is Plank's constant, or 6.626*10^(-34) J.s

plugging in the values, E = 1.66*10^(-17) J

Yiling Liu 1N

For your first question, regarding the wavelength of the ejected electron: We can utilize the equation λ = h / p, where h is Plank's constant and p is momentum, or the mass of electron x velocity of electron. λ = (6.626 * 10^(-34)) ------------------------- (9.11 * 10^(-31)) (3.6*10^6)) In the numer...

Yiling Liu 1N

Hi, I actually had a similar question but here is a helpful video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS5u2jk6W8Y . By looking at the electron configuration of an atom, you can tell if it is in an excited state if it "jumps" orbitals or begins filling in the next orbital before completely occu...

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Final 2016 Question 7

4-ethyl-2,2-dimethylhexane vs 2,2-dimethyl-4-ethylhexane

Re: verifying reaction mechanism of ozone decomposition using pre-equilibrium method [ENDORSED]

verifying reaction mechanism of ozone decomposition using pre-equilibrium method [ENDORSED]

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purpose of C(gr) at anode? [ENDORSED]

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the idea behind finding entropy of vaporization

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constant-volume vs. constant-pressure calorimeters

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13.23 How to find final pH?

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11.89 HW

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