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Christina_F_3F

It does -- thanks!

Christina_F_3F

Hi, I'm still a little bit confused on what ion selective electrodes are and how they relate to the Nernst equation. I'm also not sure how the pH of a solution may be determined from the Nernst equation. Basically, the top half of page 54 in the course reader, the section titled "Applications o...

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For the Van't Hoff equation, we are given two different versions of the same equation: -ln(K2/K1) = -(deltaH*/RT2) + (deltaH*/R) where one assumes delta S naught is constant -ln (K2/K1) = -deltaH*/R(1/T2-1/T1) where one assumes delta H naught is constant My question is under what conditions are delt...

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Hi. I plan on dropping quiz three as my lowest score and having it replaced with my highest quiz score. Do I need to show up to take my quiz, even if all I do is put my name on it? Or can I just not show up?
Thanks in advance!

Christina_F_3F

How can you tell the difference between a plumber and a chemist?

Ask them to pronounce "unionized"

Christina_F_3F

I know someone who actually wasn't even enrolled in the class fall quarter, but showed up on the first day, and Professor Hardinger let them in. Of course it can't be said he'll do it again, but maybe just to reassure you you might be able to get a spot :-)

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"The half-life for the second order reaction of a substance A is 50.5 s when [A]naught=0.84 M. Calculate the time needed for concentration of A to decrease to a) one sixteenth, b) one-fourth, c) one-fifth it's original value." For this question, after looking at the solutions manual, I cou...

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Whoops, I did mean the integrated rate law. On page 64 of the course reader, ln [A] = -kt + ln [A]naught is then exponentiated and reads "RATE 1ST ORDER RXN = k[A] = k [A]naught e^-kt. So I was just curious if the k value that is next to [A] and the one that is being expoentiated are the same/r...

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The equation for the rate of a first order reaction is k [A] = k [A](naught)e^-kt

I was just wondering if there is a difference between the two k values on the right side of the equation?
Does the k being multiplied by [A] have a different meaning/value than the one in e^-kt?

Christina_F_3F

Are you asking if the method for balancing redox half reactions is the same in acidic and basic solution?
If so, I'd be happy to reply again and give an explanation :-)

Christina_F_3F

My understanding of a salt bridge is that it is meant to keep both solutions neutral. There is electron flow between the cathode and the anode; electrons flow from the anode, the site of oxidation, to the cathode, the site of reduction. If there was no salt bridge, as electrons were removed from the...

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In midterm 2013 question 3A, the temperature is constant and the delta sign applies to the number of moles. I believe that when you are asked to calculate the work done by a certain system and use this equation, it will be at a specific temperature (i.e. boiling/melting point) and the change is in r...

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"1.00 mile of ideal gas is compressed reversibly and isothermally at constant temperature T=500K and w= 1000 J. Find the following quantities for this process." For question 3A, you are asked to find delta U. I'm just really confused why delta U is equal to zero? When I did this problem, I...

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After doing some research online, I believe that it is actually correct on the course reader and not on the laminated constant sheet. The number on the laminated sheet should be 96,485.3 C/mol, not 96,4853 C/mol (this number doesn't make any sense because the apostrophe is not in the right place). T...

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n=1 because if you look at the half reactions there is 1 mol of electrons involved in the reaction. Ag(s) --> Ag+(0.1M) + e- e- + Ag+(1.0M) --> Ag (s) Because there is the same number of mols of electrons in both reactions, you do not need to multiply by any coefficients. Therefore, just one mol of ...

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In class, we discussed how a reaction with a negative enthalpy change (aka an exothermic reaction) and a positive entropy change (increase in "randomness" or "disorder") will cause the Gibbs free energy to be negative and thus the reaction will be spontaneous at all temperatures....

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Q 8.31: "Calculate the heat released by 5.025 g of Kr (g) at 0.400 atm as it cools from 97.6 degrees C to 25 degrees C at a constant pressure" The solution for this question says "The molar heat capacity of a monatomic ideal gas at constant is C=5/2R." Where was this number deriv...

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For this problem, I was curious why the grams of water used to calculate the heat of the water is 400g, rather than 450g? I understand that the reaction started with 400g of water, but by the time it is over, won't the 50g of ice have melted, resulting in 0g of ice and 450g of water in total?

Christina_F_3F

I had the same question, Teddy. I think that depending on the units of pressure and volume given, you may have to use a conversion to get to joules/kilojoules. If the pressure is given in kilograms per meter and the volume in meters cubed per second squared, then you don't really need to do any conv...

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In lecture/the course reader (pg. 17), there is an example provided for standard reaction enthalpy that involves solid graphite, hydrogen gas, oxygen gas, and liquid ethanol. In the example, the delta H naught rxn is provided as -555.38 kJ. I was just curious how this number was found, or if we need...

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In class, we discussed how if there is a solid in a chemical reaction for which you are trying to find the standard enthalpy of reaction. you must consider the fact that there is both a phase change as well as an enthalpy change for that solid. My question is, why does this apply to just solids? Mig...

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