Questions from General Chemistry


Q: What pressure exists in a 200-L tank containing 5.

What pressure exists in a 200-L tank containing 5.0 kg of neon gas at 300. K?

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Q: Which flask will have the higher pressure: a 5.00

Which flask will have the higher pressure: a 5.00-L flask containing 4.15 g of helium at 298 K, or a 10.0-L flask containing 56.2 g of argon at 303 K?

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Q: Suppose a 24.3-mL sample of helium gas at

Suppose a 24.3-mL sample of helium gas at 25 °C and 1.01 atm is heated to 50. °C and compressed to a volume of 15.2 mL. What will be the pressure of the sample?

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Q: Which of the following species exhibits resonance? CH4, OCl2

Which of the following species exhibits resonance? CH4, OCl2, NO2-, HCN (C is the central atom)

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Q: The “Chemistry in Focus” segment Broccoli—Miracle Food?

The “Chemistry in Focus” segment Broccoli—Miracle Food? discusses the health benefits of eating broccoli and gives a Lewis structure for sulforaphane, a chemical in broccoli. Draw possible resonance s...

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Q: Figure 13.1 shows an experiment that can be used effectively

Figure 13.1 shows an experiment that can be used effectively to demonstrate the pressure exerted by the atmosphere. Write an explanation of this experiment to a friend who has not yet taken any scienc...

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Q: When 50 mL of liquid water at 25 °C is added

When 50 mL of liquid water at 25 °C is added to 50 mL of ethanol (ethyl alcohol), also at 25 °C, the combined volume of the mixture is considerably less than 100 mL. Give a possible explanation.

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Q: The “Chemistry in Focus” segment Hiding Carbon Dioxide discusses attempts

The “Chemistry in Focus” segment Hiding Carbon Dioxide discusses attempts at sequestering (storing) underground CO2 produced at power plants so as to diminish the greenhouse effect. Draw all resonance...

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Q: A mathematical expression that summarizes Charles’s law is .

A mathematical expression that summarizes Charles’s law is .

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Q: Suppose a 375-mL sample of neon gas at 78 °

Suppose a 375-mL sample of neon gas at 78 °C is cooled to 22 °C at constant pressure. What will be the new volume of the neon sample?

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