Questions from General Chemistry

Q: Use the Thornthwaite potential evapotranspiration model to estimate the mean evapotranspiration water

Use the Thornthwaite potential evapotranspiration model to estimate the mean evapotranspiration water loss during May 2016 in Dane County, Wisconsin. Identify the weather station you use to make your...

Q: The estimated evapotranspiration water loss during June 2008 in a Dane County

The estimated evapotranspiration water loss during June 2008 in a Dane County, Wisconsin watershed averaged 4.9 mm of water per day. The average soil depth in the watershed is 100 cm and has a total w...

Q: A cylindrical soil core ( L = 20 cm, r =

A cylindrical soil core ( L = 20 cm, r = 3 cm) was collected from a field site in Madison County, Iowa, The weight of the empty metal cylinder is: m1 = 225 g. The metal cylinder containing field-mo...

Q: List the stable isotopes for all Period 3 elements (Na through

List the stable isotopes for all Period 3 elements (Na through Ar) and explain why some elements have more stable isotopes than others. Stable isotopes and their relative abundances are compiled by th...

Q: A cylindrical soil core ( L = 20 cm, r =

A cylindrical soil core ( L = 20 cm, r = 3 cm) was collected from a field site in Madison County, Iowa, The weight of the empty metal cylinder is: m1 = 225 g. The metal cylinder containing field-mo...

Q: Consider a landscape underlain by granite that weathers in situ to residuum

Consider a landscape underlain by granite that weathers in situ to residuum. The x-ray diffraction pattern from the silt-size fraction of the residuum collected near the contact with the underlying gr...

Q: Clay mineral layer charge influences a variety of chemical and physical properties

Clay mineral layer charge influences a variety of chemical and physical properties: swelling behavior, surface area, and the exchangeability of interlayer ions. Explain the relationship between layer...

Q: Describe the special characteristics of Tschermak cation substitution and its significance for

Describe the special characteristics of Tschermak cation substitution and its significance for cation substitution in layer silicates.

Q: Estimate the unit cell composition of a Wyoming montmorillonite specimen Volclay (

Estimate the unit cell composition of a Wyoming montmorillonite specimen Volclay (American Colloid Company) using the oxide mass-fraction w(ExOy) data listed in Table 3.4. Table 3.4:

Q: Compute the osmotic head hosmotic of a CaSO4(aq) solution

Compute the osmotic head hosmotic of a CaSO4(aq) solution: cCaSO4 = 1.600 • 10−2 mol • dm−3.