Questions from General Chemistry


Q: Fungal cell walls contain the polymer chitin (CAS Registry Number 1398

Fungal cell walls contain the polymer chitin (CAS Registry Number 1398- 61-4) with chemical formula (C8H13O5N)n . Verify the formal oxidation state of nitrogen OS(N) = 3 and calculate the mean carbon...

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Q: The International Humic Substances Society IHSS supplies reference specimens to researchers.

The International Humic Substances Society IHSS supplies reference specimens to researchers. Using IHSS elemental composition and acidic functional group data, determine the oxygen mole-fraction attri...

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Q: An experiment measuring adsorption of the triazine herbicide Cynazine by a Cheshire

An experiment measuring adsorption of the triazine herbicide Cynazine by a Cheshire soil specimen yielded the results listed in the following table (Xing and Pignatello, 1996). Determine whether th...

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Q: An adsorption experiment of the chloroacetanilide herbicide Alachlor (CAS Registry Number

An adsorption experiment of the chloroacetanilide herbicide Alachlor (CAS Registry Number 15972-60-8) by a shallow organic-rich aquifer near Piketon, Ohio yielded the results listed in the table below...

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Q: An experiment measuring SO24 adsorption by a by the aluminum oxide γ

An experiment measuring SO24 adsorption by a by the aluminum oxide γ– Al2O3(s) yielded the results listed in the following table. Determine whether the adsorption isoth...

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Q: The following data (courtesy of T. Ranatunga and R.

The following data (courtesy of T. Ranatunga and R. W. Taylor, Alabama A & M University) are from an experiment measuring Pb2+ adsorption at pH 4 by kaolinite (Clay Minerals Society specimen: KGa-...

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Q: The following data from Clark and McBride (1984) measures Cu

The following data from Clark and McBride (1984) measures Cu 2+ adsorption by imogolite Al2SiO3(OH)4(s) covering a pH range from about 4 to 7. The suspensions, which were prepared with 5 g â...

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Q: An Alachlor (CAS Registry Number 15972-60-8)

An Alachlor (CAS Registry Number 15972-60-8) adsorption experiment by a specimen collected from a shallow, organic-rich aquifer near Piketon, Ohio yielded the results listed in the table below. The...

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Q: An Alachlor (CAS Registry Number 15972-60-8)

An Alachlor (CAS Registry Number 15972-60-8) adsorption experiment by a specimen collected from a shallow, organic-rich aquifer near Piketon, Ohio yielded the results listed in the table below. Aqui...

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Q: Explain the significance of the following geochemical terms: atmophilic, lithophilic

Explain the significance of the following geochemical terms: atmophilic, lithophilic, siderophilic, and chalcophilic.

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