6. (a) Explain whether the below systems exist in a state of chemical equilibrium. (i) Oxygen transport in the human body system (ii) Zinc crystals in an open petri dish (iii) Combustion of hydrocarbon (iv) The amount of C14 in a decomposing organism

6. (a) Explain whether the below systems exist in a state of chemical equilibrium. (i) Oxygen transport in the human body system (ii) Zinc crystals in an open petri dish (iii) Combustion of hydrocarbon (iv) The amount of C14 in a decomposing organism

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Chapter21: Chemistry Of The Nonmetals

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(i) Oxygen transport in the human body system
(ii) Zinc crystals in an open petri dish
(iii) Combustion of hydrocarbon
(iv) The amount of C14 in a decomposing organism

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