Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
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Author: Frederick A. Bettelheim, William H. Brown, Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Omar Torres
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4-21 The brilliant white light in some firework displays is produced by burning magnesium in air. The magne sium reacts with oxygen in the air to form magnesium oxide. Write a balanced equation for this reaction.
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Ch. 4.2 - Problem 4-1 Following is an unbalanced equation...Ch. 4.2 - Problem 4-2 Balance this equation:Ch. 4.2 - Prob. 4.3PCh. 4.3 - Problem 4-4 When a solution of copper(II)...Ch. 4.4 - Problem 4-5 In each equation, identify the...Ch. 4.5 - Problem 4-6 What is (a) the molecular weight of...Ch. 4.6 - Prob. 4.7PCh. 4.6 - Problem 4-8 We wish to weigh 2.84 mol of sodium...Ch. 4.6 - Problem 4-9 How many moles of C atoms, H atoms,...Ch. 4.6 - Problem 4-10 How many moles of copper(I) ions,...
Ch. 4.6 - Prob. 4.11PCh. 4.7 - Prob. 4.12PCh. 4.7 - Prob. 4.13PCh. 4.7 - Problem 4-14 Ethanol is produced industrially by...Ch. 4.7 - Prob. 4.15PCh. 4.7 - Prob. 4.16PCh. 4 - 4-17 Balance each equation.Ch. 4 - 4-18 Balance each equation.Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.19PCh. 4 - 4-20 Calcium oxide is prepared by heating...Ch. 4 - 4-21 The brilliant white light in some firework...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.22PCh. 4 - 4-23 When solid carbon burns in a limited supply...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.24PCh. 4 - 4-25 In the chemical test for arsenic, the gas...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.26PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.27PCh. 4 - 4-28 Answer true or false. (a) A net ionic...Ch. 4 - 4-29 Balance these net ionic equations. (a)...Ch. 4 - 4-30 In the equation (a) Identify the spectator...Ch. 4 - 4-31 Predict whether a precipitate will form when...Ch. 4 - 4-32 When a solution of ammonium chloride is added...Ch. 4 - 4-33 When a solution of hydrochloric acid, HCl, is...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.34PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.35PCh. 4 - 4-36 Using the solubility generalizations given in...Ch. 4 - 4-37 Answer true or false. (a) When a substance is...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.38PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.39PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.40PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.41PCh. 4 - 4-42 Calculate the formula weight of: (a) KCl (b)...Ch. 4 - 4-43 Calculate the molecular weight of: (a)...Ch. 4 - 4-44 Answer true or false. (a) The mole is a...Ch. 4 - 4-45 Calculate the number of moles in: (a) 32 g of...Ch. 4 - 4-46 Calculate the number of grams in: (a) 1.77...Ch. 4 - 4-47 Calculate the number of moles of: (a) O atoms...Ch. 4 - 4-48 Calculate the number of moles of: (a) S2-...Ch. 4 - 4-49 Calculate the number of: (a) nitrogen atoms...Ch. 4 - 4-50 How many molecules are in each of the...Ch. 4 - 4-51 What is the mass in grams of each number of...Ch. 4 - 4-52 The molecular weight of hemoglobin is about...Ch. 4 - 4-53 A typical deposit of cholesterol, C27H46O, in...Ch. 4 - 4-54 Answer true or false. (a) Stoichiometry is...Ch. 4 - 4-55 For the reaction: (a) How many moles of N2...Ch. 4 - 4-56 Magnesium reacts with sulfuric acid according...Ch. 4 - 4-57 Chloroform, CHCl3, is prepared industrially...Ch. 4 - 4-58 At one time, acetaldehyde was prepared...Ch. 4 - 4-59 Chlorine dioxide, ClO2, is used for bleaching...Ch. 4 - 4-60 Ethanol, C2H6O, is added to gasoline to...Ch. 4 - 4-61 In photosynthesis, green plants convert CO2...Ch. 4 - 4-62 Iron ore is converted to iron by heating it...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.63PCh. 4 - 4-64 Aspirin is made by the reaction of salicylic...Ch. 4 - 4-65 Suppose the preparation of aspirin from...Ch. 4 - 4-66 Benzene reacts with bromine to produce...Ch. 4 - 4-67 Ethyl chloride is prepared by the reaction of...Ch. 4 - 4-68 Diethyl ether is made from ethanol according...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.69PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.70PCh. 4 - 4-71 Which of these reactions are exothermic, and...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.72PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.73PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.74PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.75PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.76PCh. 4 - 4-77 To convert 1 mol of iron(III) oxide to its...Ch. 4 - 4-78 (Chemical Connections 4A) How does fluoride...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.79PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.80PCh. 4 - 4-81 (Chemical Connections 4C) Balance the lithium...Ch. 4 - 4-82 When gaseous dinitrogen pentoxide, N2O5, is...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.83PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.84PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.85PCh. 4 - 4-86 When an aqueous solution of Na3PO4 is added...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.87PCh. 4 - 4-88 Chlorophyll, the compound responsible for the...Ch. 4 - 4-89 If 7.0 kg of is added to 11.0 kg of to form...Ch. 4 - 4-90 Lead(lI) nitrate and aluminum chloride react...Ch. 4 - 4-91 Assume that the average red blood cell has a...Ch. 4 - 4-92 Reaction of pentane, C5H12, with oxygen, O2,...Ch. 4 - 4-93 Ammonia is prepared industrially by the...Ch. 4 - 4-94 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.95PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.96PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.97PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.98PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.99PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.100PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.101PCh. 4 - 4-102 Aspartame, an artificial sweetener used as a...Ch. 4 - 4-103 Caffeine, a central nervous system...
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