Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter
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Author: Neil D. Jespersen, Alison Hyslop
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 5, Problem 135RQ
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The effect of environment on chemistry performed in the laboratory and the effect of environment on the chemicals found on earth is to be determined.
Concept Introduction:
A reducing environment is the environment that does not contain oxygen and consists of ammonia, methane, hydrogen, and nitrogen.
Reducing environments are very harmful to human beings.
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Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter
Ch. 5 - When sodium reacts with molecular oxygen, O2, the...Ch. 5 - Prob. 2PECh. 5 - The chlorite ion, ClO2, is a potent disinfectant,...Ch. 5 - Assign oxidation numbers to each atom in...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5PECh. 5 - Chlorine dioxide, ClO2, is used to kill bacteria...Ch. 5 - The following equation is nor balanced. Explain...Ch. 5 - Practice Exercise 5.8
The element technetium...Ch. 5 - Practice Exercise 5.9
Consider the following...Ch. 5 - Balance the following equation for a basic...
Ch. 5 - Write the balanced half-react ions for the...Ch. 5 - Prob. 12PECh. 5 - Suppose an aqueous mixture is prepared containing...Ch. 5 - Prob. 14PECh. 5 - Prob. 15PECh. 5 - Write a balanced equation for the combustion of...Ch. 5 - Prob. 17PECh. 5 - Prob. 18PECh. 5 - Prob. 1RQCh. 5 - Prob. 2RQCh. 5 - Prob. 3RQCh. 5 - Are the following redox reactions? Explain....Ch. 5 - If the oxidation number of nitrogen in a certain...Ch. 5 - When balancing redox reactions, which side of a...Ch. 5 - Prob. 7RQCh. 5 - What are the net charges on the left and right...Ch. 5 - In Question 5.8, which half-reaction represents...Ch. 5 - The following equation is not balanced....Ch. 5 - 5.11 What is a nonoxidizing acid? Give two...Ch. 5 - What is the strongest oxidizing agent in an...Ch. 5 - Prob. 13RQCh. 5 - Prob. 14RQCh. 5 - What is a single replacement reaction?Ch. 5 - If a metal is able to react with a solution of...Ch. 5 - Prob. 17RQCh. 5 - Prob. 18RQCh. 5 - Where in the activity series do we find the best...Ch. 5 - When manganese reacts with silver ions, is...Ch. 5 - Prob. 21RQCh. 5 - Prob. 22RQCh. 5 - Prob. 23RQCh. 5 - If one of the impurities in diesel fuel has the...Ch. 5 - Prob. 25RQCh. 5 - Prob. 26RQCh. 5 - Prob. 27RQCh. 5 - Potassium permanganate is often used for redox...Ch. 5 - Assign oxidation numbers to the atoms in the...Ch. 5 - 5.30 Assign oxidation numbers to the atoms in the...Ch. 5 - Assign oxidation numbers to each atom in the...Ch. 5 - Assign oxidation numbers to the elements...Ch. 5 - 5.33 Assign oxidation numbers to the elements in...Ch. 5 - 5.34 Assign oxidation numbers to the elements in...Ch. 5 - Titanium burns in pure nitrogen to form TiN. What...Ch. 5 - 5.36 Zirconia, which is , is used to make ceramic...Ch. 5 - 5.37 Ozone, , is an allotrope of oxygen and is one...Ch. 5 - 5.38 The other major air pollutant is . What are...Ch. 5 - For the following reactions, identify the...Ch. 5 - 5.40 For the following reactions, identify the...Ch. 5 - When chlorine is added to drinking water to kill...Ch. 5 - One pollutant in smog is nitrogen dioxide. NO2....Ch. 5 - Balance the following equations for reactions...Ch. 5 - 5.44 Balance the following equations for reactions...Ch. 5 - Prob. 45RQCh. 5 - 5.46 Balance the following equations for reactions...Ch. 5 - 5.47 Balance the equations for the following...Ch. 5 - Balance the equations for the following reactions...Ch. 5 - Prob. 49RQCh. 5 - 5.50 Hydroiodic acid reduces chlorine to...Ch. 5 - Prob. 51RQCh. 5 - Corn is grown for human consumption, feeding...Ch. 5 - Prob. 53RQCh. 5 - Laundry bleach such as Clorox is a dilute solution...Ch. 5 - Prob. 55RQCh. 5 - Chlorine is a good bleaching agent because it is...Ch. 5 - Write balanced molecular, ionic, and net ionic...Ch. 5 - 5.58 Write balanced molecular, ionic, and net...Ch. 5 - Prob. 59RQCh. 5 - Prob. 60RQCh. 5 - Prob. 61RQCh. 5 - Prob. 62RQCh. 5 - Prob. 63RQCh. 5 - Hot, concentrated sulfuric acid is a fairly strong...Ch. 5 - Use Table 5.3 to predict the outcome of the...Ch. 5 - 5.66 Use Table 5.3 to predict the outcome of the...Ch. 5 - The following reactions occur spontaneously....Ch. 5 - The following reactions occur spontaneously....Ch. 5 - Prob. 69RQCh. 5 - When chromium metal is dipped into a solution of...Ch. 5 - Write a balanced equation for the reaction...Ch. 5 - Write a balanced equation for the reaction...Ch. 5 - Write the balanced chemical equation for the...Ch. 5 - Write the balanced chemical equation for the...Ch. 5 - 5.75 Write balanced chemical equations for the...Ch. 5 - Write balanced chemical equations for the complete...Ch. 5 - 5.77 Write balanced equations for the combustion...Ch. 5 - 5.78 Write balanced equations for the combustion...Ch. 5 - 5.79 The metabolism of carbohydrates such as...Ch. 5 - Methanol, CH3OH, has been suggested as an...Ch. 5 - Write the balanced equation for the combustion of...Ch. 5 - 5.82 Thiophene, , is an impurity in crude oil and...Ch. 5 - Write chemical equations for the reaction of...Ch. 5 - Prob. 84RQCh. 5 - Prob. 85RQCh. 5 - Prob. 86RQCh. 5 - In an acidic solution, permanganate ion reacts...Ch. 5 - 5.88 In an acidic solution, bisulfite ion reacts...Ch. 5 - Prob. 89RQCh. 5 - Potable water (drinking water) should not have...Ch. 5 - 5.91 Sulfites are used worldwide in the wine...Ch. 5 - Methylbromide, CH3Br, is used in agriculture to...Ch. 5 - A sample of a copper ore with a mass of 0.4225 g...Ch. 5 - 5.94 A 1.362 g sample of an iron ore that...Ch. 5 - 5.95 Hydrogen peroxide, , solution can be...Ch. 5 - 5.96 Sodium nitrite, , is used as a preservative...Ch. 5 - Prob. 97RQCh. 5 - Prob. 98RQCh. 5 - Both calcium chloride and sodium chloride are used...Ch. 5 - 5.100 One way to analyze a sample for nitrite ion...Ch. 5 - Use oxidation numbers to show that the...Ch. 5 - Prob. 102RQCh. 5 - Prob. 103RQCh. 5 - Prob. 104RQCh. 5 - Balance the following equations using the...Ch. 5 - Prob. 106RQCh. 5 - What is the average oxidation number of carbon in...Ch. 5 - Prob. 108RQCh. 5 - In Problem 5-108, were all of the experiments...Ch. 5 - Prob. 110RQCh. 5 - 5.111 In each of the following pairs, choose the...Ch. 5 - Use Table 5.3 to predict whether the following...Ch. 5 - Sucrose, C12H22O11, is ordinary table sugar. Write...Ch. 5 - Balance the following equations by the...Ch. 5 - 5.115 Lead(IV) oxide reacts with hydrochloric acid...Ch. 5 - Prob. 116RQCh. 5 - A copper bar with a mass of 12.340 g is dipped...Ch. 5 - Prob. 118RQCh. 5 - 5.119 As described in the Chemistry Outside the...Ch. 5 - Titanium(IV) can be reduced to titanium(III) by...Ch. 5 - A researcher planned to use chlorine gas in an...Ch. 5 - 5.122 A sample of a tin ore weighing 0.3000 g was...Ch. 5 - Biodiesel is formed from the reaction of oils with...Ch. 5 - *5.124 In June 2002, the Department of Health and...Ch. 5 - An organic compound contains carbon, hydrogen, and...Ch. 5 - *5.126 A mixture is made by combining with ....Ch. 5 - A solution containing 0.1244 g of K2C2O4 was...Ch. 5 - It was found that a 20.0 mL portion of a solution...Ch. 5 - A 15.00 mL sample of a solution containing oxalic...Ch. 5 - A solution with a volume of 500.0 mL contained a...Ch. 5 - Prob. 131RQCh. 5 - We described the ion-electron method for balancing...Ch. 5 - Assuming that a chemical reaction with DNA could...Ch. 5 - Would you expect atomic oxygen and chlorine to be...Ch. 5 - Prob. 135RQCh. 5 - Prob. 136RQ
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