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    Calculating E(cell) and Ratio of [Ni^2+]/[Zn^2+] in a Zn-Ni Cell

    Homework Statement For a cell in which the reaction Zn(s)+ Ni^2+(aq)->Ni(s)+ Zn^2+(aq) calculate the E(cell) when [Ni^2+]=0.05M, [Zn^2+]=0.85M. Then, find the ratio of [Ni^2+]/[Zn^2+], when the cell is "flat" Homework Equations The simplified nernst equation ...
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    Is the boiling point directly related to the volatility of a substance?

    I know that volatility is more or less proportionally related to vapor pressure. If they are directly related, are they any exceptions where a more volatile substance may have a higher boiling point than a less volatile substance?
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    Van der Waals equation adjustments

    Homework Statement Why in the van der waals equation, is the pressure correction term added on to the measured pressure but the volume correction term subtracted from the measured volume? Homework Equations (p+n^2a/V^2)(V-nb)=nRT The Attempt at a Solution I thought that the...
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    Real gas compressibility isotherms(graphs)

    Homework Statement Sketch the following compressibility isotherms(fancy word for graphs) (compressibility factor, PV/nRT versus pressure :) for oxygen at a temperature just above the critical temperature ::) for oxygen at a temperature well above the critical temperature eg. 200 degrees...
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    Is the Van der Waals Gas Equation More Accurate Than the Ideal Gas Equation?

    Okay I found out that the real volume is indeed less than the ideal volume, but I don't get how the real volume is bigger than the ideal volume? I thought it would be the other way around because molecular volume becomes significant at high pressures meaning that gases have less free space to...
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    Is the Van der Waals Gas Equation More Accurate Than the Ideal Gas Equation?

    Just wondering, for van der waals equation, the real pressure is smaller than the ideal pressure and the real volume is smaller than the ideal volume?
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    Difference between ion-dipole and INDUCED ion-diople forces

    At first I thought an induced ion dipole only applied to non-polar molecules, but in the textbook it says it polar molecules are affected by induced ion-dipole forces as well ("for the polar molecule, it enhances the dipole moment already present", Silberberg) ? If that's so, does that mean that...
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    Why Does p+q Equal Zero in a Special Quadratic Equation?

    1. Consider the quadratic equation ax^2+px+aq+q=0 where a does not equal to zero & p and q are constants . It is known that one of the roots of the quadratic equation is always 1 regardless of the value of a. Prove that p+q=0 [b]3. I have tried to factorize it and it became x(ax+p)+q(a+1)=0...
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