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    Determining Potassium Chlorate in Unknown Mixture

    chlorate = ClO_{3}^{-}. What is the exact question here though ?
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    8 million uranium atoms in milligrams?

    Another way would be the use of Avogadro's number.
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    What happens to the temperature of the gas?

    use the first law of thermodynamics: Q + W = \Delta E_{pot} + \Delta E_{kin} --> the process is adiabatic, thus Q = 0. The gas is compressed. Acoording to W = p\Delta V[/tex] W < 0 Because the increase in potential energy is neglectable, \Delta E_{kin} > 0, because of conservation of...
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    Differential Rate Law of Complex Reactions

    sounds OK to me :) this formula is kind of logic, because when you have the reaction say 2A + B --> 3 C with R = x (mol/L*s) then when we look at the reaction equation we see the when the overall reaction rate is x then A will react twice as fast. that's why R = - \frac {1} {2} \frac...
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    How Do I Solve These Chemistry Isotope and Compound Problems?

    for problem 1 & 2: asumme we have 100 different isotopes. Then for problem 2 of the 100 Re-atoms, 62.6 atoms are Re-187 and 37.4 atoms are Re-185 The you only need to use the formula you use for every calculation of the average: \bar{a.m.} = \frac {(62.6\cdot185.956) + (37.4\cdot...
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    How Do I Solve These Chemistry Isotope and Compound Problems?

    let's see what you've tried and then we can give hints that leads you to the correct answer(s)
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    Which Equation Correctly Represents the Reaction Between HCHO2 and K2CO3?

    The second is correct, because H2CO3 doesn't exist in a solution and always dissociates in H2O and CO2. none are correct, since you have equal amount K+ on both sides of the arrow so they cancel each other out. But apart from that i would go for the second one. assume the reaction takes...
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    Undergrad Is ln(1+exp(x)) = x when x is a large number?

    e^{ln(1+e^{x})} = e^{x} 1 + e^{x} = e^{x}
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    Understanding Pathogens: Definitions and Types

    According to 'Microbiology' by Prescott, Harley and Klein: A pathogen is any disease-producing microorganism.
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    Calculating Wavelength in Young's Double-Slit Experiment

    draw yourself a triangle and note that sin \theta = \frac {d_{minumum-central finge}} {d_{slit-screen}}
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    How many layers of atoms were deposited on the pennies during the experiment?

    if we assume coins to be circular, the surface area of the coin can be calculated with \frac {1} {4}\cdot \pi\cdot d^{2} If you know what the increase in mass of the coin is, you know how many grams of the atoms of the solution is added to the coin. you can convert that to amount of atoms...
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    Carboxyl acid strength and electronegativity How do they relate?

    for the acids HF,HBr,HCl,HI the atom radius is of importance.
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    Carboxyl acid strength and electronegativity How do they relate?

    CF3-COOH is a strong acid and dissociates completely in water and that can be the reason you can't find any K-value. I assume this because Ka of CCl3 - COOH is 2,0 x 10^-1 (it's directly under H3O+ in my table)
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    Carboxyl acid strength and electronegativity How do they relate?

    fluorine has the highest electronegativity and thus pulls the electrons of OH-groups in the COOH-group towards the itself, making it relatively easy to lose the proton of the carboxylgroup. Structure: CF3 - COOH (electronegativities: F = 4.1, Br = 2.7, I = 2.2, Cl = 2.8 and H = 2.1)
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    Solving Optics Problems: Finding Angle of Light Refraction and Object Position

    They ask for the position of the object, thus in my opinion the object distance.