A certain watch’s luminous glow is due to zinc sulfide paint that is energized by beta particles given off by tritium, the radioactive hydrogen isotope 3 H, which has a half-life of 12.3 years. This glow has about 1/10 of its initial brightness. How many years old is the watch? g

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Answer 1

Answer:

The watch is 40.9 years old.

Explanation:

To know how many years old is the watch we need to use the following equation:

[tex] I_{(t)} = I_{0}e^{-\lambda t} [/tex]   (1)

Where:

[tex]I_{(t)}[/tex]: is the brightness in a time t = (1/10)I₀

[tex]I_{0}[/tex]: is the initial brightness

λ: is the decay constant of tritium

The decay constant is given by:

[tex] \lambda = \frac{ln(2)}{t_{1/2}} [/tex]   (2)

Where:

[tex]t_{1/2}[/tex]: is the half-life of tritium = 12.3 years

By entering equation (2) into (1)  we have:

[tex] I_{(t)} = I_{0}e^{-\lambda t} = I_{0}e^{-\frac{ln(2)}{t_{1/2}}t} [/tex]

[tex] \frac{I_{(t)}}{I_{0}} = e^{-\frac{ln(2)}{t_{1/2}}t} [/tex]

By solving the above equation for "t" we have:

[tex] ln(\frac{I_{(t)}}{I_{0}}) = -\frac{ln(2)}{t_{1/2}}t [/tex]

[tex] t = -\frac{ln(\frac{I_{(t)}}{I_{0}})}{\frac{ln(2)}{t_{1/2}}} = -\frac{ln(\frac{1}{10})}{\frac{ln(2)}{12.3}} = 40.9 y [/tex]

Therefore, the watch is 40.9 years old.

 

I hope it helps you!


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7.7 cm
9.8 cm
0.00
0.162 m

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Answer:

Volume = 1222.5cm³

Explanation:

If the question is about the volume of the rectangle:

The volume of a rectangle is obtained by the multiplication of its 3 dimensions: Length, width, height.

In the problem, the length of the rectangle is 0.162m = 16.2cm

The width is 7.7cm

And the height is 9.8cm

The volume is:

Volume = 16.2cm*7.7cm*9.8cm

Volume = 1222.5cm³

Which of the following will affect the rate of a chemical reaction?
solution temperature
solution color
solute mass
solution volume

Answers

Answer:

Solution temperature.

Explanation:

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In this case, considering this question about chemical kinetics, it will be possible for us to analyze two perspectives:

1. Molecular: here, we infer that the solution temperature will provide more energy to the molecules in order to undergo more effective crashes which will make more products and therefore, increase the rate constant.

2. Mathematical: by means of the Arrhenius equation, it will be possible to tell that the increase in the temperature of the system, the negative of the exponent present in such equation will increase and therefore turn the rate constant bigger.

In such way, we infer the answer is solution temperature.

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A chemical reaction takes place inside a flask submerged in a water bath. The water bath contains 6.90kg of water at 34.7 degrees C . During the reaction 57.1kJ of heat flows out of the bath and into the flask.
Calculate the new temperature of the water bath. You can assume the specific heat capacity of water under these conditions is 4.18J.g^(-1).K^(-1) . Round your answer to significant digits.

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Answer:

[tex]T_2= 36.7 \textdegree C[/tex]

Explanation:

Mass of Water [tex]m_w=6.90kg[/tex]

Temperature [tex]T=34.7 degrees[/tex]

Heat Flow [tex]H=57.1kJ[/tex]

Specific heat capacity of water [tex]\mu= 4.18J.g^(-1).K^(-1)[/tex]

Generally the equation for Final Temperature is mathematically given by

[tex]M*\mu *T_1 + Q = M*\mu *T_2[/tex]

[tex]T_2=\frac{M*\mu *T_1 + Q }{M*\mu}[/tex]

Therefore

[tex]T_2=\frac{6.90*4.18*34.7 + 57.1}{6.90*4.18}[/tex]

[tex]T_2= 36.7 \textdegree C[/tex]

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Answer:

Time is 2.2 seconds.

Explanation:

Time:

[tex]{ \boxed{ \bf{time = \frac{distance}{speed} }}}[/tex]

Substitute into the formula:

speed = 715 km/h = 198.61 m/s

[tex]{ \tt{time = \frac{435}{198.61} }} \\ { \tt{time = 2.2 \: seconds}}[/tex]

A beaker with 155 mL of an acetic acid buffer with a pH of 5.000 is sitting on a benchtop. The total molarity of acid and conjugate base in this buffer is 0.100 M. A student adds 6.60 mL of a 0.400 M HCl solution to the beaker. How much will the pH change? The pKa of acetic acid is 4.740.

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A beaker with 120mL of an acetic acid buffer with a pH of 5.00 is sitting on a benchtop. The total molarity of acid and conjugate base in this buffer is 0.1M. A student adds 6.60mL of a 0.300M HCl solution to the beaker. How much will the pH change?

The pKa of acetic acid is 4.76.

Chemistry Buffer Calculations

1 Answer

Stefan V.

May 8, 2016

Δ

pH

=

0.29

Explanation:

!! LONG ANSWER !!

The idea here is that you need to use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation to determine the ratio that exists between the concentration of the weak acid and of its conjugate base in the buffer solution.

Once you know that, you can use the total molarity of the acid and of the conjugate base to find the number of moles of these two chemical species present in the buffer.

So, the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation looks like this

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a

a

pH

=

p

K

a

+

log

(

[

conjugate base

]

[

weak acid

]

)

a

a

−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−

In your case, you have acetic acid,

CH

3

COOH

, as the weak acid and the acetate anion,

CH

3

COO

, as its conjugate base. The

p

K

a

of the acid is said to be equal to

4.76

, which means that you have

pH

=

4.76

+

log

(

[

CH

3

COO

]

[

CH

3

COOH

]

)

The pH is equal to

5

, and so

5.00

=

4.76

+

log

(

[

CH

3

COO

]

[

CH

3

COOH

]

)

log

(

[

CH

3

COO

]

[

CH

3

COOH

]

)

=

0.24

This will be equivalent to

10

log

(

[

CH

3

COO

]

[

CH

3

COOH

]

)

=

10

0.24

which will give you

[

CH

3

COO

]

[

CH

3

COOH

]

=

1.74

This means that your buffer contains

1.74

times more conjugate base than weak acid

[

CH

3

COO

]

=

1.74

×

[

CH

3

COOH

]

Now, because both chemical species share the same volume,

120 mL

, this can be rewritten as

n

C

H

3

C

O

O

120

10

3

L

=

1.74

×

n

C

H

3

C

O

O

H

120

10

3

L

which is

¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

a

a

n

C

H

3

C

O

O

=

1.74

×

n

C

H

3

C

O

O

H

a

a

−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−

(

1

)

So, the buffer contains

1.74

times more moles of acetate anions that of acetic acid.

Now, the total molarity of the buffer is said to be equal to

0.1 M

. You thus have

[

CH

3

COOH

]

+

[

CH

3

COO

]

=

0.10 M

Once again, use the volume of the buffer to write

n

C

H

3

C

O

O

H

120

10

3

L

+

n

C

H

3

C

O

O

120

10

3

L

=

0.1

moles

L

This will be equivalent to

¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

a

a

n

C

H

3

C

O

O

+

n

C

H

3

C

O

O

H

=

0.012

a

a

−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−

(

2

)

Use equations

(

1

)

and

(

2

)

to find how many moles of acetate ions you have in the buffer

1.74

n

C

H

3

C

O

O

H

+

n

C

H

3

C

O

O

H

=

0.012

n

C

H

3

C

O

O

H

=

0.012

1.74

+

1

=

0.004380 moles CH

3

COOH

This means that you have

n

C

H

3

C

O

O

=

1.74

0.004380 moles

n

C

H

3

C

O

O

=

0.007621 moles CH

3

COO

Now, hydrochloric acid,

HCl

, will react with the acetate anions to form acetic acid and chloride anions,

Cl

H

Cl

(

a

q

)

+

CH

3

COO

(

a

q

)

CH

3

COO

H

(

a

q

)

+

Cl

(

a

q

)

Notice that the reaction consumes hydrochloric acid and acetate ions in a

1

:

1

mole ratio, and produces acetic acid in a

1

:

1

mole ratio.

Use the molarity and volume of the hydrochloric acid solution to determine how many moles of strong acid you have

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a

a

c

=

n

solute

V

solution

n

solute

=

c

V

solution

a

a

−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−

In your case, this gets you

n

H

C

l

=

0.300 mol

L

1

volume in liters

6.60

10

3

L

n

H

C

l

=

0.001980 moles HCl

The hydrochloric acid will be completely consumed by the reaction, and the resulting solution will contain

n

H

C

l

=

0 moles

completely consumed

n

C

H

3

C

O

O

=

0.007621 moles

0.001980 moles

=

0.005641 moles CH

3

COO

n

C

H

3

C

O

O

H

=

0.004380 moles

+

0.001980 moles

=

0.006360 moles CH

3

COOH

The total volume of the solution will now be

V

total

=

120 mL

+

6.60 mL

=

126.6 mL

The concentrations of acetic acid and acetate ions will be

[

CH

3

COOH

]

=

0.006360 moles

126.6

10

3

L

=

0.05024 M

[

CH

3

COO

]

=

0.005641 moles

126.6

10

3

L

=

0.04456 M

Use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation to find the new pH of the solution

pH

=

4.76

+

log

(

0.04456

M

0.05024

M

)

pH

=

4.71

Therefore, the pH of the solution decreased by

Δ

pH

=

|

4.71

5.00

|

=

¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

a

a

0.29 units

a

a

−−−−−−−−−−−−−

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