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Title Living by Chemistry 2

Author Angelica M. Stacy

ISBN 9781464142314

The heat of fusion for water is 79.9 cal/g. Th e heat of fusion for ethanol is 24.9

Chapter Unit 5 textbook questions

Chapter 0: Problem 1 Living by Chemistry 2
What have you learned about fi re in this unit?
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Chapter 0: Problem 2 Living by Chemistry 2
Generally describe how our energy needs are satisfi ed by chemical changes.
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Chapter 0: Problem 3 Living by Chemistry 2
Where does the thermal energy from an exothermic reaction come from?
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Chapter 0: Problem 4 Living by Chemistry 2
What do the fi rst and second laws of thermodynamics indicate about energy?
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Chapter 0: Problem 5 Living by Chemistry 2
How many calories of energy are transferred to a. raise the temperature of 50 grams of water from 25 8C to boiling? b. lower the temperature of 100 grams of water from boiling to 25 8C?
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Chapter 0: Problem 6 Living by Chemistry 2
The specific heat capacity of aluminum is 0.21 cal/g 8C. How many calories of thermal energy must be transferred to heat up a 100 g aluminum pot from 20 8C to 80 8C?
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Chapter 0: Problem 7 Living by Chemistry 2
For the same number of grams, does it take more or less energy to raise the temperature of aluminum metal or liquid water? Explain.
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Chapter 0: Problem 8 Living by Chemistry 2
The heat of fusion for water is 79.9 cal/g. The heat of fusion for ethanol is 24.9 cal/g. What does this tell you about these two substances?
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Chapter 0: Problem 9 Living by Chemistry 2
Name three ways you can increase the rate of a reaction.
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Chapter 0: Problem 10 Living by Chemistry 2
Define work. How many joules of work are done if a 500 lb piano is lift ed by a pulley to a height of 20 m?
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Chapter 0: Problem 11 Living by Chemistry 2
Write and balance the equation for the oxidation of calcium, Ca.
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Chapter 0: Problem 12 Living by Chemistry 2
Write and balance a chemical equation for a redox reaction.
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Chapter 0: Problem 13 Living by Chemistry 2
Use net ionic equations to show which reactant atoms are oxidized and which atoms are reduced in the following chemical equations. Zn(s) 1 2MnO2(s) ZnO(s) 1 Mn2O3(s) 3CaO(s) 1 2Al(s) Al2O3(s) 1 3Ca(s)
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Chapter 0: Problem 14 Living by Chemistry 2
Explain how you know which atoms are oxidized and which are reduced in a redox reaction.
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Chapter 0: Problem 15 Living by Chemistry 2
Explain the ray model, the wave model, and the photon model of light. Draw a sketch of each model showing transmission through a thin red plastic fi lm.
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Chapter 0: Problem 16 Living by Chemistry 2
What types of electromagnetic radiation are least harmful? Explain why in terms of wavelength, frequency, and energy
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Chapter 0: Problem 17 Living by Chemistry 2
Describe the main components of a spectrometer.
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Chapter 0: Problem 18 Living by Chemistry 2
What occurs in an electrochemical cell using the two half-reactions shown below? Li1 1 e2 Li 23.05 V Zn21 1 2e2 Zn 20.76 V (A) Li is reduced; Zn is oxidized; cell is 2.29 V. (B) Li is reduced; Zn is oxidized; cell is 3.81 V. (C) Zn is reduced; Li is oxidized; cell is 2.29 V. (D) Zn is reduced; Li is oxidized; cell is 3.81 V.
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Chapter 0: Problem 19 Living by Chemistry 2
When visible light strikes a mirror, the light is mostly (A) Absorbed by the mirror. (B) Transmitted by the mirror. (C) Absorbed and transmitted by the mirror. (D) Refl ected by the mirror
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Chapter 0: Problem 20 Living by Chemistry 2
Red light has a wavelength of 7.5 3 1027 m and a frequency of 4.0 3 1014 Hz. Blue light has a shorter wavelength. Which statement is true about blue light? (A) Blue light has a higher frequency compared with red light. (B) Blue light has a greater speed compared with red light. (C) Blue light has a lower energy compared with red light. (D) Blue light has the same speed as red light but a lower frequency.
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Chapter 0: Problem 21 Living by Chemistry 2
The wavelength of a radio wave is 300 m. What is the frequency of this wave? (A) 10 Hz (B) 1,000 Hz (C) 1,000,000 Hz (D) 100,000,000 Hz
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Chapter 0: Problem 22 Living by Chemistry 2
Spectroscopy is a method that can be used to determine (A) Th e speed of light. (B) Th e density of a substance. (C) Th e concentration of a solution. (D) Th e mass of a substance.
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