Answer: D, splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen is a chemical change.
The acid dissociation constant of benzoic acid is 6.5 x 10^-5. Therefore, the pH of the benzoic acid solution prior to adding sodium benzoate is:
pH = -log[Ka]
pH = -log (6.5 x 10^-5)
pH = 4.19
The pH of the benzoic acid solution is 4.19 which is acidic, but a weak acid.
8.98
×
N
A
cobalt atoms
Explanation:
N
A
,
Avogadro's number
specifies
6.0221
×
10
23
individual particles. It is simply another collective number like a dozen, or a score, or a gross.
N
A
has the property that
6.0221
×
10
23
individual cobalt atoms has a mass of
58.93
⋅
g
. How did I know that? Did I have it memorized?
So the quantity is
≈
54
×
10
23
cobalt atoms.
It is energetically favorable for all atoms to have a complete outer
electron shell. Loosely, the atoms on the left hand side of the periodic
table only have a few extra electrons in their outer shell so it is
energetically favorable for them to lose them. The atoms on the right
hand side of the periodic table almost have enough electrons in their
outer shell and so they have a tendency to gain them.
Once electrons have left an electron shell, an atom will have a positive
charge because it has more protons (positive charges) than electrons
(negative charges). Similarly, an electron which has gained electrons to
complete its outer shell will have a negative charge because it now has
more electrons (negative charge) than protons (positive charge).