Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter
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Author: Neil D. Jespersen, Alison Hyslop
Publisher: WILEY
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Some large biological molecules rely on molecular shape for their function. Can you describe one of these?
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Using the chapter titles...Ch. 0 - Prob. 2PECh. 0 - Prob. 3PECh. 0 - Prob. 4PECh. 0 - Prob. 5PECh. 0 - Prob. 6PECh. 0 - Prob. 7PECh. 0 - Prob. 8PECh. 0 - Prob. 9PECh. 0 - Practice Exercise 0.10 Aluminum atoms have a mass...
Ch. 0 - Practice Exercise 0.11 How much heavier is the...Ch. 0 - Practice Exercise 0.12 The definition of the size...Ch. 0 - Practice Exercise 0.13 Naturally occurring boron...Ch. 0 - Practice Exercise 0.14
Neon, the gas used in neon...Ch. 0 - Prob. 1RQCh. 0 - 0.2 Knowing what we know today, which of the...Ch. 0 - 0.3 In what ways does the atomic theory affect the...Ch. 0 - Shake a few crystals of salt into your hand and...Ch. 0 - Are there any examples of crystals in nature that...Ch. 0 - 0.6 Heat is one form of energy. If a reaction...Ch. 0 - Can you think of a chemical reaction that starts...Ch. 0 - 0.8 Some large biological molecules rely on...Ch. 0 - 0.9 What elements were formed (a) during the first...Ch. 0 - Prob. 10RQCh. 0 - 0.11 What is the predominant element in the solar...Ch. 0 - Prob. 12RQCh. 0 - What physical factors caused elements and minerals...Ch. 0 - Is this separation still occurring on the earth?Ch. 0 - 0.15 What measuring devices did early chemists...Ch. 0 - 0.16 In your own words, describe how Daltons...Ch. 0 - Which of the laws of chemical combination is used...Ch. 0 - Prob. 18RQCh. 0 - Where in an atom is nearly all of its mass...Ch. 0 - What is a nucleon? Which ones have we studied?Ch. 0 - 0.21 How was the charge-to-mass ratio of the...Ch. 0 - 0.22 How did Robert Millikan determine the charge...Ch. 0 - How was the proton discovered?Ch. 0 - What experiment did Rutherford carry out to...Ch. 0 - Why dont we count the electrons when determining...Ch. 0 - Define the terms atomic number and mass number....Ch. 0 - Prob. 27RQCh. 0 - Write the symbols of the isotopes that contain the...Ch. 0 - What is wrong with the following statement? The...Ch. 0 - 0.30 The atomic number of silver, Ag, is 47 and it...Ch. 0 - A certain element X forms a compound with oxygen...Ch. 0 - Nitrogen reacts with a metal to form a compound in...Ch. 0 - Give the numbers of neutrons, protons, and...Ch. 0 - 0.34 Give the numbers of electrons, protons, and...Ch. 0 - Iodine-131 is used to treat overactive thyroids;...Ch. 0 - Prob. 36RQCh. 0 - 0.37 One chemical substance in natural gas is a...Ch. 0 - 0.38 Carbon tetrachloride contains one carbon and...Ch. 0 - If an atom of carbon-12 had been assigned a...Ch. 0 - 0.40 One atom of has a mass that is 9.0754 times...Ch. 0 - Naturally occurring copper is composed of 69.17%...Ch. 0 - Naturally occurring magnesium (one of the elements...Ch. 0 - N2O is often called nitrous oxide or laughing gas,...Ch. 0 - An element has 24 protons in its nucleus. (a)...Ch. 0 - Iron is composed of four isotopes with the...Ch. 0 - 0.46 What color are the protons, neutrons, and...Ch. 0 - 0.47 Immediately after the big bang, helium and...Ch. 0 - Prob. 48RQCh. 0 - Scientists often validate measurements, such as...Ch. 0 - Sir James Chadwick, discovered the neutron. The...
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