The compound trimethylamine, (CH3)3N, is a weak base when dissolved in water. Write the Kb expression for the weak base equilibrium that occurs in an aqueous solution of trimethylamine:

Scientists often have to deal with numbers that are either very large or very small. for example, the radius of the sun is approximately 696,000 kilometers, while bacterial cells are as small as 1.9 × 10-4 millimeters. express each number in an alternate form.

A0.10 m aqueous solution of sodium sulfate is a better conductor of electricity than a 0.10 m aqueous solution of sodium chloride. which of the following best explains this observation? (a) sodium sulfate is more soluble in water than sodium chloride. (b) sodium sulfate has a higher molar mass than sodium chloride. (c) to prepare a given volume of 0.10 m solution, the mass of sodium sulfate needed is more than twice the mass of sodium chloride needed. (d) more moles of ions are present in a given volume of 0.10 m sodium sulfate than in the same volume of 0.10 m sodium chloride. (e) the degree of dissociation of sodium sulfate in solution is significantly greater than that of sodium chloride.

Food can lose electrons to air. this loss of electrons can create free radicals that destroy chemical bonds, hence spoiling the food. which term describes this process?