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#Question id: 320


The aggregation of nonpolar molecules or groups in water is thermodynamically due to the

#Section 2: General Biology
  1. increased entropy of the nonpolar molecules when they associate.

  2. decreased enthalpy of the system.

  3. increased entropy of the water molecules.

  4. very strong van der Waals forces among the nonpolar molecules or groups.

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#Question id: 21731

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

The smog constituent peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) dissociates into peroxyacetyl radicals and NO2(g) in a first order reaction with a half-life of 32 min. 
If the initial concentration of PAN in an air sample is 2.7×1015 molecules/L, what will be the concentration 2.24 h later?

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#Question id: 21732

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

Rate constants for the first-order decomposition of acetonedicarboxylic acid
CO(CH2COOH)2(aq) → CO(CH3)2(aq) + 2 CO2(g)
are k = 4.75 ×10–4 s–1 at 293 K and k = 1.63 ×10–3 at 303 K. What is the activation energy, Ea, for this reaction?

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#Question id: 21733

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

A rate law __________.

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#Question id: 21734

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

Consider the following balanced equation.
Al2O3+6NaOH+12HF=2Na3AlF6+9H2O
The rate law for this reaction is rate=k[Al2O3]2[NaOH].
What is the rate constant for this reaction if the reaction proceeds at an initial rate of 0.005Ms when all of the reactants have initial concentrations of 0.02M?

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#Question id: 21735

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

Given the following equation (2A+B  3C). Which of the following correctly displays the rate of the reaction?
I. -Δ[A]/2Δt
II. Δ[B]/Δt
III. Δ[C]/3Δt

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#Question id: 21736

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

Which of the following is a classic example of a first-order reaction?