What is silica gel commonly used for? A. Absorbing moisture to protect goods from damage. B. As insulation in buildings. C. As a lacquer on wood to make it water-resistant. D. A soft, flexible padding, such as on pen grips or mouse pads.

What are the major products produced in the combustion of c10h22 under the following conditions? write balanced chemical equations for each. a. an excess of oxygen b. a slightly limited oxygen supply c. a very limited supply of oxygen d. the compound is burned in air

Write a hypothesis that answers the lesson question, “while observing a chemical reaction, how can you tell which reactant is limiting? ” hypothesis: if a substance is the limiting reactant, then . . because . .

The atomic radius of sodium is 186 pm and of chlorine is 100 pm. the ionic radius for na+ is 102 pm and for cl– is 181 pm. in going from na to cl in period 3, why does the atomic radius decrease while the ionic radius increases? a. the inner electrons in the sodium cation shield its valence electrons more effectively than the inner electrons in the chloride anion do. b. the inner electrons shield the valence electrons more effectively in the chlorine atom than in the chloride anion. c. the outermost electrons in chloride experience a smaller effective nuclear charge than those in the sodium cation do. d. the outermost electrons in chloride experience a larger effective nuclear charge than those in the sodium cation do. e. monatomic ions are bigger than the atoms from which they are formed.