In the reaction 2Na3N-6Na+N, how many moles of Na are produced when 6 mol of Na3N
decompose?

moles of Na produced = 6 moles

Given

Reaction

2Na3N---> 6Na+N

6 moles of Na3N

Required

moles of Na

Solution

I don't really understand the reaction in the problem, all I know is the decomposition reaction of sodium azide NaN3

2NaN₃ → 2Na + 3N₂

The reaction coefficient shows the mole ratio of the compounds involved in the reaction

From the equation(balanced), mol ratio of Na : NaN₃ = 2 : 2, so mol Na :

= 2/2 x moles NaN₃

= 2/2 x 6 moles

= 6 moles

1. the question asks the most appropriate, which seems to rule out "all of the above." your choice appears to be the correct one.

2. the protocol described is good for identifying correlation, but not cause and effect. for cause/effect, you need to devise a protocol that will assign the treatment (or not) to groups that have essentially the same "demographics" with respect to all the other variables. your choice regarding control group seems appropriate. random assignment of treatment (choice d) may be appropriate also. (i think you can argue that b and d are just different descriptions of the same method.)

3. d will randomize the birds, but may not guarantee there are 10 in each group. e will do both, so seems the better choice.

comment on question 2

based on the problem statement, it seems clear that confident, attentive drivers are more likely to use daytime running lights. so, the protocol might need to be devised in such a way that the lights would be turned on or off without the driver's knowledge. (an attentive driver will figure it out.) assigning a confident, attentive driver to a group required to drive without running lights might mess with his/her confidence and attentiveness. you don't want your experiment to do that. (nor do you want the experiment to subject a driver to greater risk of accident as a consequence of driving without running lights.) experiments involving human safety are always problematic.

the answer to this question is 3.