In a lab simulation, students investigated the decomposition…

In a lab simulation, students investigated the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by iodide ion 2H2O2(aq)       → 2(lH2O (l)     +      O2 (g)   They were given the following proposed reaction mechanism: Step 1: H2O2+I−→H2O+OI−\text{H}_2\text{O}_2 + \text{I}^- \rightarrow \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{OI}^-  Step 2: H2O2+OI−→H2O+O2+I−\text{H}_2\text{O}_2 + \text{OI}^- \rightarrow \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{O}_2 + \text{I}^- Student A made the following claim: “The iodide ion acts as a catalyst because it appears in the first step and disappears in the second.” Student B replied: “That can’t be right. The species that shows up in one step and is consumed in a later one without appearing in the overall reaction is actually the intermediate.” Based on their conversation, identify which species behaves as an intermediate in this mechanism.  Justify  

Federal legislation intended to favor northern and western E…

Federal legislation intended to favor northern and western European immigrants over those from southern and eastern Europe by restricting the number of immigrants from any one European country to 2 percent of the total number of immigrants per year, with an overall limit of slightly over 150,000 new arrivals per year.