An overweight 49 year old client is having difficulty losing weight, and blames it on a slow metabolism.  What is the best strategy to increase his basal metabolic rate (BMR)?

Which of the following persons has the highest risk for diabetes, hypertension and heart disease? 

Which of the following represents the integrated rate law for a second-order reaction?

Consider the following reaction at equilibrium. What effect will reducing the volume of the reaction mixture have on the system?                                             Xe(g) + 2 F2(g) → XeF4(g)

The following reaction is endothermic. What effect will decreasing the temperature have on the system?                           I2(g) + Cl2(g) ⇌ 2 ICl(g)

Which of the following is a rate law for a reaction that is first-order with respect to oxygen?

In a reaction mixture containing only products, what is the value of Q?

Consider the following reaction at equilibrium. What effect will decreasing the temperature have on the system? CO2(g) + 2 H2O(l) ⇌ CH4(g) + 2 O2(g)       ΔH° = +890 kJ

Consider the following reaction at equilibrium. What effect will adding more SO3 have on the system?              SO2(g) + NO2(g) ⇌ SO3(g) + NO(g)

Determine ΔG°rxn using the following information. 2 H2S(g) + 3 O2(g) → 2 H2O(l) + 2 SO2(g) ΔH°= +1.12 kJ ΔS°= -390.7 J/K