@X@user.full_name@X@ @GMU: Uranium -238 decays in a series o…

@X@user.full_name@X@ @GMU: Uranium -238 decays in a series of steps to Pb-206. When the material is very old, one can treat the kinetics as a decay directly to Pb and the ratio of these two can be treated as a measure of the age of a rock. A rock containing 238U and 206Pb was examined to determine its approximate age. The molar ratio of 206Pb to 238U was 0.1461. Assuming no lead was originally present and that all lead formed remained in the rock, what is the age of the rock (in years)? The half-life of 238U is 4.50e9 yr.

@X@user.full_name@X@ @GMU: LiCl has a face-centered cubic un…

@X@user.full_name@X@ @GMU: LiCl has a face-centered cubic unit cell in which the Cl- anions occupy corners and face centers, while the cations fit into the hole between adjacent anions. What is the radius of Li+ if the ionic radius of Cl- is 181.0 pm and the density of LiCl is 2.068 g/cm3?

John Schreifels @GMU: What is the total entropy change at 25…

John Schreifels @GMU: What is the total entropy change at 25oC for the reaction below, if the standard entropies of reactants and products are So(C(gr)) = 5.74 J/mol*K, So (H2(g)) = 130.68 J/mol*K, and So (C5H8(g)) = 331.1100J/mol*K and the heat of formation of C5H8(g)) is 144.4200 kJ/mol.C5H8(g) → 5C(gr) + 4H2(g)