A substance is said to hygroscopic if it absorbs
(a) Carbon (IV) oxide from the atmosphere
(b) from the surrounding
(c) Moisture from the atmosphere to form
a solution
(d) Moisture from the atmosphere without
dissolving in it.
A substance is said to hygroscopic if it absorbs
(a) Carbon (IV) oxide from the atmosphere
(b) from the surrounding
(c) Moisture from the atmosphere to form
a solution
(d) Moisture from the atmosphere without
dissolving in it.
Answerspecies;
The answer is the Letter D
Answerthe half-reaction having the greatest tendency to occur at the anode: i₂(aq) + 2e⁻ ⇄ 2i⁻ ; e = +0.53 v======[tex]\begin{aligned} \text{i}_2\text{\footnotesize (aq)}+2\,\text{e}^{-} & \rightleftharpoons 2\,\text{i}^{-}\text{\footnotesize (aq)}& \text{e} & = +0.53\text{ v} \\ \text{co}^{3+}\text{\footnotesize (aq)} + \text{e}^{-} & \rightleftharpoons \text{co}^{2+}\text{\footnotesize (aq)} & \text{e} & = +1.80\text{ v} \\ \text{o}_2\text{\footnotesize (g)}+4\,\text{h}^{+}\text{\footnotesize (aq)} + 4\,\text{e}^{-} & \rightleftharpoons 2\,\text{h}_2\text{o}\text{\footnotesize(l)}& \text{e} & = +1.23\text{ v} \\ \end{aligned}[/tex]oxidation occurs at the anode. we must therefore find the half-reaction with the greatest tendency to oxidize.the given values of e are reduction potentials (the form of the half-reactions are of reduction).the lower the reduction potential, the higher the potential to oxidize. the half-cell with the lowest reduction potential will have the greatest tendency to oxidize at the anode.the half-reaction having the greatest tendency must be i₂(aq) + 2e⁻ ⇄ 2i⁻ e = +0.53 vbecause its reduction potential is the lowest out of the three.