Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (8th Edition)
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.87GP
The term “alum" refers to a group of ionic compounds that contain a monovalent cation (M+), a trivalent cation (M3+), and sulfate anions. Perform a web search to find:
- (a) The chemical formulas of at least two different alum compounds.
- (b) At least three common uses or applications of alum compounds.
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Ch. 3.1 - Magnesium atoms lose two electrons when they...Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 3.2PCh. 3.1 - Prob. 3.3KCPCh. 3.2 - Prob. 3.4PCh. 3.2 - Prob. 3.5PCh. 3.2 - Prob. 3.6KCPCh. 3.3 - Iron is an important component of hemoglobin, a...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 3.8PCh. 3.3 - Blood serum in healthy adults normally contains...Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 3.10P
Ch. 3.4 - Which element in the following pairs is likely to...Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 3.12PCh. 3.5 - Prob. 3.1CIAPCh. 3.5 - Prob. 3.13PCh. 3.5 - Prob. 3.14PCh. 3.5 - Prob. 3.15PCh. 3.6 - Prob. 3.16PCh. 3.6 - Prob. 3.17PCh. 3.6 - Prob. 3.3CIAPCh. 3.6 - Prob. 3.4CIAPCh. 3.8 - Prob. 3.18PCh. 3.8 - Prob. 3.19PCh. 3.8 - Prob. 3.20PCh. 3.8 - Prob. 3.21KCPCh. 3.9 - Prob. 3.22PCh. 3.9 - Name the following compounds: (a)SnO2 (b)Ca(CN)2...Ch. 3.9 - Prob. 3.24PCh. 3.9 - Prob. 3.25KCPCh. 3.10 - Prob. 3.26PCh. 3.10 - Prob. 3.5CIAPCh. 3.11 - Prob. 3.27PCh. 3.11 - Prob. 3.28KCPCh. 3.11 - Prob. 3.7CIAPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.29UKCCh. 3 - Prob. 3.30UKCCh. 3 - Write the symbols for the ions represented in the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.32UKCCh. 3 - Prob. 3.33UKCCh. 3 - Prob. 3.34UKCCh. 3 - Prob. 3.35UKCCh. 3 - Prob. 3.36UKCCh. 3 - Prob. 3.37APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.38APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.39APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.40APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.41APCh. 3 - Identify the element X in the following ions and...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.43APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.44APCh. 3 - Based on the following atomic numbers and...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.46APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.47APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.48APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.49APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.50APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.51APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.52APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.53APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.54APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.55APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.56APCh. 3 - (a)Write equations for the loss of an electron by...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.58APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.59APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.60APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.61APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.62APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.63APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.64APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.65APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.66APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.67APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.68APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.69APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.70APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.71APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.72APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.73APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.74APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.75APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.76APCh. 3 - Give the formula and the name of the anions for...Ch. 3 - Explain why the hydride ion, H, has a noble gas...Ch. 3 - The H ion (Problem 3.78) is stable but the Li ion...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.80CPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.81CPCh. 3 - The names given for the following compounds are...Ch. 3 - The formulas given for the following compounds are...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.84CPCh. 3 - Element X reacts with element Y to give a product...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.86CPCh. 3 - The term alum" refers to a group of ionic...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.88GPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.89GPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.90GP
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