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Copper Compounds and Nuclear Reactions

The homework includes questions on the color properties of copper compounds, ligand field splitting estimations for various complexes, nuclear equations for specific transformations, calculations regarding sulfur-35 in a nutrient solution, and energy emissions during alpha decay of plutonium-234. It covers topics in coordination chemistry, nuclear chemistry, and radioactivity. Students are required to provide detailed answers and calculations for each question.

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Copper Compounds and Nuclear Reactions

The homework includes questions on the color properties of copper compounds, ligand field splitting estimations for various complexes, nuclear equations for specific transformations, calculations regarding sulfur-35 in a nutrient solution, and energy emissions during alpha decay of plutonium-234. It covers topics in coordination chemistry, nuclear chemistry, and radioactivity. Students are required to provide detailed answers and calculations for each question.

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Homework

9th week

1. Suggest a reason why copper(II) compounds are often colored, but copper(I)
compounds are colorless. Which oxidation number results in paramagnetic
compounds?

2. (a) Estimate the ligand field splitting for (i) [CoF 6]3- (max = 700. nm), (ii)
[Cr(NH3)6]3+ (max = 460. nm), and (iii) [Co(OH2)6]3+ (max = 575. nm), where max is
the wavelength of the most intensely absorbed light. (b) Arrange the ligands in
order of increasing ligand filed strength.

3. Write a nuclear equation for each of the following transformations: (a) 257Rf
produced by the bombardment of californium-245 with carbon-12 nuclei; (b) the
first synthesis of 266Mt by the bombardment of bismuth-209 with iron-58 nuclei.
Given that the first decay of meitnerium is by  emission, what is the daughter
nucleus?

4. A nutrient solution containing sulfue-35, which has a half-life of 88 d, is being


used to study chemical reactions in which sulfur is used by bacteria. The sample
has an activity of 10.0 Ci. What mass of sulfur-35 is present in the nutrient
solution? The molar mass of sulfur-35 is 35.0 g∙mol-1.

5. How much energy is emitted in each  decay of plutonium-234? (234Pu,


234.0433mu; 230U, 230.0339mu)

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