Cinnabar is an ore of mercury that contains only hg and s. when a 0.350 g sample of cinnabar is heated in oxygen, the ore decomposes completely to yield 0.302 g hg metal. what is the empirical formula of cinnabar?

The scheme below is from a series of reactions that are part of a synthesis of vitamin a. answer the following questions with reference to this scheme. (i) what is "reagent a"? (ii) draw a step-by-step mechanism which explains the formation of compound c from compound b (iii) which reagents would you use to form compound e from compounds c and d (reagents b and c)? for each reagent suggested above in (ii) explain the role of the reagent in the reaction to (iv) form compound e. you may wish to do this by drawing a mechanism. 1. addition of reagent a но reagent a 2. н,о" thо oh нон-с compound a. compound b. compound c .ch-оh 1. reagent b "сно 2. reagent c сh oh compound e. compound d.

Which is a characteristic of the electron sea model for metallic bonding? molecular orbitals overlap to produce bands. electrons flow easily between metal nuclei. electrons are in fixed positions in the orbitals. atomic nuclei are arranged in an irregular pattern.

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. to make a table of the elements, dmitri mendeleev sorted the elements according to their . he then split the list of elements into several columns so that elements beside each other had similar .