1. Given an atom with the Mass number of 40 and 22 neutrons, how many protons there are in the nucleus of this atom? How about electrons? How many electrons on the last shell? How many electrons, if any, does it need to comply with the octet rule? 2. What is the pH of a pure WATER solution if the concentration of H+ in water is 10-7 ?

3. Let’s assume you add acid to a solution containing a buffer. What is the buffer going to do (release or bind protons)? Hint: think about the definition of an acid & a buffer.

answer-

the statement that f(x) = |x+a| + b has exactly one x-intercept is sometimes correct.

solution-

it solely depends on b, whether the function will have one or two or zero x intercept.

this plot of the given function, f(x) = |x+a| + b will be the basic absolute value graph i.e v shape, with vertex translated to (-a, b), instead of origin.

1-   if b is zero, the graph will have exactly one x-intercept, at x= -a

2- if b is positive, the whole graph will be above the x-axis, hence it will have no x-intercepts.

3- if b is negative, the graph will be below the x-axis, hence it will have two x-intercepts.

∴ the statement is sometimes true.

what exactly is the question lol