Asolution is formed when the solute uniformly disperses throughout (or dissolves in) the solvent. the process can be described by three steps:

1. separation of solvent-solvent particles (aka expanding the solvent),

2.separation of solute-solute particles (aka expanding the solute), and

3. formation of solute-solvent interactions.

classify the steps involved in the formation of a solution as being endothermic or exothermic.

a. step 1 is exothermic, step 2 is exothermic, step 3 is endothermic

b. step 1 is endothermic, step 2 is endothermic, step 3 is exothermic

c. step 1 is endothermic, step 2 is exothermic, step 3 is exothermic

d. step 1 is exothermic, step 2 is endothermic, step 3 is exothermic

Which statement accurately describes the relationship between air pressure, air density, or altitude? as altitude increases, pressure increases.as altitude increases, air density increases.air pressure and density are lowest at sea level.denser air exerts more pressure than less dense air.

The atomic radius of sodium is 186 pm and of chlorine is 100 pm. the ionic radius for na+ is 102 pm and for cl– is 181 pm. in going from na to cl in period 3, why does the atomic radius decrease while the ionic radius increases? a. the inner electrons in the sodium cation shield its valence electrons more effectively than the inner electrons in the chloride anion do. b. the inner electrons shield the valence electrons more effectively in the chlorine atom than in the chloride anion. c. the outermost electrons in chloride experience a smaller effective nuclear charge than those in the sodium cation do. d. the outermost electrons in chloride experience a larger effective nuclear charge than those in the sodium cation do. e. monatomic ions are bigger than the atoms from which they are formed.

What effect does a decrease in temperature have on the overall rate of a chemical reaction? a decrease in temperature decreases . the reaction rate will