A person suffered indigestion after eating a freshly jarred pickle. If the amount of white vinegar consumed in the pickle was 25.0 mL (5% or 0.80 M of aqueous acetic acid), how many tums would they need to consume to neutralize the acid?

The number of tums they would need to consume to neutralize the acid = 2 tums

Explanation:

The reaction between the acetic acid and the tums are as follows;

CaCO₃ + 2CH₃COOH  → Ca(CH₃COO)₂ + H₂O + CO

Therefore, 1 mole of tums reacts with 2 moles of acetic acid

The number moles of acetic acid present is given as follows;

25 mL of 0.80 M acetic acid contains 25/1000 × 0.8 moles or 0.02 moles of acetic acid

Therefore, the number of moles of tums required = 0.02/2 = 0.01 moles

Molar mass of CaCO₃ = 100.0869 g/mol

Mass of 0.01 mole = Molar Mass × Number of moles = 100.0869  × 0.01  = 1.000869 g of tums

Mass of tums required = 1.000869 g≈ 1 gram

Size of tums available = 500 mg = 0.5 g

Therefore, number of tums required = 2 tums

The number of tums they would need to consume to neutralize the acid = 2 tums.

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be directed toward a person who has intentionally (and needlessly) behaved in a hurtful way toward you; and

be beneficial or advantageous to you (i.e., assist you in achieving a desired goal).

i think you’ll agree that only rarely can you claim that your anger is both warranted and , whether to yourself or the relationship.

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but keep in mind that you must really want to execute these steps, be sufficiently motivated to perform them. which means overcoming more unconscious resistance than you might ever have imagined. because there are many immediate “advantages” of anger that can interfere with your resolve, i’ll suggest a few of them that might interfere with your employing this powerful method to rid yourself of counter-productive anger.

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