→ Search the internet to understand the reaction between (Zno) & (HNO3). a) Describe what happens to the first spoonful of powder when he mixes it with the acid.
b) Describe what would happen if the student kept adding zinc oxide to the nitric acid
after the reaction between the acid and metal oxide was complete.

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Explanation:

The equation of the reaction is;

ZnO(s) + 2HNO3(aq) > Zn(NO3)2(aq) + H2O(l)

a) When you first add ZnO to aqueous HNO3, the powder dissolves as it mixes with the acid.

b) If the student keeps on adding more ZnO powder to the HNO3 after the  reaction between the acid and metal oxide was complete, the powder will no longer dissolve in the acid. At this point, the reaction has attained equilibrium.

- calcium has greater affinity to bond with electron receptors than hydrogen does and hence, it has the ability to replace hydrogen in most of its compounds.

- lithium has 2 valence electrons in the product because it can make only 1 bond with hydrogen. beryllium has 4 valence electrons in the product because it can only make 2 bonds. it has fewer electrons than neon and can react with electron donors. each hydrogen has 2 valence electrons, the same as helium.

- the covalent bond formed between carbon and hydrogen is polar because carbon is more electronegative than hydrogen and it attracts the bonded electron pair closer to itself, thus giving hydrogen a partial positive charge.

- a hydrogen bond is a relatively weak bond that hydrogen atoms make with the electronegative atoms nitrogen, oxygen or fluorine.

so the best choice is a.) 2 calcium (ca) atoms