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Ch.5 - Thermochemistry
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Capitolo 5, Problema 18

A magnesium ion, Mg2+, with a charge of 3.2⨉10-19 C and an oxide ion, O2-, with a charge of -3.2⨉10-19 C, are separated by a distance of 0.35 nm. How much work would be required to increase the separation of the two ions to an infinite distance?

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Identify the charges of the ions involved. The magnesium ion, Mg2+, has a charge of +3.2⨉10-19 C, and the oxide ion, O2-, has a charge of -3.2⨉10-19 C.
Convert the distance from nanometers to meters. Since 1 nm = 1⨉10-9 meters, 0.35 nm is equivalent to 0.35⨉10-9 meters.
Use Coulomb's Law to calculate the initial electrostatic force between the ions. The formula for Coulomb's Law is F = k \(\frac{{|q1 \cdot q2|}\)}{{r^2}}, where k is Coulomb's constant (approximately 8.988⨉109 N⋅m2/C2), q1 and q2 are the charges of the ions, and r is the separation distance.
Calculate the initial potential energy using the formula U = k \(\frac{{q1 \cdot q2}\)}{{r}}, where U is the potential energy, and the other symbols have their usual meanings.
To find the work required to separate the ions to an infinite distance, calculate the change in potential energy, which is the difference between the final potential energy (zero, at infinite distance) and the initial potential energy.

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