What type of equation is this: acid + base = salt + water?

August 21, 2018 Educator

THINGS FALL APART

Why does the author spend an entire chapter describing Obierika’s daughter’s uri in Things Fall…

To many readers, chapter twelve of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart may initially seem incongruous or else superfluous. Certainly, it initially does not seem to add much to driving the actual…

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NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS, AN AMERICAN SLAVE

In The Narrativve of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, when Garrison writes that Douglass needed “a…

Garrison is implying that many, if not most slaves and/or African Americans are capable of such high attainments, I think. Frederick Douglass had the advantage of being sent to the right place at…

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SCIENCE

How does the space-time continuum work?

We can thank Einstein for the linking of space and time into what we now refer to as the space-time continuum. The concept of the space-time continuum changed the way that scientists thought about…

LORD OF THE FLIES

What evidence is there to prove that Ralph from Lord of the Flies lost confidence by the end of…

We don’t even have to look to the end of the book to see that Ralph loses his confidence. At the beginning of Chapter 5, when Ralph is thinking about how to conduct a “serious” meeting, there are…

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SCIENCE

With two different liquids inside one container, does gravity still pouch the liquid down? I have…

Well, it depends on what you mean by the word “pouch”. If you are speaking of gravity’s tendency to pull on the atoms or molecules in the mass of the liquid, then yes, gravity will still exert a…

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YOU’RE UGLY TOO

How is Lorrie Moore’s short story “You’re Ugly, Too” about love and death?

Love and death are certainly two very dominant themes throughout Lorrie Moore’s short story “You’re Ugly, Too.”The theme of love, or, more specifically, the theme of failed love, is portrayed…

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SPEECH TO THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION

How did Henry’s speech from “speech to the Virginia Convention” affect you?

Henry’s speech is powerful. It lays out all the reasons, piece by piece, the colonists have been forced into a corner, and that outright war is all that is left. His rhetoric is flawless: he begins…

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NIGHT

In Night, why does Elie Wiesel repeat his thoughts, “you are too skinny, you are too weak?” How…

Elie Wiesel, we know, survived the most horrendous chapter in human history, the Holocaust. Six million of Europe’s Jewish population were murdered, with millions more Russian prisoners,…

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HATCHET

What is a short summary of chapter 4 in Hatchet?

The chapter begins with Brian remembering “the secret,” the moment where he was out riding bikes with a friend and he saw his mother kissing a man who was not his father. He is in the midst of this…

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SCIENCE

What kind of movement does a reverse fault make? A normal fault is vertical so what would it be?

Well, the movement of a reverse fault is somewhat vertical too. What is different about a reverse fault from a normal fault is the type of stress that is applied to the fault line. In a normal…

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OF MICE AND MEN

In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, why does Steinbeck portray Carlson this way? Is Carlson…

In John Steinbeck’s classic novel Of Mice and Men, the character of Carlson is depicted as thoughtful and, for much of the story, somewhat sympathetic. He’s also coldly efficient. Most of the…

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THE BRONZE BOW

In The Bronze Bow, why does Simon say they have to wash in the pool before they go to the village?

In chapter 3, Simon visits Daniel on the mountain to let him know that Amalek, Daniel’s former master, has died, making it safe for Daniel to go into the village to visit his grandmother and…

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THINGS FALL APART

How are the “womanly” qualities of the Igbo culture important to its survival?

The answer to this question depends on how you define “womanly” qualities. I assume that you are working with Okonkwo’s restrictive definition of feminine qualities, which entails anything…

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THE STORYTELLER

In “The Storyteller” by Saki, why does the aunt tell Cyril to look out the window?

Cyril’s aunt tells him to look out the window because she wants to distract him. As the story begins, the aunt is on a train ride with her nephew and nieces. The children are restless and bored,…

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THE CANTERBURY TALES

What examples can be found in the Prologue: Canterbury Tales of Chaucer’s genial satire?

Chaucer’s satire is at its best when he is describing someone from or something about the Church. Keep in mind that during the time Chaucer is writing The Canterbury Tales the Church is extremely…

THE CRUCIBLE

I need help writing an introductory paragraph about Abigail from The Crucible, and I need some…

Abigail Williams is definitely one of the most important and interesting characters in The Crucible. She is portrayed as one of the main factors in the escalation of the events that took place in…

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EDGAR ALLAN POE

Does Hop Frog create the “perfect revenge” against the king in Edgar Allan Poe’s story “Hop-Frog”?

Absolutely. Hop Frog not only gets to humiliate the councilmen of the King, and the King himself, but he also gets to insult them to their faces, scare them, disarm them, and put them in an…

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HAMLET

What are Hamlet’s and Laertes’ relationships with Ophelia?

In William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, Ophelia is one of the main characters. The title character, Hamlet, is in love with her and she is in love with him. Laertes is Ophelia’s brother. He leaves…

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FAHRENHEIT 451

How is Faber passionate in Fahrenheit 451?

Faber is passionate in Fahrenheit 451 because he risks his safety by helping the fugitive Montag escape the Mechanical Hound and departs for St. Louis to print copies of books. Faber is a…

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HISTORY

How do you think the American belief of Manifest Destiny influenced policies related to Texas?

The ideas expressed in Manifest Destiny were clearly evident in our policies regarding Texas. Manifest Destiny refers to our desire and expectation to expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific…

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OTHELLO

Can you please give me a thesis for this topic: “Roderigo, Cassio, and Othello are all…

A good thesis statement for this topic is something like this: The manipulative Iago preys upon the weaknesses of each individual to secure his own ambitious desires and gain the revenge he seeks….

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SCIENCE

In what two ways do chromosomes pair up in prophase 1?

Prophase I is the first step in meiosis. During meiosis a diploid cell (46 chromosomes) divides twice to produce 4 haploid (23 chromosome) cells. The body utilizes this process to produce gametes…

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SCIENCE

What do the chromosomes do in prophase I that will increase the genetic variation of any…

During prophase I, crossing-over of parts of chromosomes can occur; this increases genetic variability. Prophase is the first stage of cell division. During meiosis, the type of division that…

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ALL MY SONS

What is the impact of the ending of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons?

Arthur Miller was an author of modern tragedies, plays that illuminated the frailty of both human life and, as importantly, of humanity itself. In perhaps his most well-know and loved play, Death…

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RAYMOND’S RUN

In “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara, what did Squeaky want at the beginning and end of the…

In the beginning of “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara, Squeaky’s main goal is to win the May Day Race. She is constantly training, even when she is also taking care of her mentally handicapped…

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SCIENCE

How many chloride ions are in 5.13 moles of sodium chloride?

There is one chloride ion, Cl-, in each formula unit of NaCl. This means there are 5.13 moles of Cl- in 5.13 moles of NaCl. One mole is 6.02 x10^23 particles, so you would calculate the number of…

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HISTORY

What might have been done to help African nations transition to self-rule peacefully?

The European countries could have done much more to help Africa transition to self rule, but this relies on the assumption Europeans wanted to invest substantially in the effort. Africa was not…

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SCIENCE

What is the name each compound and list the number of ions it would split into in solution? HCl,…

The first compound, HCl is called hydrogen chloride and in solution it completely dissociates into its respective ions H+ and Cl- and is called hydrochloric acid. So it forms two ions. HCl…

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SCIENCE

What would the representative particle be called? Ag,S2O,O2,Fe

The representative partice of Ag is an atom, the representative particle of S20 is a molecule, the representative particle of O2 is a molecule and the representative particle of Fe is an atom. A…

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SCIENCE

What would the representative particle be called? Ag S2O O2 Fe

The representative particle for any given substance is the smallest unit of the substance found in nature. Ag is the element silver as found on the periodic table. Since it is a pure element, its…

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THE GIVER

What is the attitude/perspective toward mirrors in Chapter 3?

Mirrors are considered unnecessary and most people do not have one. In Jonas’s community, everyone looks alike and everyone dresses alike. Sameness is a high priority in the community. Jonas is…

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HISTORY

How does Kipling portray rulers or imperialists?

We learn Kipling’s thoughts about imperialists in his poem, White Man’s Burden, which was published in February 1899. In essence, he portrays them as civilized and without fault. We see evidence of…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

In Chapter 10 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, why does Sheriff Tate ask Atticus to shoot Tim…

In chapter ten of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Tim Johnson, the sick dog, is heading down the street. Atticus Finch encourages Heck Tate, the sheriff, to shoot the dog before he…

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SCIENCE

How is obesity caused?

Obesity and being overweight are relatively subjective conditions that depend upon specific human definitions, in the same way that being tall is subjective. Part of this subjectivity comes from…

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THE OUTSIDERS

What does Two-Bit mean when he says, “We could get along without anyone but Johnny”?

In Chapter 8, Ponyboy and Two-Bit visit Dally and Johnny in the hospital. Johnny’s injuries are severe, and Ponyboy tries his best to cheer him up by telling Johnny that he’ll be okay. Ponyboy also…

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THE CRUCIBLE

John Proctor and Thomas Putnam are both land owners and powerful men in Salem. Though they disagree in their opinion of Reverend Parris, and they fight about whose land is whose (and where the…

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HISTORY

What was the legal and economic status of women in the 1800s?

In the 1800s, the legal status of women in America was defined primarily by state law and thus varied from area to area. In general, however, a woman’s legal status depended on whether or not she…

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HISTORY

How did the actions and personality of Kaiser Wilhelm II help bring about World War I?

One aspect of Kaiser Wilhelm’s personality that contributed to the outbreak of World War One was his intense militarism. The Kaiser was particularly obsessed with naval power, and devoted a great…

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BUSINESS

How do we understand that wage labour is one of the central characteristics of capitalism? How to…

Wage labor is one of the characteristics of capitalism because that is how the owners of the means of production in capitalism get others to work for them. In previous times in history, the rich…

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ROMEO AND JULIET

How does Romeo’s language adhere to elements of courtly love (worship of the lady from afar)?

Romeo and Juliet are two of the most tragic lovers in all of Shakespeare’s work. Romeo’s deep love for his Juliet is a clear representation of “courtly love” or “worshipping the lady from afar.” To…

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AS YOU LIKE IT

What is the purpose of Rosalind, Celia, Audrey in ‘As You Like It’ as females?

As You Like It is a love story. Shakespeare must have called the play As You Like It because his audiences liked love stories, as audiences still do. There is plenty of love in the play, so…

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WORDS IN THE DUST

How is Zulaikha similar to Nelson Mandela in terms of their ideas and other factors that…

One similarity between Nelson Mandela and Zulaikha is their resistance to external control. A shared idea between Nelson Mandela and Zulaikha is their refusal to cave into the social expectation…

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WORDS IN THE DUST

In Words in the Dust, what words describe Zulaikha and why?

Zulaikha is a thirteen-year-old Afghan girl, whose face is disfigured by a cleft lip. She is a victim of derision and cruel treatment in a male-dominated society because of her deformity. Zulaikha…

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OTHELLO

Compare the issue of racism as it is presented in The Crucible and Othello.

Racism can be defined as the belief that a person’s race determines what kind of characteristics such a person would have, without considering any other factors. It is a form of prejudice or…

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HISTORY

Why was traditional framework not used for the construction of the dome in Florence cathedral?

To make a long story short, it was too large a space for any of the known type of domes be able to cover the space. For over a hundred years, the cathedral of Florence, Italy, had been sitting…

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SCIENCE

If 54 mL of 0.1 M NaOH are needed to neutralize 125 mL of an HCl solution, what is the…

When solution is neutralized it contains equal moles of H+ and OH-, or moles acid = moles base. Molarity (M) is a unit that expresses concentration in moles of solute per liter of solution: M -…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

In To Kill a Mockingbird, what truth does Atticus say applies to the human race and to no…

While defending Tom Robinson, Atticus points out that the entire courtroom has unfairly judged Tom on the basis of his skin color. He draws attention to the blatant racism and prejudice by…