The rate constant for the second-order reaction 2NOBr(g) ¡ 2NO(g) 1 Br2(g) is 0.80/M ? s at 108C. (a) Starting with a concentration of 0.086 M, calculate the concentration of NOBr after 22 s. (b) Calculate the half-lives when [NOBr]0 5 0.072 M and [NOBr]0 5 0.054 M.

Effect of rotenone and antimycin a on electron transfer rotenone, a toxic natural product from plants, strongly inhibits nadh dehydrogenase of insect and fish mitochondria. antimycin a, a toxic antibiotic, strongly inhibits the oxidation of ubiquinol. (a) explain why rotenone ingestion is lethal to some insect and fish species. (b) explain why antimycin a is a poison. (c) given that rotenone and antimycin a are equally effective in blocking their respective sites in the electron-transfer chain, which would be a more potent poison? explain.

Ants live on acacia trees in south america. the ants feed on sugars secreted by the trees. the trees provide room for the ants to live. the ants sting any other insect or animal that comes to eat the trees. what type of relationship is this?

Which of these features are formed when hot groundwater is forced out through cracks in the earth's surface?