The Earth has spheres that are constantly interacting. Which of the following is the best example of the geosphere interacting with the biosphere? A. Volcanic ash provides nutrients in the soil for plants. B. A strain of bacteria is able to live deep in an ocean. C. Some land mammals are dependent on ice formations. D. Strong winds carry pollen across large fields to flowers.

In a laboratory determination of the atomic weight of tin, a sample of tin is weighed in a crucible. nitric acid is added, and the reaction proceeds to give a hydrated tin(iv)oxide plus no2and h2o. the hydrated tin(iv)oxide is then heated strongly and reacts as follows: sno2.xh2o(s)sno2(s)+ xh2o(g)the sno2is finally cooled and weighed in the crucible. explain the effect on the calculated atomic weight of tin that would result from each of the following experimental errors: (a)considerable spattering occurs when the nitric acid is added to the tin.(b)the hydrated tin(iv)oxide is not heated sufficiently to change it completely to tin oxide.