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Trebla

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it was a pretty solid question but doesnt cut the 'hard' range cos as long as u follow the basic algebra and procedures its doable
So your definition of hard is 'undoable'? lol

The maths can get a lot harder like solving an equilibrium constant problem (if you do Industrial Chemistry) which involves finding the roots of a polynomial of degree three or higher (which will never appear in the HSC) :p
 
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So your definition of hard is 'undoable'? lol

The maths can get a lot harder like solving an equilibrium constant problem (if you do Industrial Chemistry) which involves finding the roots of a polynomial of degree three or higher (which will never appear in the HSC) :p
almost undoable
 

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The maths can get a lot harder like solving an equilibrium constant problem (if you do Industrial Chemistry) which involves finding the roots of a polynomial of degree three or higher (which will never appear in the HSC) :p
hit me
 

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i got the answer.
i left myself with the following equation at the end:
n = 63k -48 -x (where k is an interger - the stoichiometric ratio in the neutralisation)

and just by guess work i figured out if x is nitrogen x = 14
hence n=1
which happened to work with the stoichemetric ratio

is there a better way to do this without guess work?
 

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i got the answer.
i left myself with the following equation at the end:
n = 63k -48 -x (where k is an interger - the stoichiometric ratio in the neutralisation)

and just by guess work i figured out if x is nitrogen x = 14
hence n=1
which happened to work with the stoichemetric ratio

is there a better way to do this without guess work?
P and S are both higher than 15 and the total mass for H2CO3 is lower than 63
 

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Well, if you want to know where not to look for hard questions, try the 2011 hsc. That thing was easy.
 

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