Match each of the following physical and chemical properties with ethane, C₂H₆ or sodium bromide, NaBr:
b. burns vigorously in air

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Match each of the following physical and chemical properties with ethane, C₂H₆ or sodium bromide, NaBr:

b. burns vigorously in air

Accepted Answer

All right. Hi, everyone. So this question is asking us to determine whether the following property matches with cyclopropane C three H six or calcium bromide cabr two. And the property is that it is not flammable. Now, for this question, the problem itself can be simplified into a comparison between organic and inorganic compounds. Recall that an organic compound is one that contains carbon hydrogen and or carbon carbon bonds. Now, other atoms can be present in organic compounds. But if carbon hydrogen or carbon carbon bonds are not present, then the compound is considered to be inorganic. So when discussing whether or not a compound is flammable. In this case, we are discussing how quickly a material can catch fire or burn. Recall that flammability is a a property generally associated with organic compounds because organic compounds can react very easily with oxygen which therefore releases a very large amount of heat. This is why fuel mixtures are often composed of different organic molecules because when they catch fire, they release energy in the form of heat. So with this in mind, we can go ahead and compare cyclopropane versus calcium bromide. Now, considering the structure of cyclopropane the only atoms present in its structure are carbon and hydrogen. This means that cyclopropane is in fact an organic molecule. Now, on the other hand, calcium bromide cabr two contains neither carbon nor hydrogen. So because of this, it would be considered inorganic. So in this case, our task here was to identify which of the two compounds was not flammable, which means that of the two, the inorganic compound was more likely to match the description. Therefore, calcium bromide is expected to be or to not be ma. And so our answer here is going to be calcium bromide or Cabr two and there you have it. So with that being said, thank you so very much for watching and I hope you found this helpful.

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b. burns vigorously in air

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b. burns vigorously in air