Sage Of The Arctic

Stephanie Dalquist, Sam Kendig

HINTS:
CLUES IN PUZZLE: SOLUTION:
  1. Solve chemistry problems
  2. Use numbers as answers to get chemistry symbols (11 is Na, e.g.)
  3. Answer word!!
DETAILED SOLUTIONS:

ACID EATERS: He

  Acid dissociation equilibrium problem.  Ka=1.76E-5,  concentration = 5.69 M, Ka=[H+][Ac]/[HAc].
  Species  [ ]o  change[ ]  equilibrium [ ]
  HAc      5.69  -x         5.69-x
  H+       0     +x         +x
  Ac-      0     +x         +x
  x ends up being 0.01, so the pH of the solution is 2, or Helium.

PUMP UP THE VOLUME: Ra

  PV=nRT.  nR*(T1/P1 - T2/P2)=13.80 mol*0.08206Latm/molK*(273K/1atm-293K/1.5atm)=deltaV= 88L

IRON MAIDEN: S

  The reaction being cued is thermite, 2Al(s)+Fe2O3(s) -> Al2O3(s)+2Fe(s)
  3835.2 grams Fe2O3 = 24 moles, 446.4 g Al = 16 moles.  16 moles of
  Aluminum will be used, so 8 moles of Fe2O3 will be used,
  and 16 moles will be left over.

MEN AT WORK: He

  Thermo, cycles, ideal gas.  Keep in mind it's adiabatic.  w=-2.03 MJ
  on gas or 2 by gas, so 2, or He.

SERENADE: I

  This can be solved from the combustion functions and deltaH's, which can be looked up:
  Cgraphite(s)+O2(g) -> CO2(g)  deltaH=-393.5kJ
  Cdiamond(s)+O2(g) -> CO2(g)   deltaH=-395.4kJ
  Hess' Law:
  Cgraphite(s)+O2(g) -> COs(g)            deltaH=-393.5kJ
  CO2(g)             -> Cdiamond(s)+O2(g) deltaH=-(-395.4)kJ
  Cgraphite(s)       -> Cdiamond(s)       deltaH=1.9kJ PER MOLE
  The problem is for 335 grams, or 27.85 moles.  Energy required is 53 kilojoules.

NEW RADICALS: F

  The compound is triphenylmethyl and there are ten resonance
  structures, e.g. 9 more than the one shown.

VAPOR TRAILS: Er

  This is a Clausius-Clayperon problem: ln(P2/P1)=deltaHvap/R*(1/T2-1/T1)
  ln(23.8/x)=(43900 J/mol)/(8.3145 J/Kmol)(1/316.77-1/298) Pressure = 68 torr.

AS AN ASIDE:

The names of the puzzles are not part of the solution, but are thematic to the chemistry problem. They are:

ANSWER WORD: The answer from the different chemistry problems is He Ra S He I F Er, Hera's Heifer, which cues Io. Io was Zeus's (Jupiter's) lover, and Hera became jealous. Zeus turned Hera into a cow and gave Io to Hera as a gift.

Answer: IO