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Of the fossil fuels listed, the U.S. has the most reserves of 

Natural oil seeps are a source of pollution and occur when no impermeable rocks trap migrating oil.

Which alternative energy will be the most viable to use in the Quincy area?

List two reasons why the nuclear disaster at Fukushima in Japan will continue to be a problem for many years.

Most of the oil reserves in the world are located in 

The name of the tanker that caused one of the largest oil spills in U.S. history is the _________________.

The Henry’s law constant for the solubility of carbon dioxide in water is 0.0769 M/atm.  If the pressure of CO2 is 0.550 atm, what concentration of carbon dioxide can be dissolved in water?

An aqueous solution of NaCl has a boiling point of 103.2oC.  What is the concentration of NaCl in molality (m)?  The boiling point constant for water is 0.52 oC/m and the normal boiling point of water is 100 oC.

Using the bond enthalpies tabulated below, calculate the enthalpy of reaction for the combustion of hydrogen.  Hint: first draw the lewis structures for each reactant and product. 2H2(g)  +  O2(g)