The energy pyramid below shows a possible
amount of energy, in kilocalories, available in the
organisms at each trophic level in an ecosystem.
according to the law of conservation of energy,
energy can neither be created nor destroyed. if
this is true, why is there less energy in the top of
the pyramid than there is in the bottom of the
energy pyramid?

Problem #3 (ch. 1, problem 15)the ideal gas law provides one way to estimate the pressure exerted by a gas on a container. the law isí‘ťí‘ť=푛푛푛푛푛푛푉푉mo re accurate estimates can be made with the van der waals equationí‘ťí‘ť=í‘›í‘›í‘›í‘›í‘›í‘›í‘ ‰í‘‰â’푛푛푟푟â’푞푞푛푛2í‘ ‰í‘‰2where the term nb is a correction for the volume of the molecules and the term an2/v2is a correction for molecular attractions. the values of a and b depend on the type of gas. the gas constant is r, the absolutetemperature is t, the gas volume is v, and the number of moles of gas molecules is indicated by n. if n = 1 mol of an ideal gas were confined to a volume of v = 22.41 l at a temperature of 0â°c (273.2k), it would exert a pressure of 1 atm. in these units, r = 0.0826.for chlorine gas (cl2), a = 6.49 and b = 0.0562. compare the pressure estimates given by the ideal gas law and the van der waals equation for 1 mol of cl2 in 22.41 l at 273.2 k. what is the main cause of the difference in the two pressure estimates, the molecular volume or the molecular attractions?

Sarah wants to know where in her garden chamomile would grow the best. she thinks chamomile will grow best in the corner of the garden that gets the most sunlight. to test her hypothesis, she decides to plant several groups of chamomile in her garden as an experiment. which of the following variables will sarah need to measure to know which group of plants grew best? a. the location of the plants b. the type of plants c. the height of the plants d. the amount of water she gives the plants

Which statement correctly describes potassium iodide, ki? there is a one-to-one ratio of potassium ions to iodide ions. potassium gains electrons and iodine loses electrons during the reaction. the lattice is held together by potassium anions and iodide cations.