In a nickel-cadmium battery NiCd, a fully charged cell consists of nickelic hydroxide. Nickel is an element which has multiple oxidation states. Let X be the charge of nickel, which has the following probability mass function: 1| fx(x) 0.18 1 0.34 0.33 4 0.15 Determine the mean charge of nickel. A. 2.0 B. 1.5 C. 1.6 D. 1.45 E. none of the preceding

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In a nickel-cadmium battery NiCd, a fully charged cell consists of nickelic hydroxide. Nickel is an element which has multiple oxidation states. Let X be the charge of nickel, which has the following probability mass function:
x fX(x)

0 0.18

1 0.34

2 0.33

4 0.15

Determine the mean charge of nickel.
A. 2.0 B. 1.5 C. 1.6 D. 1.45 E. none of the preceding

In a nickel-cadmium battery NiCd, a fully charged cell consists of nickelic hydroxide.
Nickel is an element which has multiple oxidation states. Let X be the charge of nickel,
which has the following probability mass function:
1| fx(x)
0.18
1
0.34
0.33
4
0.15
Determine the mean charge of nickel.
A. 2.0 B. 1.5 C. 1.6 D. 1.45 E. none of the preceding
Transcribed Image Text:In a nickel-cadmium battery NiCd, a fully charged cell consists of nickelic hydroxide. Nickel is an element which has multiple oxidation states. Let X be the charge of nickel, which has the following probability mass function: 1| fx(x) 0.18 1 0.34 0.33 4 0.15 Determine the mean charge of nickel. A. 2.0 B. 1.5 C. 1.6 D. 1.45 E. none of the preceding
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