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Chemistry
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Alcohol A has the chemical formula CH3CH(OH)CH2CH(CH3)CH3 . Give the IUPAC name for alcohol A.

Firstly I would get the student to draw out the structure of the alcohol and check whether they were able to place the alcohol groups and side chains in the right place on the chain. Then I take would the...

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Answered by Emma B. Chemistry tutor
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A naturally occurring sample of the element boron has a relative atomic mass of 10.8 In this sample, boron exists as two isotopes. Calculate the percentage abundance of 10B in this naturally occurring sample of boron.

The answer is 20%. This is a failry common question and stomps many students.

The easiest way to answer this question, in my opinion, is to see that this question is asking you to figure out the ra...

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In terms of structure and bonding explain why the boiling point of magnesium is much higher than that of bromine?

Bromine is molecular, existing as Br2 molecules, wheras magnesium is metallic and therefore exists in a large macromolecular structure. In bromine there are strong INTERmolecular covalent bonds, but only ...

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Answered by Edwina B. Chemistry tutor
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Why is the enthalpy of hydration of a chloride ion more negative than that of a bromide ion, using your knowledge of the attractive forces involved.

Chloride ions have a greater charge density than bromide ions due to their smaller size, and therefore attracts the delta positive H in the water molecule more strongly. This would be approximately a 3 ma...

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I do not understand Le Chatelier's Principle - please help!

LeChaterlier's principle states: 'If a dynamic equilibrium is disturbed by changing the conditions, the position of equilibrium moves to counteract the change'. In short, this helps us to work out HOW cha...

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