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Chemistry
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What is Hund's rule?

Electrons occupy every orbital in each subshell once and then occupy the full orbital with both electrons 

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Answered by Intesar N. Chemistry tutor
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Molecules of hydrogen chloride, HCl, and molecules of fluorine, F2, contain the same number of electrons. Hydrogen chloride boils at –85 °C and fluorine boils at –188 °C.Explain why there is a difference in the boiling points of HCl and F2.

F2 has van der Waals’ forces, whilst HCl has permanent dipole–dipole attractions. Permanent dipole–dipole attractions are much stronger than induced dipoles. More enegery is required to break the stronger...

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Answered by Ellis A. Chemistry tutor
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Explain why benzene is colourless whereas azo dyes (such as methyl yellow) are coloured.

Azo dyes are coloured because they contain alternating single and double bonds, known as a conjugated system. This creates and areas of delocalisation above and below the plane of the molecule. This area ...

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Answered by Amy S. Chemistry tutor
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How would you test for the presence of a phenol?

By adding Iron (III) Chloride to the solution and if it turns purple, it means a phenol is present. 

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Answered by Rebecca N. Chemistry tutor
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What is the difference between pH and pKa?

pH is the measure of the concentration of proton in an aqueous environment, which is denoted as: pH = -log[H3O+]. pKa however, is prefered when comparing how strong an acid is becaus...

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Answered by Anthony M. Chemistry tutor
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