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Boron is the 5th element in the periodic table, and has an electron configuration 1s²2s²2p¹. The first ionization energy of Boron is the energy required to remove the sing...

It's really useful to know that 'phile' means love.Electrophiles 'love' negative charge - this means they are attracted to regions of negative charge. And as such they tend to be positively charged.Simila...

An isotope is a different form of the same element. They differ from each other by the number of neutrons, however they have the same number of protons and electrons. This results in a different atomic...

It's really useful to know that 'phile' means love.

Electrophiles 'love' negative charge - this means they are attracted to regions of negative charge. And as such they tend to be positiv...

Bond lengths - a single bond is 0.153nm while a double bond is 0.134nm, making Kekulé's model of alternating single and double bonds asymmetric. Other evidence shows benzene to be symmetr...