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As we go from Li to F, atomic radius of the atoms will DECREASE. This is due to increased nuclear charge (number of protons within each atom). Although the number of electrons also increases, each addi...

Ionisation energy is the energy required to remove the most loosely bound (furthest out) electron from an atom, in the gaseous state.
As you move down a group in the periodic table, the number of...

A greenhouse gas is one which absorbs infrared radiation from the Earth and re-radiates it, increasing the surface temperature of the Earth. Normally these molecules are non-symmetrical such as triflur...

Benzene has the chemical formula C6H6 where each Carbon atom is bonded to two other Carbon atoms and a single Hydrogen atom.  The 4th bond pair of electrons from each Carbon atom is delocalised, creati...

A species with one or more valence electron pairs that forms co-ordinate bonds with a metal ion.