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A solution of acetic acid and sodium acetate was prepared, by dissolving 4.1 g of sodium acetate in 750 cm^3 of 0.085 mol/dm^3 acetic acid, at 25 degrees. 10 Cm^3 of 2 mol/dm^3 HCl was added. Ka is 1.76*10^-5, calculate and explain the change in pH

The first thing to do in any calculations question is to list out what you have, and what the question is asking you. In this case, the question wants pH, which is -log[H+]. So what we need is [H+]. We ha...

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Explain the resistance to bromination of benzene in comparison to phenol.

In phenol, one of the lone pairs of electrons in a p-orbital of the oxygen atom in the -OH group overlaps with the delocalised ring of electrons in the ring. This lone pair is partially d...

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Explain why benzene requires use of a halogen carrier catalyst to react with bromine while phenol does not.

The oxygen atom in the phenol molecule has a lone pair of electrons. These electrons become delocalised into the aromatic ring, increasing its electron density. This activates the ring. This causes Br

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Given the following equilibrium: H2O + H2O <-> H3O+ + OH- and the Kw = 10^-14, determine the concentration of OH- species after the addition of 1 mmol of HCl to 1 L of neutral water.

As HCl is a strong acid, it will fully dissociate in water, releasing 1 mmol of H⁺, which will be the final concentration of protons in solution. The autoprotolysis equilibrium of water (or K

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The reversible reaction of sulfur dioxide and oxygen to form sulfur trioxide is shown below. 2SO2(g) + O2(g) 2SO3(g) An equilibrium mixture contains 2.4mol SO2, 1.2mol O2 and 0.4mol SO3. The total pressure is 250atm. What is the p(SO3)?

First step is to calculate the mole fraction of the SO3. This can be done by dividing the moles of SO3 by the total moles at equilibrium to give 0.4/4. This is then multiplied by the total pressure at equ...

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