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Chemistry
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Why can both major and minor products be formed during an eimination reaction?

The double bond can be attacked by the OH nucleophile producing two possible carbocation intermediates. The more stable carbocation with more surrounding electron releasing methyl groups will be more stab...

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Answered by Haider A. Chemistry tutor
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Thermodynamics with a focus on entropy

There are many factors which will affect whether a reaction will take place spontaneously. For a reaction to occur spontaneously it does not require an external influence such as energy, for it to occur. ...

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What is the angle between bonds of a H2O molecule

104.5

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Name and explain the three types of isomerism present in organic compounds.

There are three types of isomerism:1) Structural isomerism - Occurs when compounds which have the same molecular formula (eg. C4H9Br1) but have different atomic arrangements. Eg. CH2Br-CH2-CH2-CH3CH3-CHBr...

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Why does phenol react more readily with bromine than benzene?

The oxygen on the OH (of the phenol) has a lone pair which it donates into the delocalised pi system of the ringThis activates the ring and there is now a high electron density.This is now strong enough t...

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