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Why are transition metal ions in water coloured, but sodium in water is not?

The colour of light is determined by its wavelength. White light is made up of electromagnetic radiation (photons) that spans the range 400nm - 700nm, the visible part of the E.M. spectrum. When white lig...

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Why does an ionic compound (e.g. NaCl) conduct electricity when molten or dissolved in water, but not when it is a solid.

When an ionic compound is a solid, the ions in the ionic lattice are held together by ionic bonds. Due to this, the ions are not free to move around and so cannot carry a charge. When the ionic compound i...

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What evidences are used to prove that Benzene's kekule model is incorrect and that Benzene has a delocalised Pi structure.

The enthalpy Change of Hydration for cyclohexene is 120 kJmol-1 therefore if the Kekule model is correct then the Enthalpy change of Hydration would be 360 kJmol-1 however as it is c...

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Explain the polarity of both CH3CH2Br and CBr3CBr3.

Both molecules have a C-Br bond, which will be polar due to their difference in electronegativities (bromine is more electronegative than carbon). In CBr3CBr3 the dipoles cancel so the overall molecule is...

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State 2 features of a system that is in dynamic equilibrium.

In dynamic equilibrium the rate of the foward reaction is equal to the rate of backward reaction. Also the concentration of the products and reactants stay constant.

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