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When testing for primary, secondary, and teritary alcohols what is the testing reagent and the results of the test?

Testing reagent= Acidified solution of potassium dichromate (VI). The alcohol is added and the mixture is heated. For a primary alcohol- the mixture changes from orange (Cr2O72-) to green (Cr3+) and the prod...
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How can you tell what shape a molecule is going to be?

The key to determining the shapes of molecules is to think about number of lone and bonded pairs of elections and the interactions between these pairs. In doing this we apply the valence-shell election-pair ...
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Explain briefly how instantaneous dipole - induced dipole bonds form.

(ASSISTED WITH DIAGRAMS) The electrons of a molecule are constantly moving around it in charge clouds, meaning that at any one point in time, the molecule's electrons could be more likely on one side than th...
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Calculate the mass of the following substance: a) 2.5 x 10^23 molecules of N2

Avogrado's constant = 6.02214086 × 10 23 mol -1 2.5/6.02=0.415 Ar of N = 14 Mr of N2 = 28 28 x 0.415=11.62
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How do I balance redox equations in acidic reactions, without trial and error, using half equations?

Here is a summary on the steps to complete these question types. Determin oxidation numbers 2. Figure out what is being oxidised and what is being reduced. 3. Write half equations. 4. Balance the atoms exclu...
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