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What is a coordinate bond?

A coordinate bond is a covalent bond in which both the electrons in the shared pair are donated from one atom (the donor). The properties of the covalent bond are exactly the same as a normal covalent bond.I...
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How does a mass spectrometer work?

A mass spectrometer is an important analytical instrument which scientists can use to identify the amount and type of different chemicals in a substance. In this explanation I’ll go through how the mass spec...
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Types of chemical bonds

Ionic bond - this is an electrostatic force of attraction between two oppositely charged ions, i.e. a positively charged ion and a negatively charged ion. Covalent bond - this is a bond where electrons are s...
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What are Van Der Waals dispersion forces?

Van der Waals forces are a form of intermolecular (between molecules) force. A covalent bond is created by a shared pair of electons. (For example two chlorine atoms will share 2 electrons to form a Cl 2 mol...
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How is benzene nitrated?

The nitration of benzene is an example of an electrophilic substitution reaction - where one of the hydrogens (or other group attached to the benzene ring) is removed and replaced by another group. There are...
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