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An acidic buffer solution is made up of a weak acid (e.g. ethanoic acid) and a salt containing its conjugate base (e.g. sodium ethanoate). It resists pH change via two mechanisms: The fact that the acid is w...

The molecule with the highest boiling point is ethanol. This is because of the hydrogen bonding that occurs between molecules from the electronegative oxygen atom and electropositive hydrogen atom. The secon...

Haemoglobin is a complex metal ion consisting of hexa-coordinated Fe 2+ ions. With 6 coordinate bonds, haemoglobin forms an octahedral shape where 4 nitrogen ligands form a haem disc, a globin molecule forms...

SN1= only 1 species involved in the rate determining step = carbocation intermediate = racemic mixture = not optically active SN2= 2 species involved in the rate determining step =transition state = single o...

Balancing equations is making sure that all atoms, ions and charges have the same count on both sides of the equation. We start with checking metals, hydrogen and lastly oxygen and charges. In order to balan...