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3-methyl pent 2 ene reacts with HBr to form two products. Which of these products is the minor and major product and why?

3-bromo 3 methyl pentane will be the major product while 1 bromo 3 methyl pentane will be the minor. This is due to a more stable carbocation being formed. A secondary carbocation is more stable than a primary.
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Why can graphite be used as a lubricant?

Between the carbon layers in graphite there are van der waal forces which are very weak. Therefore, the layers of carbon atoms are able to slide over each other allowing graphite to be used as a lubricant.
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What product is formed upon addition of dimethylamine to ethanoyl chloride? Provide a curly-arrow mechanism for the formation of this product.

See whiteboard for mechanism and product formed (shown in skeletal formula).
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Phosphorus(III) chloride molecules are pyramidal with a bond angle less than 109.5°. Explain why a phosphorus(III) chloride molecule has this shape and bond angle.

Phosphorous (III) Chloride consists of one phosphorous atom covalently linked to 3 individual chlorine atoms. Phosphorous is found in group 5 of the periodic table, hence it has 5 outer shell electrons, in w...
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How are London forces (Van Der Waals) formed?

This is the weakest intermolecular force. It is formed by the uneven distribution of electrons in a molecule which induces a dipole in the molecule (meaning a delta positive and delta negative charge forms a...
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