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Why does HCl dissociate in water but not in methylbenzene?

Water is a polar solvent and methylbenzene is a non-polar solvent. A polar solvent will have positive and negative charge (in water, oxygen is slightly more negative and the hydrogen is slightly positive) wh...
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How do metals conduct electricity?

Metallic bonding forms a closely packed lattice structure of positive ions with delocalized electrons (these are the electrons of the outer shell of the metal atom). Because these electrons are delocalised, ...
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Why don't atoms have an overall charge?

Atoms are made up of three types of particles: protons, neutrons and electrons. The relatives charge on each of these particles are as follows: protons = +1, neutrons = 0, electrons = -1 Because neutrons are...
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What is a mole?

A mole is a name given to a certain number of particles. Amounts of various substances are measured in a unit known as the mole (known as mol for short, symbol n ). One mole is approximate 6.02 x 10 23 parti...
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How many moles of Magnesium must react with excess Oxygen to produce 80g of Magnesium oxide?

This question looks at the reaction: Magnesium + Oxygen goes to Magnesium Oxide Mg + O --> MgO The first step is to calculate the moles of MgO produced using the mass in the question and the relative form...
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