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How do you test for the different halide ions?

Add silver nitrate solution to the solution containing halide ions. Chloride ions will form a white precipitate (silver chloride). Bromide ions will form a cream precipitate (silver bromide). Iodide ions wil...
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What is the trend of reactivity as you go down Group 1 in the periodic table?

Reactivity increases as you go down the group Explanation:As you go down the group, the number of electron shells increases, meaning the electron remaining on the outer shell is further away from the nucleus...
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how is steel stronger than iron?

A pure metal has a giant metallic structure and its atoms are arranged in layers. When a force is applied, the layers can slide over each other due to its regular arrangement. In iron, the force needed to ma...
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Draw the atomic structure of Magnesium

Atoms are made up of protons and neutrons in the nucleus, and electrons surrounding the nucleus in shells. Protons have a positive charge and electrons have a negative charge, so for an atom to have a neutra...
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Explain the process of fractional distillation of crude oil

Crude oil is a mixture of several different organic (carbon containing) molecules with different chain length. The different chain lengths mean that theses molecules have different boiling points; the longer...
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