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Elements of group 0 are called noble gases. These elements have stable arrangements of electrons in their outermost shell. The chemical reactivity of a group highly depends on the number of electrons in the ...

METAL STRUCTURE All metals have similar properties BUT, there can be wide variations in melting point, boiling point, density, electrical conductivity and physical strength. To explain the physical propertie...

A mole is simply a number, an amount of something. Like when people refer to a dozen of eggs they mean 12 eggs, when someone says a mole of atoms they mean 6.022 x 10 23 atoms. A mole is simply defined as ‘t...

To begin, it is important to note that each of these three types of bonding is very strong. Both ionic and metallic bonding rely on electrostatic forces of attraction between oppositely charged particles. In...

One hydrogen (-H) from the alcohol group (-OH) on the alcohol breaks off and joins with the alcohol (-OH) group that breaks off of the carboxylic acid (-COOH). So the -H from alcohol joins the -OH from carbo...