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How does the reactivity of Group 1 Metals with water change down the group?

This is due to the shielding effect. When a group 1 metal reacts with water the reaction proceeds through the formation of an ionic species MOH where M is any group 1 metal. Since the species formed is ionic...
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Describe how crude oil is separated into fractions in industry

Crude oil is made of many hydrocarbons that can have differing lengths . A hydrocarbons length determines it's boiling point due as a higher number of atoms in the chain means it has more Van Der Waals force...
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Why can samples of an element have same atomic number but different atomic masses?

This is because the atomic mass of an element is the sum of protons and neutrons. While the proton number is specific for an element, the neutron number can vary for different isotopes of the element. Theref...
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State the bonding present in diamonds

Covalent bonding
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Potassium forms an ionic compound with sulfur. Describe what happens when two atoms of potassium react with one atom of sulfur. Give your answer in terms of electron transfer. Give the formulae of the ions formed.

Potassium (K) is in group 1 of the periodic table, therefore it has 1 electron in it's outer shell. Sulfur is in group 6 so it has 6 electrons in it's outer shell. Ionic bonds occur when electrons are transf...
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