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Potassium and Sulfur form an ionic compound, how does this happen?

Potassium has one electron in its outer shell, and Sulfur has two. When forming an ionic compound with one atom of sulfur, two potassium atoms are used. Each potassium atom donates its outermost electron to ...
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Why does iodine have a higher boiling point than chlorine?

Iodine and chlorine are both in group 7 of the periodic table, iodine is further down than chlorine. When travelling down the periodic table the size of the atom increases due to the amount of electrons that...
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How do you describe the greenhouse effect?

The greenhouse effect is a process that warms the planets temperature to warmer than it would be without an atmosphere. It makes the planet a comfortable place to live. It works like a greenhouse or glasshou...
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Explain why Ethanoic acid has a higher PH than Hydrochloric acid?

Ethanoic acid is a weak acid, HCL is a strong acid. This is because Ethanoic acid doesn't fully dissociate in solution where as HCL does.
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Balance the equation for the reaction of sodium hydroxide with sulphuric acid.

H 2 SO 4 + NaOH --> Na 2 SO 4 + H 2 OWrite out all the elements involved, and how many times they appear on each side.H 3:2,S 1:1,O 5:5,Na 1:2.Start by making the number of sodiums the same on both sides ...
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