Search over 10,000 free study notes

The potassium has 1 electron on its outer shell.A chlorine atom has 7 electrons on its outer shell Potassium and Chlorine react to form Potassium Chloride The potassium and chloride ions will then have full ...

An increase in concentration increases the rate of reaction because there are more particles in the same volume . This means that there as increase in the frequency of collisions.

To understand why an ionic bond happens between a non-metal and a metal we first have to understand why bonds are made in the first place. All atoms want to do is be stable! To become stable they must have a...

Alkali metals are in group 1, so they have only one electron in their outermost shell. They are trying to loose this electron so they can obtain a noble gas configuration. This means that they will react vio...

The noble gases (group 0) are incredibly inert. Indeed if we are performing reactions that are sensitive to air we will often perform them under an atmosphere of Argon, the third noble gas. But why?We must l...