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How do you calculate the amount of moles of a (solid) substance from its mass?

Use the equation:Moles = Mass ÷ Relative mass
For example: How many moles are there in 10g of CaCO3 ? ( to 3 significant figures)Find the relative mass of CaCO...

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Answered by Alanah J. Chemistry tutor
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Why is a water molecule non-linear?

Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory (VSEPR) states that lone pairs repel other lone pairs more so than they do bonded pairs. In water, the oxygen atom has two lone pairs. These two lone pairs rep...

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Answered by Harry M. Chemistry tutor
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Draw an example using a diagram of Carbon, three "Y" substrates and an "L" indicating any leaving group the Sn1 nucleophilic substitution reaction. (3 marks) Which step is fastest (1 mark).

Y3CL -> [Y3C]+ + L-(1 mark)Ligand leaves in first step. Can still show ligand as product anion but no need. Also accept any halide as leaving group.
Ste...

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Answered by James P. Chemistry tutor
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What happens to the reactivity going down group 7?

The reactivity decreases down group 7 as the atomic radius increases, as the distance between the outer shell electrons and nucleus increases. As a result less energy is required to remove the outer elect...

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Answered by Sarish S. Chemistry tutor
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Give the molecular formula of benzene. Give the Kekule structure of benzene and then explain why this structure is not correct. Give the accepted structure for benzene (5 marks).

Molecular formula: C6H6The Kekule structure (draw on whiteboard in session) - has the hexagonal shape of the ring, with a carbon=carbon double bond on every other carbon-carbon link....

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Answered by Ben S. Chemistry tutor
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