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Explain the effect of raising the temperature of exothermic equilibrium reaction.

Raising the temperature of an exothermic reaction will cause the equilibrium to move to the left, reducing the proportion of the product in the mixture. Exothermic reactions release heat and the reverse ...

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Answered by Matthew B. Chemistry tutor
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An atom of iron is represented as 26Fe 56 Give the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in this atom of iron.

26 protons, 30 neutrons and 26 electrons.

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What mass of sodium hydroxide would need to be dissolved to make 100 cm^3 of a 0.5 mol dm^-3 solution? (3 marks)

Number of moles = (0.5 x 100)/1000 = 0.05 moles (1 mark)Molar mass, M, of NaOH = 23 + 16 + 1 = 40 (1 mark)Mass of NaOH needed = moles x M = 0.05 x 40 = 2g (1 mark)correct answer alone scores 3 markscorrec...

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Why is chlorine more reactive than iodine?

Chlorine has fewer shells than iodine - chlorine has 2 and iodine has 4. We know this by referring to the periodic table. This means its outer electrons are closer to the nucleus.Because ...

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How do I explain that the breakdown of an ester is a hydrolysis reaction?

The breakdown of any product using water is called a hydrolysis reaction.
Ester + Water ---> Alcohol + Carboxylic acid
An ester splits into alcohol and carboxylic acid during its reaction wi...

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