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Ionic bonds are very strong, with elements involved in a compound having a full outer shell of electrons due to donating and accepting electrons, allowing them to be in a very stable state. In this case, ...

electrons, which are negative particles that are part of the atom, are transferred from potassium to sulfurtwo potassium atoms each lose one electron and they form K+ ions as they have lost negative charg...

Firstly a transition element is an element which forms one or more stable ions with incompletely filled d orbitals.Ligands are charged or neutral, ions or molecules, which form coordination bonds with a c...

So, the empirical formula means the smallest value, like the lowest common denominator in maths, but instead of fractions we are going to be using chemical formulae. I always find it easiest to set it out...

A reaction is said to be feasible or spontaneous when the Gibbs Free Energy (Delta G) of the reaction is <0. Conversely, when the Gibbs Free Energy (Delta G) of the reaction is >0,...