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Describe, in three steps, how you would synthesise phenylethylamine (C6H5CH2CH2NH2) from methylbenzene, giving reagents and conditions for each step. For each step, state the type of reaction that occurs.

Methylbenzene (C6H5CH3) can be reacted with chlorine in the presence of UV light. The type of reaction is free radical substitution, and this produces phenylchloromethane ...

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What is electronegativity?

It is a measure of how much a neutral atom wants an electron, metals have very low electronegativity, they almost always give electrons up, whereas non-metals usually uptake electrons, so they have a high...

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Give an advantage of hard water.

Hard water tastes better.

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You have 10g of Sodium Carbonate, how many moles do I have to 2dp?

Sodium Carbonate is Na2CO3The molecular formula mass is 2xNa + 1xC + 3xO 2x23 + 1x12 + 3x16 = 106 g/mol m = 10g Mr = 106 g/moln=m/Mrn = 10/106 = 0.09 mol

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What are the shape of p orbitals?

The shape is a figure of 8 across all three axis, with a node at the origin

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