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Describe what happens to sodium and chlorine in a reaction to make Sodium cholride, you may use diagrams to help you.

As Sodium is a metal and Chlorine is a non-metal they will undergo an ionic reaction in which Sodium will lose an electron and donate it to the Chlorine atom which will gain an electron. This will create ...

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What are 'Rate equations' and why are they useful?

The rate equation of a reaction is useful to describe the relationship between the rate of a reaction and the concentration of its reactants. It is used to determine how a change in the concentration of a...

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Answered by Joshua M. Chemistry tutor
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An industrial process converts the alkene ethene into ethanol, according to the following reaction: C2H4 + H2O --> CH3CH20H. What mass of ethanol can be made from 53g of ethane, given that the water is in excess. (2 marks) (6-7 grade)

This question is all about using the mols equation question (mols = mass/molecular weight).
It's best to break it down into steps:
1) calculate the molecular masses of the compounds that are in...

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Answered by Charlie S. Chemistry tutor
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Why do metallic compounds conduct electricity ?

metallic compounds conduct electricity as they all share the property of having a 'sea of electrons' which means that they have free floating electrons surrounding the compound. This sea of electrons is ...

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Answered by Naomi E. Chemistry tutor
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Explain why bromine reacts more readily with phenol than benzene

Benzenes bonding consists of sideways overlap of PI bonds between carbons in the ring. due to the extensive overlapping and the PI bond not being held between two atoms the electrons are said to be deloca...

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