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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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Answered by Molly A. Chemistry tutor
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The rate of reaction between marble chips and hydrochloric acid can be increased by: a) increasing the concentration of the hydrochloric acid, b) increasing the temperature of the hydrochloric acid. Explain why in terms of the reacting particle model.(6)

(For a reaction to occur, reactant particles must collide and interact with each other in some way.The rate of a chemical reaction is proportional to the number of collisions between reactant molecules.) ...

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Answered by Liz E. Chemistry tutor
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Explain why successive ionization energies of an element increase

More energy is required to remove successive electrons from an ion with an increasing positive charge. There is large increases in ionization energy when the 2nd and 10th electrons are removed. This mean...

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Answered by Roisin N. Chemistry tutor
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