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How does hydrogen bonding work?

Hydrogen bonding is a relatively strong inter-molecular force, caused by strong dipole-dipole interactions between an electron-deficient H atom and a lone pair of electrons...

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Answered by Anna T. Chemistry tutor
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How does acidic buffer work?

Acidic buffer is solution which containing high concentration of weak acid and its conjugate base. Its pH would remain relatively constant when adding small amount of acid or base.i.e. CH3COOH...

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Answered by Xin H. Chemistry tutor
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Describe Ionic/ covalent bonding

Ionic bonding: When a metal loses electron(s) and a non-metal gains electron(s) to achieve a full outer shell For example, sodium chloride (NaCl) Points to make: Which atom lose...

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Answered by Aimee L. Chemistry tutor
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Does Mg or Al have the higher first ionisation energy? Explain your answer.

Al has the higher first ionisation energy. Mg electronic configuration is [Ne]3s2 whereas Al configuration is [Ne]3s23p1. To remove the electron from Al, it has to be remo...

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Answered by Kathryn R. Chemistry tutor
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Explain how crude oil gets separated into its components

Crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons with varying length carbon chains. The main method used to separate these is fractional distillation. The crude oil is heated, then placed inside a fractionating col...

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Answered by Kathryn R. Chemistry tutor
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