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Describe how carbon dioxide helps maintain temperature on Earth

Carbon dioxide allows radiation of short wavelengths to pass through the atmosphere to the Earth and absorbs any outgoing radiation that has long wavelengths.

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Answered by Suruthi G. Chemistry tutor
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Show the covalent bonding in terms of electrons in their outer shell for a molecule of Carbon Dioxide

I would use a whiteboard to show that the Carbon atom shares two pairs of electrons with each Oxygen molecule

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Answered by Marcus B. Chemistry tutor
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How do you know if a molecule has ionic or covalent bonding?

Covalent bonding is between non-metal atoms and involved the sharing of electron pairs, whereas ionic bonding is between a metal and a non-metal and involves the transfer of an electron from the metal to ...

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Answered by Jemima B. Chemistry tutor
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What chemical tests are appropriate to identify Butanoic acid, Propanal and 2-methyl propan-2-ol?

Firstly, to identify butanoic acid, adding a small amount of NaHCO3 or any metal carbonates would allow effervescence tobe produced. The effervescence produced is CO2 . To make sure ...

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Answered by Athena I. Chemistry tutor
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Why does iodine havea higher boiling point compared to chlorine?

The forces between the iodine molecules are stronger compared to the ones between chlorine

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Answered by Chloe S. Chemistry tutor
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