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What is meant by the term salt? And how would you confirm if the salt had chloride ions in?

Part 1: "A salt is is when the H⁺ion in an acid is replaced with a cation (e.g. a metal)"

Part 2: You would use the silver nitrate test for halide ions. You add dilute nitri...

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Using the VSEPR theory, predict the shape of CCl4 and its approximate bond angles.

Draw out the lewis structure of CCl4 by counting the number of valence electrons on each atom. C=4, Cl=7 therefore total valence electrons is 4+(7x4)=32 and total valence electron pairs is 16. 2. De...

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Explain the trend in boiling points between HF, HCl and HBr.

There are two themes in this answer. The first being the hydrogen bonding potential of HF and the second being the difference in size of the of the halide ions. Fluorine is one of three elements that can ...

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What is cracking and how is it done?

Cracking of CRUDE OIL is the breakdown of long-chain hydrocarbons (produced from fractional distillation) to shorter-chain hydrocarbons, which are more economically useful.

Long chain hydroc...

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A) What assumptions are made about ideal gases. B) if 14g of an ideal gas is added to a 4 dm3 container at 210Kpa pressure and a temperature of 40oc how many moles were added and suggest the identity of the gas.

The two main assumptions that are made about ideal gases are: firstly, that the volume of the gas particles themselves is negligible or zero. So, the entire volume of the container is available. Secondly ...

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