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In what conditions does sodium chloride conduct electricity and why?

Electricity can be defined as a flow or motion of electric charge. If a substance can allow such flow it is said to conduct electricity. Sodium chloride is made of positively charged sodium ions and negat...

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Answered by Piotr T. Chemistry tutor
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What is the difference between structural isomers and stereoisomers?

  1. Structural isomers are compounds which have the the same molecular formula but the atoms are arranged in a different order. This can be due to a change in the carbon skeleton, the type of functi...

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What is the difference between an alkene and an alkane ?

An Alkene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon, whilst an Alkane is a saturated hydrocarbon. A hydrocarbon is a compound made up of only carbon and hydrogen. A compound is unsaturated if there is one or more dou...

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Answered by Imogen C. Chemistry tutor
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10cm^3 of 1M NaOH solution is mixed with 15cm^3 of 0.5M HCl, what is the resulting pH of the solution?

Step 1: Work out the moles of NaOH and HCl added into the solution 10cm^3 of 1M NaOH would mean that there is 10cm^3/1000cm^3 x 1M present, i.e. 0.01 moles 15cm^3 of 0.5M HCl would mean that there ...

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Answered by Lachlan A. Chemistry tutor
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What is a mole?

A mole is like a dozen - it is a number of something. You can have a dozen people (12 people), a dozen oranges and so on. A dozen is useful for big objects like oranges, but atoms and molecules a...

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