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How do heterolytic catalysts work?

What are catalysts? They are substances that speed up the rate of reaction by providing a favourable pathway, of lower activation energy, for the reaction to proceed. A heterogeneous catalyst is one that ...

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Answered by Dhylan M. Chemistry tutor
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What is ionic bonding?

Positive and negative ions attract one another and bind together forming a new substance. This is called ionic bonding. It is usually between a positive metal ion which i...

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State the effect that increasing the temperature has on the rate of the reaction. Explain this effect in terms of particles and collisions.

This question is about understanding how reactions happen, what it means for something to react and the factors controlling reactions. Here it is important to know that for a reaction to happen particles ...

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Explain the unusually high boiling point of HF

  • Due to the high electronegativity of flourine hydrogen bonds can be formed between HF molecules. - Hydrogen bonds require more energy to break that London Forces. - The other haloge...
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Write a half-equation for the overall oxidation of ethanol into ethanoic acid.

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CH3CH2OH + H2O CH3COOH + 4H+ + 4e– 

The question requests a half equation and so it is acceptable to write electrons and unpaired Hydrogen ions, so long as the charge overall is bal...

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