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Why do certain metals give off different colours when heated?

This is to do with the electrons in the metal atoms. When a piece of the metal is heated, if there is enough energy supplied to the atoms, their electrons are excited and are promoted (jump up) to higher ...

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How can you determine the shape of water?

Water consists of two hydrogen atoms covalently bonded to an oxygen atom, the atoms oxygen has 6 outer shell electrons, and wach hydrogen donates one, this results in the structure having 8 electrons, mea...

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What are the oxidation numbers of each element in these examples: a) H2SO4 b) N2 c) NH4+

a) H₂SO₄ANSWER: H: +1 S: +6 O: -2 b) N₂ANSWER: N: 0 (all elements not within a compound have an oxidation number of 0 eg I₂, O₂, K) c) NH₄

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What is equilibrium in regards to chemical reactions?

A + B -----> AB In the chemical reaction above, reactant A reacts with reactant B to form product AB. However, it is a common misconception that this reaction only goes in the forward direction (which ...

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