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When testing for primary, secondary, and teritary alcohols what is the testing reagent and the results of the test?

Testing reagent= Acidified solution of potassium dichromate (VI). The alcohol is added and the mixture is heated.

For a primary alcohol- the mixture changes from orange (Cr2O72-) to green (Cr...

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How can you tell what shape a molecule is going to be?

The key to determining the shapes of molecules is to think about number of lone and bonded pairs of elections and the interactions between these pairs. In doing this we apply the valence-shell election-pa...

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If an element has an atomic mass of 19 and a proton number of 9, how many neutrons does it have and how many electrons does it have?

The atomic mass is made up of all the protons and neutrons (which together form the nucleus) which each have a mass of approx. 1g. Therefore if the mass of the element is 19g and it has 9 protons (proton ...

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Calcium carbonate is burnt substance B is created. What is the formula for substance B and what is the equation when water is added?

Cao

Cao + H20 --> Ca(OH)2

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Explain briefly how instantaneous dipole - induced dipole bonds form.

(ASSISTED WITH DIAGRAMS)

The electrons of a molecule are constantly moving around it in charge clouds, meaning that at any one point in time, the molecule's electrons could be more likely on one si...

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