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The d+ carbon on the bromoethane is susceptible to attack by the OH- nucleophile (negative ion with a lone pair)( the lone pair is very important as this carries out the attack!!!).

When the nucleo...

The different states at room temperature occur as a result of differences in the bonding and structure of chlorine and sodium chloride. In chlorine, there are covalent bonds between individual atoms which...

An atom has no overall charge because each element has the same number of protons and electrons. Protons have a +1 charge, and electrons have a -1 charge, these charges cancel out if there is the same amo...

When water freezes into ice, the H₂O molecules form Hydrogen bonds between each other and arrange themselves into an open lattice structure. This causes the molecules in ice to be further apart...

nucleophile will attack partially postive charged carbon, and kick out leaving group i.e the chloride ion. Giving a product.