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A covalant bond is a very strong bond between two atoms. These atoms share a pair of electrons and form molecules.

An ionic bond occurs between two ions (charged atoms). Ions form when an atom lose...

Infrared radiation has a longer wavelength than visible light, and is also called thermal radiation. The chemical bonds in molecules absorb infrared radiation at characteristic frequencies, which means it...

The first thing we need to do in this type of organic chemical reaction, is identify our electrophiles and nucleophiles. We know that due to the electronegativity of the oxygen atom in carbonyl compounds ...

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Benzene is a planar 6 membered cyclic ring, with each atom in the ring being a carbon atom (Homo-aromatic). Each carbon atom is sp^2 hybridised being bonded to two other carbon atoms and one hydrogen atom...