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When propanal is reacted with potassium cyanide under weakly acidic conditions the resulting mixture does not rotate plane polarised light. Explain this observation.

A common mistake is to answer this question with the explanation that the light is not rotated because no optical isomers are present. However, this is incorrect. The only other time where plane polarised...

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What's the difference between Bronsted-Lowry acids and Lewis acids?

A Bronsted-Lowry acid is a proton donor. (Bronsted-Lowry acids and bases only involve protons or H+)A Lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor. (Lewis acids and bases involve the transfer of electrons, a b...

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Calculated the Relative Molecular Mass of calcium (II) chloride using the periodic table.

Calcium (II) has a charge of 2+ and each chloride has a -1 charge giving a formula of CaCl2 when balancing the charges out. Ca (Relative Atomic Mass) = 40.08 and Cl (Relative Atomic Mass) = 35.45So Relati...

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Periodicity shows a fairly smooth increasing trend across a period for ionisation energy. However, between groups 2 & 3 and groups 5 & 6, the trend doesn't appear to be followed. Using your knowledge of chemistry, explain why the trend isn't followed here

For elements in group 2, their valence electrons consist of "ns2" where n is the principle quantum number/shell number. However, for elements in group 3, their valence electrons consi...

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Draw the full structual diagram of ethyl-ethanoate, labeling relevent bond angles and explain why the molecule has this structure.

(unable to draw diagram and upload in this format) ethyl ethanoate has the semi structural formula of CH3COOCH2CH3. According to electron repulsion theory the bond angle around the second carbon atom woul...

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