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The mutual electrostatic attraction between pairs of oppositely charged ions. Usually the metal atom loses electrons to become a positively charged cation where as the non metal atom gains electrons to b...

The first ionisation energy is the energy required to remove an electron from a gaseous atom.
The equation for the first ionisation of Chlorine is: Cl (g) --> Cl+ (g) + e-

A paramagnetic complex is any complex that has at least one unpaired electron.[Fe(H2O)6]2+ is paramagnetic since H2O is a weak field ligand, this means there is a small energy gap between the t2g and eg a...

All the carbons in benzene are sp² hybridised. The carbons are each bonded to one hydrogen and all bonds to other carbon atoms in the ring are the same length. This bond is in between the bond ...

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