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What is a dynamic equilibrium?

In a dynamic equilibrium, both the forward reactions and backward reactions are still happening, but at the same rate. This means that the concentrations of the starting reactants and the products remain ...

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Why is benzene more stable than expected?

Benzene is stable due to its delocalised ring of electrons - which forms as a result of the carbon-carbon bonds being neither single nor double bonds, instead an intermediate length with electrons in the ...

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Explain why transition metals form coloured compounds when bonded to a ligand.

The transition metals have five distinct orbitals in their third energy level. When bonded to a ligand these orbitals are separated into two groups located at two slightly different energy levels. The dif...

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What is an exothermic reaction?

An exothermic reaction produces excess heat as the reactants turn to products. This means that the temperature of the glass flask would rise as the reaction occurs. The net change in energy during a react...

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Describe and explain the shape and bond angle of ammonia

So firstly, we need to work out the basic shape of the molecule which we can do by drawing the lewis structure (dot and cross diagram) and counting the number of charge clouds around the central atom. In ...

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