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A student obtained 3.7g of methyl cinnamate (162g/mol) from 6.5g of cinnamic acid (148g/mol) and 2.0g of methanol (32g/mol). Determine which reagent is limiting and calculate the percentage yield achieved by the student.

Reaction equation:cinnamic acid + methanol --> methyl cinnamate (+ water).Determine the limiting reagent:Calculate the number of moles of each reagent using the triangle g/(GFM)*(n).n = g/GFM cinnamic aci...
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How can work out the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in this atom of an element?

Each element has its own individual atomic number which can be found on the periodic table. This number is the number of protons in each atom of this element . As protons have each have a charge of +1 and at...
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What product is formed upon addition of dimethylamine to ethanoyl chloride? Provide a curly-arrow mechanism for the formation of this product.

See whiteboard for mechanism and product formed (shown in skeletal formula).
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Phosphorus(III) chloride molecules are pyramidal with a bond angle less than 109.5°. Explain why a phosphorus(III) chloride molecule has this shape and bond angle.

Phosphorous (III) Chloride consists of one phosphorous atom covalently linked to 3 individual chlorine atoms. Phosphorous is found in group 5 of the periodic table, hence it has 5 outer shell electrons, in w...
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What are reaction rates and what are the associated factors?

Reaction rate is the speed at which a reaction will occur.Increasing the temperature, pressure and concentration will increase the reaction rate.
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