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How do you know if a molecule has ionic or covalent bonding?

Covalent bonding is between non-metal atoms and involved the sharing of electron pairs, whereas ionic bonding is between a metal and a non-metal and involves the transfer of an electron from the metal to the...
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What chemical tests are appropriate to identify Butanoic acid, Propanal and 2-methyl propan-2-ol?

Firstly, to identify butanoic acid, adding a small amount of NaHCO 3 or any metal carbonates would allow effervescence tobe produced. The effervescence produced is CO 2 . To make sure the gas is CO 2 , simpl...
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Why does iodine havea higher boiling point compared to chlorine?

The forces between the iodine molecules are stronger compared to the ones between chlorine
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What type of stereoisomer is shown by butan-2-ol and how can we prove it?

The answer is optical isomerism. Optical isomerism exists when a carbon has 4 different groups attached to it. In Butan-2-ol, the second carbon has a hydroxy group, ethyl group, a methyl group and a hydrogen...
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Why do different metals burn with different colors?

This is because when the metals are heated (burned), their electrons can briefly 'jump' from lower energy electron shells to higher energy electron shells. This requires energy to happen, and light is not re...
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