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Describe how to test for and identify halide ions in a solution.

First acidify the solution using dilute nitric acid, then add silver nitrate. The silver ions should react with the halide ions to form a precipitate, with colour depending on which halide ion is present:Chl...
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Write equations for the reaction of propanoic acid with methanol and name any organic products.

This reaction is the formation of an ester because the reactants are a carboxylic acid and an alcohol. Propanoic acid has 3 carbons and will have the functional group COOH: CH 3 CH 2 COOH Methanol has 1 carb...
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Explain the reasons for the changes in reactivity of Phenol, Benzene and MethylBenzene

The changes in reactivity are due to the electron donating/withdrawing properties of the substituted groups. For example the OH group in Phenol is electron donating. This means the electron density of the de...
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How and why does sp3 hybridization occur?

1 st consider the bonding in methane, CH4. The carbon atom forms 4 single covalent bonds to hydrogen atoms. However, when we consider the electronic configuration of Carbon (electrons-in-box notation), there...
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Explain what is meant by the term "rate of reaction".

A change in the concentration of reactants or products per unit time
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