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What is a test for iron(III) compounds?

Using thiocyanate ions to give a red complex. During the session I will go through the reaction mechanism and evaluation of soluble / insoluble products.
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Answered by Anmol S. Chemistry tutor
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Describe one similarity and one difference between the structures of diamond and graphite.

Answer:Similarity: either: both contain carbon atoms ; or: both have strong covalent bonds between the atoms Difference: either: graphite structure has layers whereas diamond structure does not ; or: graphit...
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How do induced dipole to dipole interactions (London forces) occur?

So you have a molecule which is full of electrons, and at any moment in time these electrons can move to one side of the molecule. As we know electrons are negatively charged, if they suddenly move to one pa...
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Alcohols can be converted into alkenes in an elimination reaction. The elimination of H2O from pentan-2-ol forms a mixture of organic products. Give the names and structures of all the organic products in the mixture.

Alcohol ----> Alkeme via: EliminationProducts formed: H2O, Pent-1-ene (least stable) or Pent-2-ene (most stable)
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0.1 M sodium hydroxide (strong base) is added to 25 ml of 0.1 M of ethanoic acid (weak acid) in a titration. What is the pH at equivalence?

The equivalence point is reached when the titrant added neutralizes the titrand. It is thought that when a solution is neutral it would have a pH of 7. However, the combination of a weak acid and a strong ba...
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