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What is the difference between Covalent and Ionic bonding?

Consider NaCl and CCl4, the first compound is dominated by ionic bonding, whereas the second covalent. Ionic bonding involves a cation (Na+) and an anion (Cl-), where strong electrostatic interactions hold t...
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Name an appropriate reducing agent to convert ethanal to ethanol

NaBH4
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Why are molecules coloured?

Generally, molecules are coloured as they absorb visible frequencies of light, to promote an electron to a higher energy level, so the other (complementary) frequencies of light pass through the sample and a...
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Why are ionic and covalent bonding different?

So, when two molecules are bonding to each other they are always trying to achieve the same state, which is having a full outer shell of electrons. Ionic and Covalent bonding are two different ways of gettin...
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What name is given to the elements on group 7 of the periodic table and what happens to their boiling point as you go down the column?

Halogens. Boiling point increase as you go down the group. (This is because the size of the molecules increase as you go down the group, which increases the strengths of van der Waals forces)
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