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A salt and water (H 2 O). H + from the acid and OH - from the base combine to make water. The salt formed depends on the acid and base counterions, and is usually dissolved in water.

The rate-determining step is simply the slowest step in a reaction mechanism of a multi-step reaction. Most reactions do not happen in one simple step. You may be familiar with overall reactions however thes...

In a reaction between MnO 4 - and Fe 2+ we are told MnO 4 - goes to Mn 2+ and Fe 2+ goes to Fe 3+ . We then need to derive the redox equation for the reaction occuring. First we need to idenfity which specie...

Covalent bonds are formed when two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons. These atoms are non-metals, such as Carbon, Oxygen and Hydrogen. Ionic bonds are formed when an atom gives one or more electrons...

It's experimentally observed that ionisation energies have a general increase as one moves across the period: the first ionisation energy of lithium is ~500 kJ mol‑1, whereas that of neon is over 2000 kJ mol...