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What is the equation for complete combustion and what does it require?

The equation for complete combustion is: hyrdocarbon + oxygen -> water + carbon dioxide A plentiful supply of oxygen is required in order to ensure complete combustion.
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Why can graphite conduct electricity?

Graphite is a mineral whose molecular structure is made up of carbon atoms. A carbon atom can bind up to 4 other atoms around it (it has 4 electrons in its outer-most shell which it can share with other atom...
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Why can ammonium sulfate be described as a salt?

A salt is an ionic compound which is made up of two groups of oppositely charged ions. The overall compound of a salt compound must have an overall electrical charge of 0. Ammonium sulfate, (NH4)2SO4, can be...
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What is the significance of a reactant being zero, first, or second order when calculating the rate of a reaction?

In simple terms, we need to know whether a reactant is first, second or zero order if we want to understand what effect changing the concentration of that reactant has on the rate of the reaction. Zero order...
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Why does HCl dissociate in water but not in methylbenzene?

Water is a polar solvent and methylbenzene is a non-polar solvent. A polar solvent will have positive and negative charge (in water, oxygen is slightly more negative and the hydrogen is slightly positive) wh...
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