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Transition metal ions have, by definition, at least one partly filled d orbital (eg:3d). When in a solution, the positive charge of the transition metal ions can cause the lone elctron pairs of other molecul...

The ideal gas equation, pV = nRT, is an equation used to calculate either the pressure, volume, temperature or number of moles of a gas. The terms are: p = pressure, in pascals (Pa). V = volume, in m 3 . n =...

AlCl 3 has a trigonal planar structure. There is an aluminium atom with 3 sp 2 hybridised orbitals which bond to 3 chlorine atoms. The bond angle is 120 degrees. Each chlorine atom shares 1 electron with alu...

To explain a racemic mixture it is firstly necessary to explain what an enantiomer is. Enantiomers are stereoisomers that are non-superimposable mirror images of each other. An enantiomer has no plane of sym...

To answer this question it is easiest to firstly define both a weak and strong acid. A strong acid is an acid that completely dissociates into its component ions in solution. A weak acid only undergoes parti...