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Predict the number of peaks in a carbon-13 NMR spectrum of the following carbonyl isomers of C5H8O. (i) CH3CH2CH2CH2CHO (ii) (CH3)3CCHO (iii) CH3COCH(CH3)2

(i) 5 peaks (ii) 3 peaks(iii) 4 peaks
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Describe how a buffer solution based on hydrochloric acid can act as a buffer. (5)

HCl ⇌ H++ Cl- (1) Added alkali: H + reacts with added alkali/OH - (1) Equilibrium shifts right forming Cl - or H + (1) Added acid: Cl - reacts with added acid/H + (1) Equilibrium shifts left forming HCl (1)
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Explain what the rate-determining step in a reaction is with reference to activation energy.

The rate determining step is the slowest step in a multi-step reaction, and it is the step in the reaction with the highest activation energy. It is the step in the reaction which decides the overall rate of...
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When propanal is reacted with potassium cyanide under weakly acidic conditions the resulting mixture does not rotate plane polarised light. Explain this observation.

A common mistake is to answer this question with the explanation that the light is not rotated because no optical isomers are present. However, this is incorrect. The only other time where plane polarised li...
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What's the difference between Bronsted-Lowry acids and Lewis acids?

A Bronsted-Lowry acid is a proton donor. (Bronsted-Lowry acids and bases only involve protons or H+)A Lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor. (Lewis acids and bases involve the transfer of electrons, a bit ...
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