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Predict whether the lattice energy of magnesium oxide, MgO, is more or less exothermic than the lattice energy of magnesium sulfide, MgS. Justify your answer in terms of the sizes and the charges of the ions involved.

To start with, we can clearly see that the difference between MgO and MgS is the anions, we have O(2-) and S(2-). As we know (from looking at the periodic table) O(2-) has a smaller ionic radius, and ther...

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What is an oxidising agent?

A molecule which donates electrons

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Why is the first ionisation energy of Potassium less than Sodium?

The first ionisation energy is the energy required to move one mole of electrons from one mole of atoms in its gaseous state.
The outer electron in Potassium is in the 4s orbital, which is further aw...

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Calculate the mass, in grams, of CH3CH2NH2 produced from 32.9 g of CH3CH2I reacting with an excess of NH3 assuming a 70.0% yield.

To tackle any question like this, you should first write out the reaction formula (I would do this on the whiteboard). You can see from this that the ratio between the reactant and product is 1:1. You can...

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Calculate the pH of the following solutions: 0.002 mol/dm^-3 KOH

pH by definition is given as -log10(cH+) or log10(1/cH+), where cH+ is the concentration of the H+ ions in the solution.Similarly, pOH= -log10

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