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Aminoethane can be prepared by a reduction reaction. Identify a starting compound that can be used to prepare aminoethane by reduction, give the necessary reagent and write an equation for the reaction.

Amines can be prepared by reduction of Amides or Nitriles. To give Aminoethane (CH₃CH₂NH₂) we need an Amine or Nitrile with the same number of carbon atoms (2 in this case...

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Explain the dipoles on the following covalent bonds: Cl-Cl, H-Cl

A dipole is a result of a seperation of charge between two bonded atoms, when one atom has a slight positive charge and the other a slight negative charge. This is a result of the shared pair of electrons...

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In what conditions does sodium chloride conduct electricity and why?

Electricity can be defined as a flow or motion of electric charge. If a substance can allow such flow it is said to conduct electricity. Sodium chloride is made of positively charged sodium ions and negat...

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What is the difference between structural isomers and stereoisomers?

Structural isomers are compounds which have the the same molecular formula but the atoms are arranged in a different order. This can be due to a change in the carbon skeleton, the type of functi...

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10cm^3 of 1M NaOH solution is mixed with 15cm^3 of 0.5M HCl, what is the resulting pH of the solution?

Step 1: Work out the moles of NaOH and HCl added into the solution 10cm^3 of 1M NaOH would mean that there is 10cm^3/1000cm^3 x 1M present, i.e. 0.01 moles 15cm^3 of 0.5M HCl would mean that there ...

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