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balance the following equation: Na2O + HCl --> NaCl + H2O

Na2O + 2HCl --> 2NaCl + H2O, easiest way to do this is to balance this equation is to write down all the atoms on both sides of the reaction. Its easiest to start with an element ...

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Consider the following reaction: C2H4 + HBr -> ?. a) What is the product of the reaction? Name the compound and give the structural formula. b) What is the type of the reaction? c) Draw a reaction mechanism.

a) Bromoethane  

b) Electrophilic addition

c) (Drawing of the mechanism)

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Arrange the following elements in order of increasing ionization energy. Give an explanation. a) K, Cs, Na b) F, N, Be

a) Cs, Na, K The ionisation energy increases when going from bottom to top within a group due to electron shielding. b) Be, N, F The ionisation energy increases when going from left to right within a peri...

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Regarding the first ionisation energies, why do the values shown on the graph go down from magnesium to aluminium and then rise again from aluminium to silicon

The first ionisation energy of an element is the energy required in order to remove the outermost electron from the element to make it an ion with the charge +1. From magnesium to aluminium the values sho...

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Answered by Luwaiza M. Chemistry tutor
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Deduce which of Na+ and Mg2+ is the smaller ion. Explain your answer.

mg2+ would be the smaller ion this is because each ion has the same number of electrons however mg2+ has a greater number of protons and therefore is more charge dense and the outer electrons feel a great...

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