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Why does water have a higher boiling point than methane?

Methane has van der Waal's forces between molecules whereas water has hydrogen bonds between molecules. Hydrogen bonds are stronger than Van Der Waal's forces and therefore require more energy to be broke...

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Explain the two assumptions involved in the Ka weak acid dissociation equation.

On the numerator of the Ka equation, the concentration of protons is written as being squared due to the fact the concentration of protons is equal to the concentration of the conjugate base in solution.O...

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What is a transition metal?

A transition metal is an element that forms one or more stable ions with partially filled d-orbitals

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Explain Optical Isomerism

Optical Isomerism is a type of stereoisomer. The molecule has a chiral centre which is where the are four different atoms attached to the central atom. This means that they become mirror images of each ...

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A 1000 cm3 container of ammonia (NH3) has a mass of 20.7g, it is stored at room temperature (298 K). When empty the container has a mass of 20.0 g, calculate the pressure inside the container in kPa to an appropriate number of significant figures.

  1. Using PV = nRT, make a note of the information you have, what you can calculate and what you need to find. P <-- need to find thisV = 1000 cm3n <-- can be calculate...
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