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Fractional distillation relies on different fractions in the organic mixture having different boiling points. The difference in these boiling points could be caused by several things but the main determin...

bond making is exothermic, bond breaking is endothermic. It takes more energy to break the bonds than the energy released in making new bonds

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Chlorine is a gas at room temperature due to its structure.  Chlorine is made up of two chlorine atoms, held together by covalent bonds, forming simple covalent molecules.  Whilst the covalent bonds withi...

The first thing to consider is the properties of sulfur dioxide. Sulfur dioxide is a simple molecule. It contains only three atoms which means it is small, and very strong covalent bonds connect these. Re...