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Describe the structure of an atom and an ion.

An atom consists of three sub-atomic components; protons, neutrons and electrons. The nucleus contains protons and neutrons. Electrons orbit the nucleus. Protons have a positive charge, electrons have a n...

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What is the pH of a 25 ml sample of 0.2 M sulfuric acid? What is the pH after 5 ml of 0.25 M sodium hydroxide is added?

H2SO4 fully dissociates into ions (strong acid). It is diprotic therefore concentration of H+ ions is twice that of the acid = 0.4 M. pH = -log[H+] = -log[0.4] ...

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Explain why the boiling point of PH3 is lower than the boiling point of AsH3

AsH3 is a larger molecule than PH3 as As is lower down the periodic table, so has a higher atomic number so more electrons. Therefore AsH3 has more electrons than PH3 mean...

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Explain why Carbon Dioxide has a linear shape with a bond angle of 180 degrees

Carbon Dioxide consists of 1 carbon atom covalently bonded to two oxygen atoms.Carbon is in group 4 and so has 4 electrons in its outer shell.Carbon shares two pairs of electrons with each of the oxygen a...

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How does the reactivity of Group 1 Metals with water change down the group?

This is due to the shielding effect. When a group 1 metal reacts with water the reaction proceeds through the formation of an ionic species MOH where M is any group 1 metal. Since the species for...

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