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Explain the need for a temperature compromise in the Haber Process: N2(g) + 3 H2(g) ⇌2 NH3(g) (ΔH = -92 kJ mol-1)

The Haber process is used to produce ammonia (NH3), so we want the equilibrium position to be as far over to the right hand side of the equation as possible to maximise the yield of NH3. As the enthalpy f...

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Explain how electricity is conducted in a metal.

Metals have a giant metallic structure, with regular closely packed layers of positive ions in a 'sea' of delocalised electrons. What this means is that metals have a large number of positive ions, in a r...

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Why does the atomic radius of an atom decrease as you go across a period?

The atomic radius is often defined as being one half the distance between the two nuclei in a homonucleur diatomic molecule. In general, there is a decrease in atomic radius as you go across a period. Thi...

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There are two isotopes of element A. Information about the two isotopes is shown in Table 4. Table 4 Mass number of the isotope 6 7 Percentage abundance 92.5 7.5 Use the information in Table 4 to calculate the relative atomic mass of element A. Give your

92.5/100 x 6 = 5.557.5/100 x 7= 0.5255.55 + 0.525 = 6.075= 6.08 (2dp)

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Describe why diamond is hard and graphite is soft?

Diamond and graphite both only have carbons and have covalent bonding involved.Diamond has a giant covalent lattaice and each carbon atom is bonded to 4 other carbon atoms.Graphite on the other hand...

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