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Name and explain the three types of isomerism present in organic compounds.

There are three types of isomerism:1) Structural isomerism - Occurs when compounds which have the same molecular formula (eg. C4H9Br1) but have different atomic arrangements. Eg. CH2Br-CH2-CH2-CH3CH3-CHBr...

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Describe the three main types of bonding?

Ionic bonding - occurs between a metal an a none metal. Electrons are transferred between two atoms to form ions - atoms with either a positive or negative charge. Ionic bonding occurs because of th...

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List the factors that affect the rate of reaction

The rate of a reaction increases if:the temperature is increasedthe concentration of a dissolved reactant is increasedsolid reactants are broken into

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How does increasing chain length alter the melting and boiling temperatures?

For a substance to melt or boil, heat energy must be supplied. This is to overcome Van der Waals forces. As the length of a chain increases, there are more Van der Waals forces present due to the chain ge...

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Why does phenol react more readily with bromine than benzene?

The oxygen on the OH (of the phenol) has a lone pair which it donates into the delocalised pi system of the ringThis activates the ring and there is now a high electron density.This is now strong enough t...

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