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Describe the arrangement of protons, neutrons and electrons in an atom of Neon (Atomic No. 10, Atomic Weight 20.18). You may use diagrams to aid you.

A fully-marked answer would contain each of these points, or clear diagram equivalent
10 protons10 neutrons10 electrons, arranged with 2 in the inner 's' shell and 8 in the 'p' shell

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Describe and Explain the trend in Volatility of Group 7 Elements

The group 7 elements become less volatile as you go down the group. This is because as you go down the group the molecules become larger and contain more electrons. Therefore there are Greater London forc...

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Name the three steps in free radical substitution and give an example equation for each

Initiation: Cl2 (+UV) -> Cl + Cl Propagation: Cl + CH4 -> HCl + CH3 Termination: CH3 + Cl -> CH3Cl

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A reaction, A + B -> C, is considered second order with respect to A and first order with respect to B. What is the effect of simultaneously doubling the concentration of A and B on the rate of reaction?

"second order with respect to A" tells us that doubling the concentration of A will cause the reaction rate to increase by a factor of 4."first order with respect to B" then tells us t...

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Discuss the 2 most-commonly encountered representations of benzene, providing an advantage and disadvantage for each

Kekule structure advantages: Useful for mechanistic understanding, can push arrows to advise likely regiochemistry. Disadvantages: ignores aromatic stablisation, drawn structure much higher energy than ac...

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