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What is the mechanism for nucleophilic addition reactions at carbonyls?

The carbonyl bond is polar as the oxygen atom is more electronegative than the carbon atom. This results in a partial positive charge on the carbon and a partial negative charge on the oxygen. A nucleophi...

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How do you deal with remembering all the knowledge required for organic chemistry questions?

You should organise your knowledge by separating synthetic routes into categories, for example: drawing the synthetic pathways of benzenes separately to those of phenols. You should then make posters or f...

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What is Chatelier's principle?

Le Chateliers principle states:The position of the equilibrium of a system changes to minimise the effect of any imposed change in conditions.This principle applies to any reaction that is in equilibrium....

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Draw the structure of chlorine pentafluoride (ClF5) according to the VSEPR theory

The molecule is uncharged, so we can find that chlorine is in its +5 oxidation state. Since there are 5 Cl-F bonds, there are 5 bonding electron pairs around the central Cl atom. We also know that chlorin...

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what is the number of ion in 7.41g of calcium hydoxide Ca(OH)2 ?

number of particles = mole x Avogadro constantAvogadro constant is 6.0 × 1023 mol–1.Mr of Ca(OH)2 is 7.41g mol-1mole = Mass / Mr = 7.41/7.41 = 1 moleThe questio...

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