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Ethanol can be made from the reaction between ethene and water. The reaction is exothermic and occurs at a high temperature. Describe and explain the effect of raising the temperature on the rate of achievement of equilibrium and the equilibrium yield.

The rate of achievement of equilibrium increases. This can be explained by collision theory. Because the temperature is increases the reactants have more energy and therefor the collisions between them be...

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Answered by Alex N. Chemistry tutor
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What is electronegativity?

Electronegativity is the power of an atom to attract the electron density in a covalent bond towards itself. 
It depends on1.    The nuclear charge of the element2.    The distance between the nucleu...

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Answered by Izzy S. Chemistry tutor
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How do you balance an equation

First write out the equation given:Na + O2 —> Na2ONow count how many oxygen atoms are on the LHS of equation (2) and how many are on the RHS (1). This means you must put a 2 in f...

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Answered by Lauren S. Chemistry tutor
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What is a stereoisomer?

Stereoisomers are molecules that have the same structural and molecular formula but a different arrangement in space. An example of a common group of stereoisomers is from molecules with a carbon to carbo...

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Answered by Charles E. Chemistry tutor
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How does electrophilic aromatic substitution occur?

The delocalised ring in aromatic compounds (such as benzene) is very stable and therefore requires a very strong electrophile to be created before it will react. An example of this would be the formation ...

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