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Describe the key properties that rely upon metallic bonding and explain this.

Metallic bonding consists of a strong electrostatic attraction between positive metal cations and delocalised electrons. This arrangement is regular and the attraction is non-directional meaning that laye...

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What is an acid?

An acid is a substance which releases hydrogen ions (protons) when added to water. pH values of less than 7 are considered acidic, with 1 indicating it is a strong acid.

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What is the difference between an isotopic and isoelectronic species?

Isotopes are chemical species that have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons as each other in their nuclei. For example, Deuterium (H2) and Tritium (H3) are ...

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The alkanes and the alkenes are examples of homologous series of compounds. Name 3 properties of a homologous series.

There are a range of answers you could give: Homologous series' are chemically similar or chemically the same or react in the same way. They contain the same functional group, the same general formula (e....

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Can you state and explain the chemistry behind Markovnikov's rule?

Markovnikov's rule states that, during electrophilic addition to alkenes/alkynes, the hydrogen atom in the electrophile will be added to the carbon atom in the alkene/alkyne that is bonded to he most hydr...

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