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What is crude oil and how does fractional distillation work?

Crude oil is formed from detritus (dead living matter) of animal, plants and microscopic organisms under intense pressure and temperature. It is trapped under impervious rocks which stop the liquid and ga...

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Butane (C4H10) is an alkane. Complete the displayed structure of butane.

H H H H

H - C - C - C - C - H

H H H H

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25.00cm3 of sodium hydroxide was pipetted into a conical flask. It was titrated against 0.10mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid. The mean volume of acid needed was 24.00cm3. Calculate the concentration of sodium hydroxide used in the titration.

First write out the chemical equation:

HCl + NaOH -> NaCl + H₂0

Next construct a table with the information we have and in wha...

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Write a balanced equation for the reaction between NaOH and sulfuric acid. A conical flask contains 25cm^3 of 0.124M NaOH, a burette contains 0.0625M sulfuric acid. Find the minimum amount of acid required to completely react with the NaOH in the flask.

first, consider balanced equation: consider reaction occuring: NaOH + H₂SO₄ --> Na₂SO₄ + H₂O (neutralisation) ions present in each reactant...

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What is the difference between exothermic and endothermic reactions?

The first law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. Energy has to be used when breaking bonds, yet is formed when making bonds. This means that there will be an overal...

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