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Balance the equation C4H8 + O2 ->CO2 + H2O

C₄H₈ + O₂ -> CO₂ + H₂O
Want to deal with only one element at the time, recap that you can only add coefficients to the front of chemical fo...

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Explain the variation of atomic radius along a period and along a group of the Periodic Table

The atomic radius is mostly influenced by the electron cloud and its interaction with the nucleus.Along a period, the atomic number increases, which indicates that the number of electrons also increases, ...

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Magnesium has 12 as its atomic number, how many protons does it have?

12 -the proton number of an atom is also its atomic number

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An isotope of Nitrogen has an atomic number of 7 and a mass number of 15. How many electrons, neutrons, and protons does an atom of this isotope have?

Atomic number = the number of protons per atom of this isotopeMass number = total number of protons + neutrons per atom
Therefore, an atom of this isotope has 7 protons and 15-7=8 neutrons.
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Describe the structure and bonding in Graphite?

Arranged in different hexagonal layers, strong covalent bonds exist between carbon atoms, requiring lots of energy input in order to break. However, only weak inter-molecular forces exist between the diff...

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