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Explain why transition metal complexes are coloured?

In a complex transition metal ion, the electric field produced by the lone pairs on ligands when they interact with the central metal ion causes the d orbitals to split into two sub levels. As the dx...

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Name the reagent and explain the process of 1-bromoethane into propanoic acid

Produce the Grignard reagentMg in a dry ether (ethoxyethane) with CH3CH2BrCH3CH2Br + Mg ---> CH3CH2MgBrAddition reaction with the Grignard and CO2 to produce a Carboxylic acid Must be hydrolysed using ...

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Explain the process of fractional distillation of crude oil

Crude oil is a mixture of several different organic (carbon containing) molecules with different chain length. The different chain lengths mean that theses molecules have different boiling points; the lon...

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A chemist needs to neutralise aqueous hydrochloric acid solution (currently pH 1) to pH 7 or higher, so it can be safely disposed of. They have access to solid NaCl, NaBr and Na2CO3.

A) Which of the three solids should they add to the acid solution to achieve this?
ans: Na2CO3 [1 mark]
B) Hence give a balanced chemical equation showing the reaction of the hydrochloric acid w...

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Explain why the first ionisation energy of phosphorous is different to that of sulfur

Sulfur has an atomic number of 16, phosphorous is 15. The first ionisation energy of a periodic row usually increases left to right. This is because number of protons increases thus increasing nuclear cha...

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