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A useful way to answer oxidation/reduction questions is to remeber the acronym OIL RIG:

Oxidation Is Loss (of electrons) 

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Boron is the 5th element in the periodic table, and has an electron configuration 1s²2s²2p¹. The first ionization energy of Boron is the energy required to remove the sing...

It's really useful to know that 'phile' means love.Electrophiles 'love' negative charge - this means they are attracted to regions of negative charge. And as such they tend to be positively charged.Simila...

This questions relies on understanding of electronegativity, instantaneous dipoles and temporary induced dipoles.Van der Waal's forces (also called London Dispersion Forces) are weak intermolecular forces...

Fractional distillation is covered in almost every GCSE chemistry course, although what you need to know varies slightly by syllabus. The main points to take away are explained below.Why do we do frac...