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Why does a salt not conduct electricity in its solid state?

In order to conduct electricity, charged particles must be available and these charged particles must have the possibily to move around freely. Salts consist of ions: charged particles. In the solid st...

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In terms of Electrostatic Forces, Suggest why the ‘Electron Affinity’ of Fluorine has a Negative value.

Electron affinity is the energy released when 1 mole of gaseous atoms each acquire an electron to form 1 mole of gaseous 1- ions. Fluorine has a negative value as energy is released when the electron i...

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Write a balanced chemical symbol equation for a reaction between Potassium and Water, including state symbols?

2K(s) + 2H₂O(l) = 2KOH(aq) + H₂(g)

Potassium (K) is a group 1 metal, which is a solid.

Water (H₂O) reacts with Potassium to form Potassium H...

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The ratio between the molar mass of an alkene(A) and an alkyne(B) with the same number of carbon atoms is 1.05. Find the molecular formulas of the two hydrocarbons then write the reaction for how we can obtain the alkene A from the alkyne B.

We start by remembering the general formulas of alkenes and alkynes:
Alkenes - C_nH_2n
Alkynes - C_nH_2n-2
We calculate the molar mass of both of the...

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