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Entropy

At a Basic Level

Entropy, whilst a mathematical concept can be described as a measure of disorder. The more disor...

Consider the reversible reaction: A + B to C + D

Let’s say you start with only the reactants A and B, at first they will react together to from some of C and D. This is called the forward reac...

Chlorine, as chlorine has fewer electrons shells than bromine. As a result, chlorine is smaller and has a smaller atomic radius. 

The difference in size, relates to boiling po...

The concept of a mole can be difficult to get your head around.

We are used to giving some numbers names, for example 1 million instead of 1,000,000. And we can use a million as a unit, 3 mill...

Benzene is an aromatic compound.

The structure of benzene is a 6 membered ring of carbons each bonded to eachother with a sigma bond, containing two electrons.

The remaining 6 electron...