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Is sodium deposited during the electrolysis of brine?

No, sodium is left in solution and forms Sodium Hydroxide due to Sodium reacting with OH- ions. This happens because sodium is much more reactive than hydrogen.

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What is the difference between and Alkane and an Alkene

Both are molecules which contain only Carbon and Hydrogen moleculesAlkanes do not contain any carbon - carbon double bonds - all bonds are single - therefore the molecules is known as saturated the empiri...

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Describe and explain the structure of Benzene

Benzene has a planar structure with a bond angle of 120. The bonds between the carbon atoms in the ring are identical in strength and length. The length of the carbon-carbon bonds in benzene is intermedia...

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Using the % yield calculation (please state), what is the percentage yield for the reaction of calcium oxide with water to produce calcium hydroxide if the theoretical yield is 4.0g but only 1.5g is produced?

The equation for percentage yield is as follows:% yield = ([Actual mass of product obtained]/[Maximum theoretical mass]) x 100Therefore using this equation, we can obtain the

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In the labratory you are given 1.5g of butyl butanoate ester C8H16O2. (i) Draw the functional group of this compound. (ii) What is the emperical formula of the compound. (iii) What is the molar mass of the compound? (iv) How many moles were you given

(i) Ester functional group RCOOR(ii) The emperical formula is the simplest whole number ratio of atoms in a compound therefore C4H8O(iii) The molar mass is C (12 x 8) = 96 H (1 x 18) = 18 O (2 x 16) = 32M...

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