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The reactants adsorb to an active site on the surface of the catalyst. The active site places the reactants in an orientation that allows them to easily react. The reaction then occurs an...

First, ionic compounds form bonds by transferring electrons from their outer shell. Covalent compounds form bonds by sharing electrons within their outer shell. The number of electrons in the outer shell ...

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) has a macromolecular structure. This means that it forms thousands of covalent bonds between its silicon and oxygen subunits. Sulphur trioxide (SO3), meanwhile, has a simple covalen...

One anomalous property of water is that when in its solid phase (ice) it is less dense than when it's in its liquid phase. This arises because of the hydrogen bonding network that exists between water mol...

As you go across the period from sodium to chlorine, the number of protons in the nucleus increase.As protons are positively charged, they attract the outer electrons; as the number of protons increase, t...