Ionic bonding and ionic lattices
Ionic bonding is the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions – it is not the transfer of electrons from one
Author: Sarah Parkes
Interpreting the mass spectrum of an organic molecule
Mass spectrometry is a really powerful tool for helping us to piece together the structure of an organic molecule. Ionisation
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How to calculate the relative abundance of an isotope
We can calculate the percentage abundances for each of the isotopes in an element if we know the mass number
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How to calculate the relative atomic mass of an element from a mass spectrum
We know that relative atomic mass (Ar) is the average of (% abundance of an isotope x isotopic mass) for
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Time of flight mass spectrometer
A mass spectrometer is able to very accurately determine the relative atomic mass of an element, by measuring the mass
Using the Nernst equation to calculate the electrode potential of a half cell
The standard electrode potential for a half cell means exactly that – everything happening under standard conditions (298K, 100 kPa,
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Electrolysis of solutions
Electrolysis uses electricity (energy) to drive a non-spontaneous reaction which is useful for recharging batteries, splitting water to make hydrogen
The chemistry of fuel cells
Fuel cells commonly use the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen to produce a voltage, with water being the only waste
The chemistry of batteries
Modern storage cells (batteries) can be divided into the non-rechargeable kind (primary cells) and the rechargeable kind (secondary cells). Primary
Using the relationship between potential difference and Gibbs energy to calculate a value for the equilibrium constant, K
Ecell⦵ (the maximum potential difference between two half cells) is measured when the reactants are under standard conditions (1.00 mol