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Cat Links Calculations, Exam question practice, Physical chemistry

Born-Haber cycles

Posted on April 19, 2022February 6, 2025 Sarah Parkes

Born-Haber cycles are simply a fancy Hess cycle transposed onto an energy level diagram and we can use them to

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Cat Links Calculations, Exam question practice, Physical chemistry

What is Gibbs free energy?

Posted on April 13, 2022April 24, 2025 Sarah Parkes

The change in Gibbs free energy, ΔG, is a convenient way to determine whether a reaction is spontaneous or feasible

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How to determine the temperature at which a reaction is feasible

Posted on April 13, 2022April 24, 2025 Sarah Parkes

A spontaneous or feasible process must be accompanied by a positive change in total entropy (entropy of the universe). Whether

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Titration – experimental technique questions

Posted on April 5, 2022October 2, 2024 Sarah Parkes

Questions based on carrying out titration and interpreting the results are common both at AS and A level. Before we

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Advanced titration calculations

Posted on April 5, 2022October 2, 2024 Sarah Parkes

So now you are confident with run-of-the-mill, text book titration questions it’s time to tackle the types of question you

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EXAM STYLE QUESTIONS – GAS CALCULATIONS

Posted on April 5, 2022October 2, 2024 Sarah Parkes

If you come unstuck working through the questions, leave a comment and I’ll get back to you. Good luck 😊!

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