Bonding in the nitrogen oxides and oxyanions
Nitrogen bonds with oxygen to from a number of oxides and oxyanions, the most common of which are listed below
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Nitrogen bonds with oxygen to from a number of oxides and oxyanions, the most common of which are listed below
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Before we jump straight in, we really need to define how we measure the radius of an atom … This
Continue readingExplaining the trend in atomic radius across Period 3
And why do some perfectly plausible reactions just not happen? Acyl chlorides readily react with hydroxide ions to form a
Alcohols are organic molecules containing the OH, hydroxyl, functional group and are named after their parent alkane … If the
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Quenching We can stop a chemical reaction in its tracks using a practical technique called quenching. There are two ways
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Graphs are one of the best ways we have to determine the quantitative relationship between an observed (plotted on the
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A logarithm is simply the number of times we need to multiply one number together to make another number i.e.
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Numbers expressed as an index or power of a base number are common in chemistry and you need to be
Working out the shape of a molecule or a bond angle always starts with a dot and cross diagram, even
Understanding the different types of intermolecular bond is usually straight forward. Describing them in writing is not 😳. All intermolecular