Why are ionic compounds soluble? (part 1)
Quick answer? It’s all about competing strengths of attraction between ions, between ions and water molecules, between water molecules themselves
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Born-Haber cycles
Born-Haber cycles are simply a fancy Hess cycle transposed onto an energy level diagram and we can use them to
A note on the nature of ionic lattices
We are all familiar with the classic picture of an ionic lattice – for example, for a compound such as
What is Gibbs free energy?
The change in Gibbs free energy, ΔG, is a convenient way to determine whether a reaction is spontaneous or feasible
How to determine the temperature at which a reaction is feasible
A spontaneous or feasible process must be accompanied by a positive change in total entropy (entropy of the universe). Whether
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Understanding entropy
Why does water freeze when you place it in a freezer? Certainly not because the freezer sucks the heat out