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Cat Links Physical chemistry

Determining the potential difference of an electrochemical cell

Posted on May 19, 2022April 24, 2025 Sarah Parkes

We can link any two half cells together to form an electrochemical cell. A high resistance voltmeter prevents current (electrons)

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Cat Links Calculations, Physical chemistry

What is a buffer and how do I calculate its pH?

Posted on April 28, 2022September 2, 2025 Sarah Parkes

A buffer is defined as a solution that is able to resist changes in pH when small amounts of acid

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Cat Links Calculations, Fundamentals

Determining the limiting reactant in a reaction

Posted on April 4, 2022October 2, 2024 Sarah Parkes

Limiting reactant problems follow on directly from reacting mass calculations. In these questions, you have to figure out which reactant

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Avogadro’s number and the mole

Posted on April 4, 2022October 2, 2024 Sarah Parkes

Often students arrive at A level knowing how to calculate the number of moles of a substance but with a

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