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Cat Links Inorganic chemistry

Using transition metal ions as catalysts

Posted on October 25, 2024October 25, 2024 Sarah Parkes

In the reaction between peroxodisulphate ions and iodide ions, the iodide ions are oxidised to iodine whilst the peroxodisulphate ions

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Cat Links Inorganic chemistry

What are autocatalytic reactions?

Posted on May 15, 2023June 21, 2024 Sarah Parkes

If we were to measure the change in concentration of a reactant over time and then plot a graph of

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Cat Links Organic chemistry

Fractional distillation and catalytic cracking explained

Posted on July 11, 2022January 6, 2025 Sarah Parkes

Crude oil is the raw material from which alkanes are extracted via the process of fractional distillation. There is nothing

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