Reactions of Group 2 Elements Although there is no required practical specifically based around the reactions of Group 2 elements, these reactions are important and students tend to not do v...
Making a Volumetric Solution REQUIRED PRACTICAL 1 Volumetric Analysis Volumetric analysis?is a process that uses the volume and concentration of one chemical reactant (a volumetric solution)...
Reaction Mechanisms: Terminology Homolytic & Heterolytic fission Homolytic fission?is breaking a covalent bond in such a way that each atom takes an electron from the bond to form two ra...
Test-Tube Reactions Often, chemists will need to identify the functional groups present in an organic compound Some simple questions which can be considered are: Is the compound acidi...
Classification of Alcohols Primary?alcohols?are alcohols in which the carbon atom bonded to the -OH group is attached to?one?other carbon atom (or alkyl group) Secondary?alcohols?are alcohol...
Shapes & Bond Angles in Organic Molecules Each carbon atom has four electrons in its outer shell (electronic configuration: 1s22s22p2) Carbon atoms share these four electrons in four cov...
Reactivity of Halogenoalkanes The halogenoalkanes have different?rates?of?substitution?reactions Since substitution reactions involve?breaking?the?carbon-halogen?bond the?bond?energies?can b...
Fractional Distillation Crude oil is currently the world's main source of organic chemicals As a mixture, it isn’t a very useful substance, but the different hydrocarbons that make up the mixture, ...
Organic Definitions & Terminology Organic chemistry?is the chemistry of carbon compounds Carbon forms a vast number of compounds because it can form strong covalent bonds with itself This enabl...
