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Hybridization is a process in which atomic orbitals are mixed to form new hybrid orbitals, usually of lower energy (more stable). Sp3 hybridization occurs when...

Electronegativity is the ability of an element to attract a shared pair of electrons towards itself. The greater the electronegativity of the element, the more...

Group 1 elements have only one electron in their outer shell, which is the electron given up to take part in various chemical reactions. Elements are always try...

The word ‘phile’ comes from Greek and means ‘loving’. A nucleophile is therefore ‘nucleus loving’. We know that a nucleus is positively charged as it contains p...

Energy level diagrams are used to depict energy changes that occur during a chemical reaction. It shows relative energy levels of the products and reactants whe...

Potassium is a group 1 Metal. Metals vigorously react with water to form Metal Hydroxides. The balanced equation is given below:2K(s)+2H2O(l)→2KOH(aq)+H2(g)Hydr...

An unsaturated hydrocarbon contains at least one carbon carbon double bond, such as alkenes which contain the C=C functional group. Due to the presence of the d...

sotopes are different forms of the same element. They have the same proton (and electron) numbers, but different neutron (and mass) numbers. Since the number of...

. Carboxylic AcidExplanation:Alkenes are hydrocarbons with at least one double bond between carbon atoms.e.g CH2=CH2.Alcohols have the funtional group -OH but n...

The relative formula mass of a substance is the sum of the relative atomic masses of the atoms present in the formula. In case of FeSO4 we can calculate as...