Why is HF acid stronger than H2O based on molecular structure? Why do acids and bases conduct electricity? Why are some salt solutions acidic, and why are some basic? Why can you mix acids and bases? Explain why the neutralization reaction of a strong acid and a weak base gives a weakly...
What is water's bond angle? Why, despite HF being stronger than H2O, does it have a lower boiling point? Explain. Why are ionic bonds stronger than covalent? How does hydrogen bonding affect the boiling point of water? Why are intermolecular forces generally much weaker than bonding for...
Explain why nitrogen has a stronger attraction for H+ than oxygen? Explain why CaCl_2 is likely to have properties similar to those of CaBr_2. Why is H2O(g) usually called water vapor? Describe in words the composition of 3 M HCl solution. ...
Explain why hydrogen fluoride (HF) has a higher boiling temperature than hydrogen chloride (HCl) (19.4{eq}^o{/eq}C vs. - 85{eq}^o{/eq}C), even though HF has a lower molecular weight Van Der Waals Forces: Van Der Waals...
Why is CO a stronger ligand than Cl-? Give an atomic-level reason why ionic crystals are brittle. Explain why aqueous solution of sodium chloride conducts electricity where as solid sodium chloride does not. Explain why there are the same amount of particles in the beginning and at the end...
Why is CO a stronger ligand than Cl-? Explain why the solvent is heated and cooled in an ice bath. Why does aluminum heat the slowest? Why can some borax also dissolve at room temperature? Why does water have a much higher boiling point than methane (CH_4)?
Of the two compounds H2O and CCl4, which has the stronger intermolecular forces? Explain. Explain why water's boiling point is over 100 ^oC higher than the heaviest molecule from the same column such as H_2S (60.0 ^oC), H_2Se (41.3 ^oC), and H_2Te (2.2 ^oC) using intermolecular...
Why, despite HF being stronger than H2O, does it have a lower boiling point? Explain. Is H2CO polar or nonpolar? Why is NH3 polar? What is the Lewis dot structure for CH4? Why is proline nonpolar? Why can a hydrogen atom form a covalent bond without fulfilling the octet rule? Why ...
Is table salt a compound? Why is hydrogen chloride polar? Why, despite HF being stronger than H2O, does it have a lower boiling point? Explain. What is the general trend for the melting point down a group in the periodic table? Why does germanium have metallic bonding? Why are ionic...
Why does a polar molecule like HCl have a stronger interaction than a nonpolar molecule like H2? Is Cl2 polar or nonpolar? Explain. Why is BCl_3 nonpolar? Is the Cl2BBCl2 molecule polar or nonpolar? Explain why or why not. Why is PF_5 a nonpolar molecule? Why are the free hal...