Yes, aluminium chloride (AlCl3) is electron deficient because if we look at its electronic configuration (1s22s22p63s23p1) it has got only 6... View Article
Magnets can be both manmade and found in nature. Yes, there are natural magnets that are also found in the earth’s crust. They are usually found... View Article
Oxygen is paramagnetic mainly because it consists of two unpaired electrons in its last molecular orbital. This can be proven if we look at the... View Article
Alcohol is more soluble than ether mainly because if we look at the alcohol group they can act both as a hydrogen bond donor and acceptor.... View Article
Rusting is an exothermic reaction. It is because the reaction between iron and moist air that produces rust generates lots of heat. However, the... View Article
1m HCl will have a higher concentration of H+ ions than 1m of CH3COOH. This is because of one simple reason - the acidity of the compounds. HCl... View Article
Zinc can only form only 2+ (positively charged cations) ions mainly because it has the ability to lose or shed the two electrons in its 4s... View Article
Yes, halogens can react and form bonds with other halogens. When they react together they tend to form interhalogen compounds containing two or... View Article
Answer: (3) c-((a.c)/(a.d))b Solution: The vectors a and b are not perpendicular So, a.b≠0 Given, a.d = 0 b × c = b × d a x (b x c) =... View Article
1) a ≠b ≠c 2) a = b = c 3) a ≠b ≠c ≠1 4) a, b and c are orthogonal in pairs Answer: 4) a, b and c are orthogonal in pairs Solution: a... View Article
1) a × b = b × c = c × a = 0 2) a × b = b × c = c × a ≠0 3) a × b = b × c = a × c = 0 4) a × b , b × c , c × a mutually perpendicular... View Article
1) k 2) -k 3) (i+j)/√2 4) (i-j)/√2 Answer: (1) k Solution: Let the unit vector perpendicular to the vectors i-j and i+j is r. Vector r =... View Article