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Why does a carbon double bond "break readily" but this is not so for other elements (nitrogen double and triple bonds are stronger)? [duplicate]
A level chemistry student here, fairly basic question. We always learnt (from GCSE bond enthalpies) that "Bigger bonds are stronger", so to speak; my teacher often quoted $\ce{N#N}$ as very ...
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Bond Polarity vs bond length's effect on reactivity of haloalkanes
My textbook says:
Carbon acquires partial positive charge whereas halogen acquires partial negative charge. Halogen becomes nucleophilic in character, which can be replaced by another nucleophile on ...
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Reactivity order among Interhalogens
I was reading about Interhalogens in JD Lee and in the book it is stated that (without any reasoning) the reactivity order for few of the interhalogens is :-
$\ce{ClF_3 > BrF_5 > IF_7 > ClF &...
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Alternative explanation of ethene's pi bond [closed]
This tutorial about ethene's bonds has the following paragraph that I hope someone can paraphrase in a better way:
The pi bond dominates the chemistry of ethene. It is very vulnerable to attack - a ...
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How do you know what elements will bond in a reaction? [closed]
I know all about the types of reactions, synthesis, decomp. etc., but when a bond is broken, how do you know that the free element will bond to another molecule?
Is it because that element has a ...
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Reason behind more Reactivity of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons [closed]
My textbook says that unsaturated hydrocarbons are more reactive than saturated ones. But double and triple bonds are stronger than single bonds.
What is the explanation for this?
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What is the order of acidity for hydrogens in primary, secondary and tertiary alkanes, alkenes, and cycloalkanes [duplicate]
The bond dissociation energies of C-H bonds in alkanes, alkenes and aromatic compounds decrease in the following order: primary > secondary > tertiary > allylic > benzylic.
The weaker the bond, the ...
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Do amides oxidize to double-bonds?
Do amides from primary or secondary amines ever oxidize to a double-bond on the nitrogen? For example, like from an $\mathrm{R \bbox[yellow]{\color{red}{-}}(NH)-(C=O)-R'}$ to an $\mathrm{ R \bbox[...
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Decomposing chemical compounds - Ease of Decomposition [closed]
Someone asked me a question, that which of the following can be decomposed chemically:
Ammonia
Iron
Neon
Hydrogen
Fluorine
My Analysis:
At first attempt I answered Ammonia but changed it to 'I can'...
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Nucleic Acids Bonds
In a paper I am reading regarding instability and decay of DNA, the author says:
"The chemical price paid for the greatly increased resistance of the nucleic acid phosphodiester bond (gained by ...
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Why does N₂ react with O₂ to Form NO at high temperatures?
This also raises questions that I have about the Haber Process which produces ammonia ($\ce{NH3}$) from molecular nitrogen ($\ce{N2}$) and hydrogen ($\ce{H2}$).
I have heard multiple times that bond ...
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