Chemistry

s-s Overlapping

Valence Bond Theory: The overlap of half-filled atomic orbitals (each holding a single electron) yields a pair of electrons shared between the two linked atoms, according to the Valence Bond Theory. When a part of one orbital and a part of a second orbital occupies the same area of space on two separate atoms, we […]

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Working of Surfactants

Surfactants have a hydrophobic and hydrophilic nature. For this reason, they are categorized as amphiphilic. Surfactants diffuse in a compound and reduce the surface tension between that compound and another compound with which the original compound interacts. This is one of the common properties of surfactants and is utilized in soaps and detergents. The word

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What is Raoult’s Law

The partial vapour pressure of a component in an ideal mixture is equal to the vapour pressure of the pure component multiplied by its mole fraction, according to Raoult’s law.  An ideal mixture assumes that all molecules in the mixture have equal intermolecular interactions. Mathematically, it can be shown as: Where, is the vapour pressure

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What Is Molecular Orbital Theory?

A molecular orbital is the most productive and general model of chemical bonding made by exchanging more than one electron. The molecular orbital theory consists of various quantitative calculations and complex mathematical illustrations. Regarding quantum mechanics, the theory of molecular orbital is quite similar to the exchange of electrons with its distribution in the atomic orbital theory.

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