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Structure of AgNO2 and AgONO [closed]
We had a discussion in class today about the substitution reaction of RX with AgNO2 and KNO2. Pretty unimportant, since those seem just fine. But there were 2 arguments.
The root problem was, that we ...
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Why did industry develop mainly to fix nitrogen in ammonia (Haber-Bosch) instead of in nitrate?
Since approximately WWI, humanity has been able to fix nitrogen gas from the atmosphere ($\ce{N2}$) into compounds that are much more bio-available, like ammonia and nitrate. The first (hard) step is ...
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Why is it wrong to draw the Lewis structure of a molecule's atoms and then figure out the Lewis structure of that molecule
When drawing for example the Lewis structure of nitrate ion (NO3)^-1 whould it be wrong to draw nitrogen and oxygen separately and then try to figure out the structure of the ion? In that case does ...
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How to synthesize anhydrous zinc(II) nitrate?
I'm interested in making anhydrous zinc nitrate. I know it decomposes fairly rapidly if you heat it. It is also soluble in ethanol.
Would another desiccant or a molecular sieve do the trick? Or maybe ...
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Why is phosphorous pentoxide a dehydrating agent?
$$\ce{HNO3 + P2O5 -> 2HPO3 + N2O5}$$
In this reaction, both nitrogen and phosphorus have the same oxidation number before and after the product is formed. Since the $+5$ oxidation of nitrogen is ...
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Which has greater N-O bond length: NO or NOCl?
I came across this question. According to me, $\ce{NO}$ should have a shorter bond length as it has a triple bond, while $\ce{NOCl}$ has a double bond.
But the answer is given that $\ce{NO}$ has ...
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