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Isotope

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Atoms with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons

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Atomic Number

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Number of protons in the nucleus

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Mass Number

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Number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus

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Ion

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A positively or negatively charged single atom or covalently bonded group of atoms

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Relative Isotopic Mass

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The mass of an atom of an isotope compared with one twelfth of the mass of carbon-12

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Relative Atomic Mass

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The weighted mean mass of an atom of an element compared to one twelfth of the mass of carbon-12

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Avogadro’s Constant

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The number of atoms per mole of the carbon-12 isotope

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Mole

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The amount of any substance containing as many particles as there are particles in 12g of the carbon-12 isotope

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Relative Formula Mass

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The weighted mean mass of the formula unit of a compound compared with one twelfth of an atom of carbon-12

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Empirical Formula

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The simplest whole number ratio of atoms of each element present in a compound

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Molecular Formula

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The actual number of atoms of each element in a molecule

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Molar Volume

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The volume per mole of a gas

At rtp it is 24 dm^3/mol

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Concentration of a solution

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The amount of solute in mol, dissolved in 1dm^3 of solution

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Stoichiometry

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The molar relationship between the relative quantities of substances taking part in a reaction

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% Yield

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Actual Yield / Theoretical Yield

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Atom Economy

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Molar mass of desired products / Sum of molar masses of all products

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Aufbau Principle

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Electrons fill the sub levels in order of increasing energy

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Hund’s Rule

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Within a sub level, the orbitals are first occupied singly by unpaired electrons

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Ionic Bonding

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The electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions

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Covalent Bonding

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The strong electrostatic attraction between a shared pair of electrons and the nuclei of the bonded atoms

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Bond Length

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The distance between the nuclei of two bonded atoms

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Bond Angle

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The angle between two covalent bonds

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Electronegativity

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The measure of its tendency to attract the electron pair(s) from a covalent bond

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Permanent Dipole

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A small charge difference that does not change across a bond, with partial charges on the bonded atoms

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Hydrogen Bonding

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A strong dipole-dipole attraction between a hydrogen atom bonded to O, N or F and a lone pair on O, N or F

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First Ionisation Energy

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The energy required to remove one mole of electrons from one mole of gaseous atoms

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Oxidation Number

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A measure of the number of electrons that an atom uses to bond with atoms of another element

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Oxidation

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Loss of electrons or an increase in oxidation number

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Reduction

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Gain of electrons or a decrease in oxidation number

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Oxidising Agent

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A reagent that oxidises another species and is itself reduced.

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Reducing Agent

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A reagent that reduces another species and is itself oxidised.

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Disproportionation

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A redox reaction in which the same element is both oxidised and reduced

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Law of the Conservation of Energy

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, just converted from one form to another

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Enthalpy

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The heat content that is stored in a chemical system

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Enthalpy Change

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The heat exchanged with the surroundings during a chemical reaction
The difference between the enthalpy of the products and the reactants

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Exothermic

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A reaction in which the enthalpy of the products is smaller than the enthalpy of the reactants, resulting in heat loss to the surroundings

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Endothermic

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A reaction in which the enthalpy of the products is greater than the enthalpy of the reactants, resulting in heat being taken out of the surroundings

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Standard State

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The state an element or compound will exist in at standard temperature and pressure

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Standard Enthalpy Change of Combustion

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The enthalpy change that takes place when one mole of a substance reacts completely with oxygen under standard conditions, with all the reactants and products in their standard state

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Standard Enthalpy Change of Reaction

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The enthalpy change that accompanies a reaction in the molar quantities shown in a chemical equation under standard conditions, with all reactants and products in their standard states

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Standard Enthalpy Change of Neutralisation

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The enthalpy change that accompanies the reaction of an acid by a base to form one mole of H2O under standard conditions, with all the reactants and products in their standard states

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Average Bond Enthalpy

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Energy required to break one mole of a specific type of bond in a gaseous molecule

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Hess’ Law

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If a reaction can take place by more than one route and the initial and final concentrations are the same, the total energy is the same for each route

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Enthalpy Change of Formation

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The enthalpy change that takes place when one mole of a compound is formed from its constituent elements in their standard states

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Reaction Rate

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The change in concentration of a reactant or product in a given time

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whats a Catalyst

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A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being used up in the process

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Activation Energy

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The minimum energy required to start a reaction by the breaking of bonds

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Dynamic Equilibrium

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The equilibrium that exists in a closed system when the rate of the forward reaction is equal to the rate of the reverse reaction and concentrations do not change

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Le Chatelier’s Principle

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When a system in dynamic equilibrium is subjected to external change, the system readjusts itself to minimise the effect of the change and restore equilibrium

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Closed Systen

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A system isolated from its surroundings

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Equilibrium Constant

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A measure of the position of equilibrium

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Homogeneous

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In the same phase

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Heterogeneous

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Different phases

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Collision Theory

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Two reacting particles must collide for a reaction to occur, and must be in the correct orientation and have sufficient energy to overcome the activation energy of the reaction

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Half Life

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The time taken for the concentration of the reactant to be reduced by half

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Reaction Mechanism

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A series of steps that together make up the overall reaction

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Rate Determining Step

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The slowest step in the reaction mechanism of a multi step reaction

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Mole Fraction

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Number of mole of species / total number of moles of all species

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Partial Pressure

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Mole fraction x total pressure

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what is Lattice Enthalpy

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Lattice enthalpy is the change in enthalpy that accompanies the formation of one mole of ionic compound from its gaseous ions under standard conditions

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Standard Enthalpy Change of Atomisation

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The change in enthalpy that accompanies the formation of one mole of gaseous atoms from the element in the standard state

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what is the First Electron Affinity?

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the First Electron Affinity is the change in enthalpy that accompanies the formation of one mole of gaseous 1- ions from gaseous atoms

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Standard Enthalpy Change of Solution

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The enthalpy change that takes place when one mole of a compound is completely dissolved in water under standard conditions

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Standard Enthalpy Change of Hydration

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The enthalpy change that takes place when one mole of isolated gaseous ions is dissolved in water forming one mole of aqeuous ions under standard conditions

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whats Standard Entropy

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The quantitative measure of the degree of disorder in a system

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Standard Entropy Change of Reaction

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The entropy change that accompanies a reaction in the molar quantities expressed in the chemical equation under standard conditions, all reactants and products being in their standard states

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Free Energy Change

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The balance between enthalpy, entropy and temperature for a process

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Redox

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A reaction in which both reduction and oxidation take place

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Standard Electrode Potential

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The emf of a half cell compared with a standard hydrogen half cell, measured at 298K with solution concentrations of 1 mol/dm^3 and a gas pressure of 1 atm

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Brønsted-Lowry Acid

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a Brønsted-Lowry Acid donates a proton

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Brønsted-Lowry Base

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It accepts a proton

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Conjugate Acid

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Brønsted-Lowry base that accepted a proton

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Conjugate Base

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a conjugate base is the Brønsted-Lowry acid that donated a proton

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Acid Dissociation Constant

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The equilibrium constant that shows the extended of dissociation of a weak acid

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what’s the PH equation?

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PH= -log(10)[H+]

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Weak Acid

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Partial dissociation of hydrogen atoms

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Strong Acid

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Complete dissociation of hydrogen atoms

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Ionic product of water equation?

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Kw = [H+][OH-]

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Buffer Solution

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A system that minimises pH changes on addition of small amounts of an acid or a base

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Transition Metal

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A d-block element that forms an ion with an incomplete d sub-shell

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Complex Ion

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A transition metal ion bonded to ligands by coordinate bonds (dative covalent bonds)

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Coordination Number

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The number of coordinate bonds attached to the central metal ion

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Ligand

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A molecule or ion that can donate a pair of electrons to the transition metal ion to form a coordinate bond

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what is Denticity?

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The number of separate sites in a molecule or ion that can donate an electron pair to a transition metal ion

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Monodentate

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A ligand that can donate one electron pair to a transition metal ion

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what’s Bidentate?

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A ligand that can donate two electron pairs to a transition metal ion

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Tridentate

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A ligand that can donate three electron pairs to a transition metal ion

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Stereoisomerism

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Species with the same structural formula but with a different arrangement in space

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what are Optical Isomers / Enantiomers?

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Optical Isomers / Enantiomers are Non-super imposable mirror images of each other

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Ligand Substitution

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A reaction in which one or more ligands in a complex ion are replaced by different ligands

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