what criteria are likely to dictate certain pairs of elements to undergo ionic bonding and others covalent bonding?

Why is soap used to remove grease? a. its nonpolar end dissolves the grease. b. it makes the water bond with the grease. c. it chemically bonds with the grease. d. its polar end dissolves the grease.correct answer for apex - a, its nonpolar end dissolves the grease.

Effect of rotenone and antimycin a on electron transfer rotenone, a toxic natural product from plants, strongly inhibits nadh dehydrogenase of insect and fish mitochondria. antimycin a, a toxic antibiotic, strongly inhibits the oxidation of ubiquinol. (a) explain why rotenone ingestion is lethal to some insect and fish species. (b) explain why antimycin a is a poison. (c) given that rotenone and antimycin a are equally effective in blocking their respective sites in the electron-transfer chain, which would be a more potent poison? explain.

The kw for water at 0 °c is 0.12× 10–14 m2. calculate the ph of a neutral aqueous solution at 0 °c.