S205: TMA-2

The second bit of coursework looms - and its name is TMA-2.
Four questions to tackle, based on books 4 and 5.

Question 1 is all about thermodynamics. You have to calculate a number of entropy, enthalpy and other things about substances. You also have to draw a diagram of a Born-Haber lattice energy diagram and work out lattice energy for GeI₄ a substance.

Question 2 concerns kinetics. You have to come up with an general reaction rate equation and then it starts to drip in information that eventually allows you to solve it bit by bit.
You also need to use the computer program provided (kinetics toolkit) to plot a graph of the reaction rate.

Question 3 is about S_N1 and S_N2 reactions. You are presented with some reactions and told what they might produce, and from this you have to deduce if it is an S_N1 or 2 type reaction. You then have to draw the reaction diagrams with curly arrows showing where the electrons are moving around. Then it goes on to get you to consider the enantiomers produced and which might be dominant.

Question 4 is similar to question 3, but with different molecules, and we are looking at elimination reactions rather than substitutions.

I managed to get completely wrong on the last one and follow it to its logical conclusion but starting from a false premise.

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