Offer plausible explanation for the following:
Gases are more compressible than solids or liquids.

Give an experiment to prove that gases are more compressible as compared to liquids.

Account for the following: PCl_5 is more covalent than PCl_3 .

Account for the following: Interhalogens are more reactive than pure halogens.

Give reasons for the following : PbCl_4 is more covalent than PbCl_2 .

Explain the following terms in not more than 70 words. Biopiracy

Explain the following terms in not more than 70 words. Bioethics

The following will have pH more than 7 or less than 7? Acid rain.

Give an explanation for the following observation : The gradual decrease in size (actinoid contraction) from element to element is greater among the actinoids than that among the lanthanoids (lanthanoid contraction).

Explain the following fact : NH_3 is more basic than BiH_3 .

Explain the following : Iodine is more soluble in KI solution than in water.