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by Derek Waters 1A
Sat Dec 09, 2017 8:46 pm
Forum: Shape, Structure, Coordination Number, Ligands
Topic: Dentates
Replies: 1
Views: 330

Dentates

Can someone give a brief explanation on determining polydentates?
by Derek Waters 1A
Sat Dec 09, 2017 5:30 pm
Forum: Ionic & Covalent Bonds
Topic: C2+ C2-
Replies: 4
Views: 5252

C2+ C2-

Why does C2- have a stronger bond than C2+?
by Derek Waters 1A
Sun Nov 26, 2017 7:54 pm
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3935225

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

Q: What do you call a clown who's in jail?
A: A silicon.
by Derek Waters 1A
Sun Nov 26, 2017 7:29 pm
Forum: Naming
Topic: Naming differences
Replies: 2
Views: 424

Naming differences

What is the difference between cyano and cyanido? I’ve seen both used interchangeably in class and in the textbook.
by Derek Waters 1A
Sun Nov 19, 2017 7:53 pm
Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
Topic: Listing all Bond Angles
Replies: 2
Views: 533

Re: Listing all Bond Angles

ya I think you can kind of group together bond of equal angle but for the most part we are supposed to label each of them^
by Derek Waters 1A
Sun Nov 19, 2017 7:38 pm
Forum: *Molecular Orbital Theory (Bond Order, Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism)
Topic: Diagmagnetic
Replies: 1
Views: 389

Re: Diagmagnetic

The repulsion is weak, it is more that they are not attracted by the field because they have paired electrons with opposite spins so they have no magnetic moment.
by Derek Waters 1A
Sun Nov 12, 2017 7:19 pm
Forum: Formal Charge and Oxidation Numbers
Topic: Calculating Formal Charge
Replies: 4
Views: 798

Re: Calculating Formal Charge

Yeah you can think of the s/2 as just the bond lines to make it simpler
by Derek Waters 1A
Sun Nov 12, 2017 7:06 pm
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3935225

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

This is me
by Derek Waters 1A
Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:04 pm
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3935225

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

Q: If H2O is the formula for water, what is the formula for ice?
A: H2O cubed.
by Derek Waters 1A
Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:01 pm
Forum: Lewis Structures
Topic: Review Session ClO4-
Replies: 2
Views: 382

Re: Review Session ClO4-

You want to use the formation that has the most neutral or 0 formal charges
by Derek Waters 1A
Mon Oct 30, 2017 12:49 am
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3935225

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

Do you know any good sodium jokes?
Na.
You should, they’re sodium funny!
by Derek Waters 1A
Mon Oct 30, 2017 12:46 am
Forum: Wave Functions and s-, p-, d-, f- Orbitals
Topic: Copper and Chromium [ENDORSED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1299

Re: Copper and Chromium [ENDORSED]

for Chromium it is still the 3d coming before the 4s as its configuration is [Ar] 3d5 4s1
by Derek Waters 1A
Sat Oct 14, 2017 11:34 pm
Forum: Properties of Light
Topic: Equation/Formula Clarification
Replies: 4
Views: 691

Re: Equation/Formula Clarification

For E=hv you use it when asked to find energy of a photon day a blue light photon with frequency 6.4x10^14Hz
by Derek Waters 1A
Sat Oct 14, 2017 11:31 pm
Forum: *Black Body Radiation
Topic: Black body for quiz 2 [ENDORSED]
Replies: 11
Views: 1776

Black body for quiz 2 [ENDORSED]

So black body and it’s wiens law are not needed for quiz 2 right?
by Derek Waters 1A
Thu Oct 05, 2017 11:46 pm
Forum: Balancing Chemical Reactions
Topic: incomplete combustion
Replies: 3
Views: 2842

Re: incomplete combustion

Most likely since this is the fundamentals it will be reactions given that we are manipulating so incomplete combustion specifically probably won't be used but you never know.
by Derek Waters 1A
Thu Oct 05, 2017 11:39 pm
Forum: Limiting Reactant Calculations
Topic: Limiting Reactant info [ENDORSED]
Replies: 6
Views: 1066

Re: Limiting Reactant info [ENDORSED]

Yes out of the reactants given in a problem whichever has the lesser amount of moles is the limiting reagent.

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