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- Sun Mar 18, 2018 3:01 pm
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
- Replies: 9651
- Views: 3669118
Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
When I ask Lavelle if we have to derive equations
- Sun Mar 18, 2018 2:56 pm
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
- Replies: 9651
- Views: 3669118
- Wed Mar 14, 2018 5:25 pm
- Forum: Calculating Standard Reaction Entropies (e.g. , Using Standard Molar Entropies)
- Topic: complex molecules
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1712
Re: complex molecules
More information on what affects molar entropies can be found here: https://opentextbc.ca/introductorychemistry/chapter/measuring-entropy-and-entropy-changes-2/ "Larger, more complex molecules have higher standard molar enthalpy values than smaller or simpler molecules. There are more possible ...
- Wed Mar 14, 2018 5:18 pm
- Forum: Arrhenius Equation, Activation Energies, Catalysts
- Topic: Arrhenius Equation and constant
- Replies: 3
- Views: 555
Re: Arrhenius Equation and constant
The Arrhenius Equation and constant is discussed here: https://lavelle.chem.ucla.edu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=151&t=29670&p=91991&hilit=Arrhenius+Equation&sid=97f0f97f96c8f028fa56ad589f831963&sid=97f0f97f96c8f028fa56ad589f831963#p91991 "A", I believe, will not need to be c...
- Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:58 pm
- Forum: Arrhenius Equation, Activation Energies, Catalysts
- Topic: Catalysts [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 726
Re: Catalysts [ENDORSED]
The difference is that homogenous catalysts are catalysts that are in the same phase as the reactants (solid catalyst-solid reactant) and heterogeneous catalysts are catalysts that are in different phase (solid catalyst-gas reactant). There's information on catalysts on page 76 of the course reader...
- Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:50 pm
- Forum: Reaction Mechanisms, Reaction Profiles
- Topic: Intermediate [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 7
- Views: 921
Re: Intermediate [ENDORSED]
Intermediates are FORMED and then CONSUMED within the steps of elementary reactions. Catalysts are present from the beginning and are not consumed in the reaction; this is why only a little bit of catalyst is needed to increase the rate of a specific reaction. Here is a video that explains this in ...
- Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:28 pm
- Forum: Reaction Mechanisms, Reaction Profiles
- Topic: What is Molecularity?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2498
Re: What is Molecularity?
Here is a good video on the topic. It explicitly explains the difference between order and molecularity: https://youtu.be/qpoAb8rhUr0
- Fri Mar 02, 2018 7:54 pm
- Forum: Arrhenius Equation, Activation Energies, Catalysts
- Topic: Arrhenius Reaction
- Replies: 6
- Views: 828
Re: Arrhenius Reaction
The Arrhenius Reaction will explain to us how temperature affects rate constants. Here is a good intro video to get an idea of the topic before Lavelle covers it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cFhhwM-zdc
- Fri Mar 02, 2018 7:38 pm
- Forum: Method of Initial Rates (To Determine n and k)
- Topic: Rate Constant [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 3
- Views: 639
Re: Rate Constant [ENDORSED]
This Bozeman science video does a really great job of explaining exactly what a rate constant is in terms of the rate law: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOSRn0jPbTk
- Fri Mar 02, 2018 7:33 pm
- Forum: Zero Order Reactions
- Topic: Zero order common?? [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 749
Re: Zero order common?? [ENDORSED]
Here is a link to more information on zero-order reactions. Most of the things this site covers are also in the book and mentioned by Lavelle, but it is a good summary. https://chem.libretexts.org/Core/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry/Kinetics/Reaction_Rates/Zero-Order_Reactions
- Tue Feb 27, 2018 3:58 pm
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
- Replies: 9651
- Views: 3669118
Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
What do you call an acid with an attitude?
A-mean-oh acid
A-mean-oh acid
- Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:41 pm
- Forum: Balancing Redox Reactions
- Topic: Helpful Videos
- Replies: 4
- Views: 687
Re: Helpful Videos
Here are a few about the Nernst equation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGFYS7PdIzA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaOtsYouet0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGFYS7PdIzA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaOtsYouet0
- Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:36 pm
- Forum: Work, Gibbs Free Energy, Cell (Redox) Potentials
- Topic: Nernst equation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 733
Re: Nernst equation
This video does a great job of explaining how the Nernst equation works intuitively: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGFYS7PdIzA
- Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:32 pm
- Forum: Appications of the Nernst Equation (e.g., Concentration Cells, Non-Standard Cell Potentials, Calculating Equilibrium Constants and pH)
- Topic: Nernst Equation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 783
Re: Nernst Equation
This Khan Academy video derives the equation and talks about its use in depth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaOtsYouet0
- Sat Feb 10, 2018 4:52 pm
- Forum: Concepts & Calculations Using First Law of Thermodynamics
- Topic: isothermal expansion
- Replies: 2
- Views: 384
Re: isothermal expansion
Here is how the book answers that on page 274: "For instance, when an ideal gas expands isothermally, its molecules continue to move at the same average speed, so their total kinetic energy remains the same. Because there are no forces between the molecules, their total potential energy also re...
- Sat Feb 10, 2018 4:29 pm
- Forum: Concepts & Calculations Using Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Topic: Temperature
- Replies: 1
- Views: 296
Re: Temperature
This simply means the temperature must be constant.
- Sat Feb 10, 2018 4:24 pm
- Forum: Thermodynamic Definitions (isochoric/isometric, isothermal, isobaric)
- Topic: Quantity of reversible vs. irreversible work
- Replies: 2
- Views: 389
Re: Quantity of reversible vs. irreversible work
https://lavelle.chem.ucla.edu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=129&t=26790&sid=b61b7303c70280c736cdeced7ef66b3d Here is a link to the answer on the same topic.
- Sat Feb 03, 2018 7:41 pm
- Forum: Calculating Work of Expansion
- Topic: Reversible vs Irreversible [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 3
- Views: 667
Re: Reversible vs Irreversible [ENDORSED]
I really like to look at the curves of P vs V and take the area under them as total work done. This YouTube video explains reversible and irreversible processes really well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdM0DzlS3fQ
- Sat Feb 03, 2018 6:53 pm
- Forum: Gibbs Free Energy Concepts and Calculations
- Topic: Spontaneous
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1995
Re: Spontaneous
This video does a really great job of explaining how spontaneity and Gibbs Free Energy are related https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHHu-iTwHjg
- Sat Feb 03, 2018 6:41 pm
- Forum: Calculating Standard Reaction Entropies (e.g. , Using Standard Molar Entropies)
- Topic: How to tell what happens to entropy by seeing a reaction?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1037
Re: How to tell what happens to entropy by seeing a reaction?
This youtube does a really good job of explaining how to predict changes in entropy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro3AnXdajAM
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:58 am
- Forum: Phase Changes & Related Calculations
- Topic: 8.115 part b
- Replies: 1
- Views: 266
8.115 part b
If we know that ~14.73 moles of H2 were burned in a combustion reaction and that the temperature (298K) and Volume (30L) did not change, just the pressure (16 atm to 4 atm), How do we find the heat given off in the reaction? Do we need to look up the enthalpy of this reaction?
- Sat Jan 20, 2018 9:31 pm
- Forum: Thermodynamic Systems (Open, Closed, Isolated)
- Topic: Table of bond enthalpies
- Replies: 4
- Views: 625
Re: Table of bond enthalpies
I am not sure which table in the book you are referring to, but any table full of bond enthalpies could refer to the making or breaking of bonds. The important thing to remember is that making bonds release energy (exothermic) and breaking them take energy (endothermic). To the second part of the qu...
- Mon Jan 15, 2018 12:09 pm
- Forum: Phase Changes & Related Calculations
- Topic: Most stable phases for halogens
- Replies: 3
- Views: 440
Re: Most stable phases for halogens
He also mentioned that Carbon's most stable form is Graphite.
- Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:59 am
- Forum: Phase Changes & Related Calculations
- Topic: Questions about Heat
- Replies: 3
- Views: 356
Re: Questions about Heat
The book does a really good job of explaining this difference on page 268. Which is says: Do not confuse "heat" and "thermal energy." Heat is energy in transit as a result of a temperature difference. Thermal energy (the energy of thermal motion) is the energy associated with the...