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by Thompson W 2C
Sun Mar 18, 2018 3:24 pm
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry JokesDid you know that you can cool yourself to -273.15˚C and still be 0k? Here

Did you know that you can cool yourself to -273.15˚C and still be 0K?
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Mar 18, 2018 3:14 pm
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

Q: What do you do with a sick chemist?
A: If you can't helium, and you can't curium, then you might as well barium.
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Mar 18, 2018 4:29 am
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Chemistry Joke
Replies: 57
Views: 5348

Re: Chemistry Joke

Don't trust atoms, they make up everything.
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Mar 18, 2018 4:28 am
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Chemistry Joke
Replies: 57
Views: 5348

Re: Chemistry Joke

Helium walks into a bar,
The bar tender says "We don't serve noble gasses in here."
Helium doesn't react.
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Mar 18, 2018 4:28 am
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Chemistry Joke
Replies: 57
Views: 5348

Re: Chemistry Joke

The optimist sees the glass half full.
The pessimist sees the glass half empty.
The chemist see the glass completely full, half in the liquid state and half in the vapor state.
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Mar 18, 2018 3:52 am
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

Q: What do you call a wheel made of iron?
A: A ferrous wheel.
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Mar 18, 2018 3:51 am
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

Q: What kind of dogs do chemists have?
A: Laboratory Retrievers.
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Mar 18, 2018 3:51 am
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

Q: What element is derived from a Norse [censored]?
A: Thorium.
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Mar 18, 2018 3:51 am
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

Q: Why do chemists enjoy working with ammonia?
A: Because it's pretty basic stuff.
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Mar 18, 2018 3:50 am
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

Q: What do you call a clown who's in jail?
A: A silicon.
by Thompson W 2C
Sat Mar 17, 2018 7:34 pm
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

Q: What is the show cesium and iodine love watching together?
A: CSI
by Thompson W 2C
Sat Mar 17, 2018 7:33 pm
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

My teacher threw Sodium Chloride at me.
That’s a salt!
by Thompson W 2C
Sat Mar 17, 2018 7:32 pm
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

You must be a compound of Beryllium and Barium,
because you’re a total BaBe
by Thompson W 2C
Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:16 pm
Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
Topic: Lavelle: Professor by day, wizard by night
Replies: 6
Views: 1542

Re: Lavelle: Professor by day, wizard by night

What more can this man do! Definitely Oscar worthy LOL
by Thompson W 2C
Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:11 pm
Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
Topic: FINAL
Replies: 9
Views: 1436

Re: FINAL

All topics will be covered on the final. Some functional groups may be on there as well.
by Thompson W 2C
Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:08 pm
Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
Topic: Test Grading
Replies: 4
Views: 825

Re: Test Grading

Don't remember anything about that. :(
by Thompson W 2C
Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:07 pm
Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
Topic: Final Topics
Replies: 3
Views: 486

Re: Final Topics

^ Yup. Final will be covering all topics.
by Thompson W 2C
Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:05 pm
Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
Topic: Class Study Google Doc
Replies: 5
Views: 990

Re: Class Study Google Doc

Thank you!! :)
by Thompson W 2C
Tue Mar 13, 2018 12:56 pm
Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
Topic: Discussion Sections
Replies: 2
Views: 479

Re: Discussion Sections

Yep! This week is the last week of classes this quarter. :)
by Thompson W 2C
Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:12 pm
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

Q: What do you call a clown who's in jail?
A: A silicon.
by Thompson W 2C
Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:10 pm
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

Q: What kind of dogs do chemists have?
A: Laboratory Retrievers
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:40 pm
Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
Topic: Week 3 Test Topic is endorsed
Replies: 37
Views: 4909

Re: Week 3 Test Topic is endorsed

I believe any necessary values would be given as well.
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:37 pm
Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
Topic: Week 3 Test Topic is endorsed
Replies: 37
Views: 4909

Re: Week 3 Test Topic is endorsed

Yes, a formula sheet with constants and equations will be provided.
Here's the sheet: https://lavelle.chem.ucla.edu/wp-conten ... ations.pdf
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:35 pm
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

Q: What do you call a tooth in a glass of water?
A: One molar solution.
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:35 pm
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

Q: What did the bartender say when oxygen, hydrogen, sulfur, sodium, and phosphorous walked into his bar?
A: OH SNaP!
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:34 pm
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

Q: If H2O is the formula for water, what is the formula for ice?
A: H2O cubed.
by Thompson W 2C
Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:06 am
Forum: Naming
Topic: Iron v ferrate in coordination compound naming
Replies: 8
Views: 5332

Re: Iron v ferrate in coordination compound naming

I believe we really just need to know Ferrate only, although there are those other exceptions.
by Thompson W 2C
Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:50 am
Forum: Biological Examples
Topic: Hemoglobin
Replies: 5
Views: 1061

Re: Hemoglobin

Hemoglobin transports O2 in blood.
by Thompson W 2C
Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:48 am
Forum: Balancing Chemical Reactions
Topic: Net Number of moles produced [ENDORSED]
Replies: 3
Views: 746

Re: Net Number of moles produced [ENDORSED]

Net number of moles would be the total number of moles on the product side minus the total number of moles on the reactant side.
by Thompson W 2C
Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:47 am
Forum: Empirical & Molecular Formulas
Topic: Finals Question about Empirical Formula [ENDORSED]
Replies: 2
Views: 605

Re: Finals Question about Empirical Formula [ENDORSED]

Yeah, I solved it that way too. I believe that should be the correct way.
by Thompson W 2C
Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:45 am
Forum: Hybridization
Topic: Bond Angles [ENDORSED]
Replies: 4
Views: 7568

Re: Bond Angles [ENDORSED]

Yes, sp3 hybridized would still be tetrahedral.
by Thompson W 2C
Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:24 am
Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
Topic: shape [ENDORSED]
Replies: 2
Views: 511

Re: shape [ENDORSED]

I believe it was just the vsepr shapes that we had to figure out.
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Dec 10, 2017 1:14 am
Forum: DeBroglie Equation
Topic: Wavelike properties
Replies: 3
Views: 455

Re: Wavelike properties

Yes, so if the wavelength is smaller than 10^-15, then it does not have measurable wavelike properties.
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Dec 10, 2017 1:06 am
Forum: Hybridization
Topic: sp3 hybridization
Replies: 6
Views: 1169

Re: sp3 hybridization

Lone pairs do count as one area of electron density. Trigonal planar would be sp2 hybridized. Seesaw would be sp3d hybridized.
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Dec 10, 2017 1:03 am
Forum: *Molecular Orbital Theory (Bond Order, Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism)
Topic: Bond Order
Replies: 4
Views: 773

Re: Bond Order

Bond order would equal the number of bonding electrons subtracted by the number of anti-bonding electrons, then divide the difference by two.
by Thompson W 2C
Sat Dec 09, 2017 9:52 pm
Forum: Electronegativity
Topic: Carbon and Sulfur electronegativity?
Replies: 4
Views: 14942

Carbon and Sulfur electronegativity?

Why is Carbon less electronegative than sulfur? The periodic trend for electronegativity is that it increases going up and to the right, so why would Carbon be less electronegative?
by Thompson W 2C
Sat Dec 09, 2017 6:06 am
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

A neutron walks into a bar. He asks the bartender, "How much for a beer?" The bartender offers him a warm smile and says, "For you, no charge".
by Thompson W 2C
Sat Dec 09, 2017 6:04 am
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

The optimist sees the glass half full.
The pessimist sees the glass half empty.
The chemist see the glass completely full, half in the liquid state and half in the vapor state.
by Thompson W 2C
Sat Dec 09, 2017 6:02 am
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

Two chemists go into a restaurant.
The first one says "I think I'll have an H2O."
The second one says "I think I'll have an H2O too" -- and he died.
by Thompson W 2C
Sat Dec 09, 2017 6:00 am
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

Did you know that you can cool yourself to -273.15˚C and still be 0K?
by Thompson W 2C
Sat Dec 09, 2017 5:55 am
Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
Topic: T-shaped and Trigonal Pyramidal
Replies: 6
Views: 841

Re: T-shaped and Trigonal Pyramidal

T-shaped has 3 atoms and 2 lone pair electrons around the central atom.
Trigonal pyramidal has 3 atoms and 1 lone pair electron around the central atom.
by Thompson W 2C
Sat Dec 09, 2017 5:47 am
Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
Topic: Exceptions to the Octet Rule
Replies: 4
Views: 635

Re: Exceptions to the Octet Rule

Elements in Period 3 and beyond are exceptions to the octet rule!
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Dec 03, 2017 10:28 pm
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

What did the thermometer say to the graduated cylinder?
At least I have a degree.
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Dec 03, 2017 10:27 pm
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

I think I left Bromine and Boron in the cabinet.
BrB!
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Oct 29, 2017 11:27 pm
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

Q: What kind of fish is made out of 2 Sodium atoms?
A: 2NA
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Oct 29, 2017 11:23 pm
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

My teacher threw Sodium Chloride at me.
That's a salt!
by Thompson W 2C
Mon Oct 16, 2017 8:17 pm
Forum: Properties of Light
Topic: Problem 1.23
Replies: 3
Views: 512

Re: Problem 1.23

I believe the conversion is given on a sheet of constants and equations, which is attached to the tests. Here is the sheet: https://lavelle.chem.ucla.edu/wp-conten ... ations.pdf
by Thompson W 2C
Mon Oct 16, 2017 8:04 pm
Forum: Properties of Light
Topic: Homework 1.13
Replies: 2
Views: 359

Re: Homework 1.13

The values 4 and 16 comes from squaring n=2 and n=4, using the Rydberg equation (En=-hR/n^2).
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Oct 15, 2017 11:05 pm
Forum: Properties of Light
Topic: Chapter 1: Question 1.9 [ENDORSED]
Replies: 7
Views: 1679

Re: Chapter 1: Question 1.9 [ENDORSED]

You can use the frequencies that you found, and were given to you, to match the events. A lower frequency would mean that it will have a weaker radiation, and higher frequencies would mean it is a stronger type of radiation.
by Thompson W 2C
Sun Oct 15, 2017 10:50 pm
Forum: Student Social/Study Group
Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Replies: 9651
Views: 3678175

Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here

Silver walks up to Gold in a bar and says, "AU, get outta here!"

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