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- Wed Mar 13, 2019 5:04 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: Platinum in Cell Diagram
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1905
Re: Platinum in Cell Diagram
Also I think Graphite a non metal can conduct electricity
- Wed Mar 13, 2019 5:03 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: Test 2 Cell Diagram
- Replies: 3
- Views: 493
Re: Test 2 Cell Diagram
comma separates species in the same states
you have to add a conductor if there is no conducting metal or mercury Hg liquid or graphite I believe
you have to add a conductor if there is no conducting metal or mercury Hg liquid or graphite I believe
- Wed Mar 13, 2019 4:58 pm
- Forum: Kinetics vs. Thermodynamics Controlling a Reaction
- Topic: Kinetics Plots
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1016
Kinetics Plots
I remember that the three plots vs time that we are working with are [A], 1/[A], and ln[A] but what does it mean if we get a straight line for each individual graph?
- Wed Mar 13, 2019 4:56 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: Platinum in Cell Diagram
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1905
Re: Platinum in Cell Diagram
All of the above answers look good, but for this class, my TA said that we only need to add it if there is no conducting metal in the equation the only exception is Hg liquid
- Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:23 am
- Forum: General Rate Laws
- Topic: Rate Laws and Temperature
- Replies: 4
- Views: 449
Re: Rate Laws and Temperature
I agree, I think the calculated k only applies at the given temperature. If you increase temperature the molecules have more Kinetic energy and this will alter the probability that they run into each other with proper orientation and sufficent energy and therefore k must be a different value to have...
- Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:20 am
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: Concentration cells
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1476
Re: Concentration cells
In a concentration cell the solutions and electrodes are the same material. In class the example was Ag + solution and Ag electrodes. This contrasts from the galvanic cells we saw before with different solutions and metals for example Zn and Cu. In the concentration cell the electrons will flow from...
- Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:17 am
- Forum: General Rate Laws
- Topic: Overall Order
- Replies: 3
- Views: 414
Re: Overall Order
I think it says the reaction rate's change dependence on a change in concentration. In other words a 0 order would not rely on concentration change to change the rate and a third order would have a relatively high change in rate if the concentration is altered.
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 2:18 pm
- Forum: Appications of the Nernst Equation (e.g., Concentration Cells, Non-Standard Cell Potentials, Calculating Equilibrium Constants and pH)
- Topic: E vs E knot [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 269
E vs E knot [ENDORSED]
Is E for a reaction that has not started the equivalent of E knot for a standard battery?
In other words. If E knot is the max voltage for a standard battery is E for a reaction that has not started the max voltage for a non standard cell?
In other words. If E knot is the max voltage for a standard battery is E for a reaction that has not started the max voltage for a non standard cell?
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 2:12 pm
- Forum: Work, Gibbs Free Energy, Cell (Redox) Potentials
- Topic: Moles in -nFEcell
- Replies: 5
- Views: 650
Re: Moles in -nFEcell
n is the number of moles (stoichiometric coefficent) for the electrons transferred in the balanced redox reaction
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 2:11 pm
- Forum: Appications of the Nernst Equation (e.g., Concentration Cells, Non-Standard Cell Potentials, Calculating Equilibrium Constants and pH)
- Topic: Voltage
- Replies: 2
- Views: 313
Voltage
I forget, why did Professor Lavelle switch from ln to log base 10 for the nernst equation.
- Thu Feb 21, 2019 4:59 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: Salt Bridge
- Replies: 3
- Views: 329
Re: Salt Bridge
I think one way is that it is filled with cations and anions and the loss of electrons of the anode solution makes it positive pulling the anions out and the cathode solution gains electrons and become more negative and will draw out the cations out of the compartments of the salt bridge. I know the...
- Thu Feb 21, 2019 4:56 pm
- Forum: Balancing Redox Reactions
- Topic: Oxidation States
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1005
Re: Oxidation States
oxidation state of any pure element is 0 ex Cu a charged monoatomic ion is just equal to the charge ex Cl- is -1 and Ag+ is +1 diatomic ions must add up to the total charge ex HCO3- H is +1 C is +4 and 3 oxygens O is -2 each for a total of -1 group one is +1 group 2 is +2 carbon is usually +- 4 oxyg...
- Thu Feb 21, 2019 4:53 pm
- Forum: Balancing Redox Reactions
- Topic: Reducing agents and oxidizing agents
- Replies: 6
- Views: 723
Re: Reducing agents and oxidizing agents
The compound or element that gets reduced is the oxidizing agent and the compound or element that gets reduced is the oxidizing agent.
- Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:05 pm
- Forum: Calculating Work of Expansion
- Topic: Free Expansion
- Replies: 3
- Views: 461
Re: Free Expansion
Free expansion irreversible refers to typically isothermal expansion against a vacuum. Delta U, q, and w will all be 0 however a change in entropy will be equal to the entropy change for reversible isothermal expansion using the same values
- Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:03 pm
- Forum: Gibbs Free Energy Concepts and Calculations
- Topic: Why do we care about ΔG
- Replies: 3
- Views: 384
Re: Why do we care about ΔG
It can help determine whether a reaction is thermodynamically favorable and if so, at what temperatures, also, delta G is the energy available to do work. If delta G decreases then heat is released and the energy can be used to do work I think this will come in to play in the future weeks
- Fri Feb 15, 2019 5:57 pm
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: Specific Heat capacity
- Replies: 2
- Views: 387
Re: Specific Heat capacity
extensive properties matter how much of the substance there is intensive properties are the same for a substance regardless of quantity heat capacity is the energy needed to raise the temperature of a substance 1 degree celcius (extensive) specific heat capacity is the energy needed to raise one gra...
- Tue Feb 05, 2019 11:15 am
- Forum: Concepts & Calculations Using Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Topic: residual energy
- Replies: 3
- Views: 854
Re: residual energy
As another way to look at it, there are 4 types of energies in compounds: vibrational energy(how much the atoms or molecules vibrate), translational energy(energy from heat), rotational energy(how free the molecule is to rotate in space), and positional energy(the location of each atom in relation t...
- Tue Feb 05, 2019 11:08 am
- Forum: Ideal Gases
- Topic: Ideal gas constant R
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1629
Re: Ideal gas constant R
The units for the small constant given above are atm L per mol K and the other constant is J per mol K, since the mol K in the denominator is consistent, it depends on whether you are using pressure and volume( atm and L) or energy (J or kJ) in the overall mathematic expression.
- Tue Feb 05, 2019 11:06 am
- Forum: Concepts & Calculations Using First Law of Thermodynamics
- Topic: temperature of a reversible reaction
- Replies: 3
- Views: 362
Re: temperature of a reversible reaction
The delta T is essentially 0 because of the heat resevoir. When we talk about isothermal reversible expansion, isothermal refers to a constant "same" temperature even though as stated above their is a slight change in temp that is quickly replaced by the surroundings.
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:40 pm
- Forum: Thermodynamic Systems (Open, Closed, Isolated)
- Topic: Engine and Body Open system
- Replies: 3
- Views: 356
Re: Engine and Body Open system
Open systems can have mass and heat change with the surroundings. For an engine I think they are talking about fuel and air entering the body of the system and exhaust being released.
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:37 pm
- Forum: Thermodynamic Systems (Open, Closed, Isolated)
- Topic: Thermodynamics vs Enthalpy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 367
Re: Thermodynamics vs Enthalpy
Enthalpy is a thermodynamical change. The difference is that enthalpy is in relation to a set point therefore it is expressed as the change in heat whereas thermodynamics is just the overarching term for transfer of heat in science. Enthalpy is the heat of a system and delta H is the change in this ...
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:31 pm
- Forum: Calculating Work of Expansion
- Topic: Reversible Process
- Replies: 1
- Views: 237
Re: Reversible Process
I think his main idea was that every time the atmospheric pressure pushing down on the system is decreased by a tiny amount, there will be work done by the system. If we do this multiple times, we can get an accurate representation of how much work the system is doing in the long term. I think his p...
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:35 pm
- Forum: Applying Le Chatelier's Principle to Changes in Chemical & Physical Conditions
- Topic: Pressure
- Replies: 8
- Views: 771
Re: Pressure
The equilibrium will shift to the side of the equation where there are less moles of gas if the pressure is increased by decreasing volume. If an inert gas is pumped in, the reaction will neither favor forward nor backward. The reason the pressure change moves the equation to one side is because Con...
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:29 pm
- Forum: Applying Le Chatelier's Principle to Changes in Chemical & Physical Conditions
- Topic: Temperature change
- Replies: 5
- Views: 592
Re: Temperature change
It depends if the reaction is endothermic or exothermic. If it is endothermic and heat is added, the reaction will move in the forward direction. If the reaction is exothermic it will do the reverse. Also, these reactions have reverse reactions. If one way is endothermic the other way will be exothe...
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:26 pm
- Forum: Equilibrium Constants & Calculating Concentrations
- Topic: 7th edition: 6D.15
- Replies: 2
- Views: 220
Re: 7th edition: 6D.15
I agree with the person above, also Cl by itself doesn't affect pH. The only time it could be part of a dissociation that changes pH would be something like HClO, but even this is because of the hydrogen not the chlorine. For NH4Cl we are focused on NH4 + dissociating into H3O+ and NH3 the Cl doesn'...
- Mon Jan 14, 2019 8:05 pm
- Forum: Equilibrium Constants & Calculating Concentrations
- Topic: (aq) in calculating K
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1354
Re: (aq) in calculating K
Aq means that the substance is dissolved in water, this can still be used for Kc and Qc but since it is aqueous it can not be used in Kp or Qp
Just a reminder that Liquids (pure water) and solids are omitted from all K and Q calculations
Just a reminder that Liquids (pure water) and solids are omitted from all K and Q calculations
- Mon Jan 14, 2019 7:55 pm
- Forum: Applying Le Chatelier's Principle to Changes in Chemical & Physical Conditions
- Topic: effect on equilibrium by changing volume
- Replies: 2
- Views: 298
Re: effect on equilibrium by changing volume
Well, it depends how the volume has been changed. Lets say that the volume is halved, this doubles pressure because they are inversely related. for N2+ 3H2 ==> 2NH3 If the partial pressures at equilibrium are all .1, the K value is 100 When the volume halves, the concentration doubles because C=numb...
- Mon Jan 14, 2019 7:46 pm
- Forum: Non-Equilibrium Conditions & The Reaction Quotient
- Topic: Reaction Quotient Value
- Replies: 5
- Views: 327
Re: Reaction Quotient Value
This would mean that the reaction is already at equilibrium and the concentrations of the products and the reactants are unchanging even though movement in each direction may still occur. At this point Q would not even exist and we would call it K. It's just a notation technicality but at a given te...
- Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:04 pm
- Forum: Equilibrium Constants & Calculating Concentrations
- Topic: Writing Equilibrium Expressions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 208
Re: Writing Equilibrium Expressions
I agree with the students that brackets is the most proper way to indicate concentration. Also it can be useful to use parenthesis after the numbers have been substituted in in order to avoid confusion. An example would be [O3]^2 / [O2]^3 when the numbers are inputted (.1)^2 / (.2)^3 It is not neces...
- Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:00 pm
- Forum: Ideal Gases
- Topic: Reaction Quotient
- Replies: 5
- Views: 525
Re: Reaction Quotient
I agree that the p or c denotes what unit is being used and that liquids and solids must be omitted, but I believe you can use partial pressure or concentration for gases. Using the ideal gas law, we can convert partial pressure to concentration by calculating concentration=P over R times T since th...
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 3:28 pm
- Forum: Non-Equilibrium Conditions & The Reaction Quotient
- Topic: Spontaneous reaction
- Replies: 4
- Views: 366
Re: Spontaneous reaction
Spontaneous can also be described as thermodynamically favorable, as stated above this occurs without external interference. If I remember correctly spontaneous conditions are exothermic and have positive change in entropy.
- Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:27 am
- Forum: Naming
- Topic: Coordination in Chemotherapy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 282
Re: Coordination in Chemotherapy
Cisplatin is the example from class. It must be cis because that means the two chlorine atoms are on the same side and they can each be replaced with water and will bond to a N with a lone pair on a guanine base. At a region of two close Guanine bases both chlorines can be replaced with water and wi...
- Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:18 am
- Forum: Ionic & Covalent Bonds
- Topic: Bond Lengths
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1292
Re: Bond Lengths
Bond length is shortest for a triple bond, middle for a double bond, and longest for a single bond. For single bonds, the example HF,HCl,HBr,HI helps further explain bond length. As you move down the halogen family there are more electrons and a larger atomic radius causing more distance between the...
- Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:14 am
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: C6H4
- Replies: 2
- Views: 535
Re: C6H4
In the ring shaped structure there are not enough hydrogens to give those two carbons another atom attachment. Therefore there are only 2 regions of electron density around those two carbons (electron density doesn't care if it's a single double or triple bond) with only 2 electron density regions t...
- Mon Nov 26, 2018 11:07 pm
- Forum: Hybridization
- Topic: Ethene example
- Replies: 2
- Views: 330
Re: Ethene example
Any time you have a pi bond (double or triple bond) you will need one of the p orbitals to remain unhybridized. For carbon the configuration is 1s2 2s2 2p2 for 3 regions of electron density we will make an 2sp2 hybridization. This uses the s orbital and 2 p orbitals leaving one p orbital. 2s and 2p ...
- Mon Nov 26, 2018 11:00 pm
- Forum: Resonance Structures
- Topic: Labelling Resonance Structures
- Replies: 3
- Views: 508
Re: Labelling Resonance Structures
I don't think it's typically necessary. I think the book did so to drill home the point that in one structure 2 carbons are single bonded and 2 are double bonded and then it is flipped in the second. I know they also number carbons when drawing glucose so it might be more common in larger, repetitiv...
- Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:57 pm
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: Homework question
- Replies: 1
- Views: 104
Re: Homework question
I believe Be is linear between the carbons and each carbon has 3 hydrogens in a tetrahedral arrangement. The formal charge should work out to be 0. Tetrahedral has a bond angle of 109.5 and linear is 180
HHH-C-Be-C-HHH
HHH-C-Be-C-HHH
- Mon Nov 19, 2018 8:51 pm
- Forum: *Molecular Orbital Theory (Bond Order, Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism)
- Topic: Determining bond order
- Replies: 2
- Views: 336
Re: Determining bond order
Bond order is simply just the stability of a bond and is quantified as the number of bonds between two atoms. EX. F-F bond order = 1 O=O bond order = 2 N=-N bond order = 3 For average bond order would be all bond orders in one structure added up divided by the # of bonding regions Ex NO3- (resonance...
- Mon Nov 19, 2018 8:46 pm
- Forum: Bond Lengths & Energies
- Topic: Ball and Stick
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1808
Re: Ball and Stick
I would say that the ball and stick model is a simplified version of molecules used to display the geometry in 3d space. The shape of the molecule and therefore the arrangement of the atoms around the central atom will change according to the VSEPR theory to create the maximum distance for electron ...
- Mon Nov 19, 2018 8:42 pm
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: Bond Length and Bond Angles
- Replies: 2
- Views: 215
Re: Bond Length and Bond Angles
No, as far as we have been taught, bond angles are contingent on the molecular geometry. Whether or not one of the bonds is a single, double, triple, or resonance blend, it will still count only as one X atom stemming from the central A atom. BF3 and SO3 have the same bond angles 120 due to trigonal...
- Mon Nov 12, 2018 10:38 pm
- Forum: Ionic & Covalent Bonds
- Topic: Examples
- Replies: 2
- Views: 298
Re: Examples
Building off of the previous answer, the dipole moment in water is so strong that the hydrogen of one water molecule and the oxygen of another can form a hydrogen bond. These hydrogen bonds allow water to have its special properties such as capillary action, high surface tension, and ability to be a...
- Mon Nov 12, 2018 10:34 pm
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: Dipoles
- Replies: 5
- Views: 467
Re: Dipoles
Dipoles are regions of partial negative and partial positive within a molecule. They are determined by differences in electronegativity. Unless the two atoms interacting are identical there will be a small dipole but the difference in electronegativity calculation will tell whether the element is po...
- Mon Nov 12, 2018 10:30 pm
- Forum: Ionic & Covalent Bonds
- Topic: London Van Der Waals Force?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 540
Re: London Van Der Waals Force?
As stated above they are also called dispersion LDF VDW and others. They occur in all molecules and are the weakest Inter molecular force They occur because at any given moment there is a possibility that the electron density is higher on one side of the molecule than another and this creates a tiny...
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 1:28 am
- Forum: DeBroglie Equation
- Topic: De Brogile Application
- Replies: 4
- Views: 795
Re: De Brogile Application
Equations using the speed of light are only applicable to electromagnetic radiation (photons) they lack rest mass and therefore do not work for the debroglie relation
On the other hand, everything with rest mass can not be related by using the speed of light and the debroglie relation must be used
On the other hand, everything with rest mass can not be related by using the speed of light and the debroglie relation must be used
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 1:21 am
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Wavelengths
- Replies: 3
- Views: 314
Re: Wavelengths
I believe 10^-18 m is the shortest observable with current technology
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 1:18 am
- Forum: Ionic & Covalent Bonds
- Topic: Bond Length
- Replies: 8
- Views: 625
Re: Bond Length
To the best of my understanding Bond length has to be determined experimentally and can vary depending on which atoms are interacting In terms of decreasing strength it would be triple bond, double bond, single bond In terms of decreasing length it would be single bond, double bond, triple bond In r...
- Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:21 am
- Forum: Ionic & Covalent Bonds
- Topic: ionization energy
- Replies: 7
- Views: 827
Re: ionization energy
The second ionization energy occurs after one electron has been removed. Assuming the element is neutral at first, taking away an electron will make a cation and leave the same number of positive protons with one less negative electron. Electrostatic attraction increases the pull of the electrons to...
- Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:17 am
- Forum: Lewis Structures
- Topic: Lewis Structure for Compounds
- Replies: 6
- Views: 456
Re: Lewis Structure for Compounds
Due to electrostatic repulsion the positive cations will repel each other and this is the least likely to occur on a molecular level.
- Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:13 am
- Forum: Ionic & Covalent Bonds
- Topic: Question 2B.11
- Replies: 1
- Views: 189
Re: Question 2B.11
The central atom is the least electronegative(lowest ionization energy also works), h is not central, c is almost always central if present Once the central atom is selected arrange the remaining elements around symmetrically making sure to be mindful of number of electrons, formal charge, and reson...
- Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:51 pm
- Forum: Wave Functions and s-, p-, d-, f- Orbitals
- Topic: Problem ID.11
- Replies: 3
- Views: 307
Re: Problem ID.11
The "l" quantum number distinguishes the sub shell (0=s 1=p 2=d 3=f) Each sub shell has a set number of orbitals which I like to think about visually but they also increase by two each sub shell s has 1 p has 3 d has 5 f has 7 and these are all denoted by the 3rd quantum number which range...
- Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:45 pm
- Forum: Wave Functions and s-, p-, d-, f- Orbitals
- Topic: 7th edition 1D.25
- Replies: 3
- Views: 266
Re: 7th edition 1D.25
The 2d and 4g subshells can not exist for the following reasons The d sub shell requires the angular momentum quantum number to be two. The highest value this number can be is the energy level (2 in this case) minus one. Therefore 2d is impossible 4g can not exist for the same reason: g requires the...
- Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:41 pm
- Forum: Heisenberg Indeterminacy (Uncertainty) Equation
- Topic: h with a line through it?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1923
Re: h with a line through it?
h bar is equivalent to h/2pi so...hbar/2 is equivalent to h over 4pi which is what the right side of the Heisenberg equation requires.
- Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:17 pm
- Forum: Einstein Equation
- Topic: Einstein's Equation: E=hv
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1573
Re: Einstein's Equation: E=hv
In chemistry, h is typically used to denote Planck's constant. It is a very small value equivalent to 6.626 times 10 to the -34 th power m^2 kg/s.
- Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:14 pm
- Forum: DeBroglie Equation
- Topic: Angstrom?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1573
Re: Angstrom?
An angstrom(Å) is a non- SI unit equal to 10 to the -10th meters. This is a valuable unit because it is around the value of wavelengths of light and interatomic distances (ex. diameter of a hydrogen atom).
- Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:10 pm
- Forum: Properties of Electrons
- Topic: Rydberg constant
- Replies: 7
- Views: 840
Re: Rydberg constant
The Rydberg constant (3.29 times 10 to the 15th hz) is used in the equation that can give the energy of a hydrogen electron. E equals -h times R over n squared where n is the energy level. Remember this equation only works for Hydrogen atoms.
- Mon Oct 08, 2018 11:14 pm
- Forum: Properties of Light
- Topic: Homework 1.5
- Replies: 6
- Views: 634
Re: Homework 1.5
Gamma rays have the most energy because their frequency is highest. Frequency and energy are directly proportional. Higher frequency means higher energy. Wavelength and Frequency are inversely proportional (this also makes sense if you draw it out, longer distance between crests means less space for...
- Mon Oct 08, 2018 11:10 pm
- Forum: Properties of Light
- Topic: Light
- Replies: 5
- Views: 519
Re: Light
This is extremely difficult because our eyes and brains are not innately made to understand properties at the quantum level. The dual nature of light is what you are referring to. This means that light behaves as a particle and a wave. The wave is typically easier to comprehend as the crests and tro...
- Mon Oct 08, 2018 11:06 pm
- Forum: Properties of Light
- Topic: Wavelength vs Frequency
- Replies: 7
- Views: 628
Re: Wavelength vs Frequency
Wavelength is the distance from one crest of the wave to the next. If you think of it like a sinusoid graph, it is like 1 period. The frequency is how often this period occurs. The more often a wave occurs the more energy it has. Wavelength and frequency are inversely proportional. In addition, freq...
- Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:30 pm
- Forum: Balancing Chemical Reactions
- Topic: Why didn't we take into account charges
- Replies: 4
- Views: 443
Re: Why didn't we take into account charges
To the best of my knowledge unless it is an ion(charged particle), the net charge on each individual compound will be 0. These numbers will be pre-set based on the given compounds. The only thing that needs to be altered is the coefficients. For example H20 will always be H20 you can't change the ch...
- Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:15 pm
- Forum: Significant Figures
- Topic: Rules For Significant Figures
- Replies: 6
- Views: 918
Re: Rules For Significant Figures
I was taught to visualize the United States If the decimal is present in this number start on the pacific side P. If it is absent, start on the Atlantic side A. Then from the first non zero digit underline all other digits in that direction. These are the significant figures. When adding and subtrac...
- Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:08 pm
- Forum: SI Units, Unit Conversions
- Topic: conversion from Fahrenheit to kelvin
- Replies: 3
- Views: 465
Re: conversion from Fahrenheit to kelvin
To convert, you must first convert to Celsius.
Fahrenheit to Celsius is (F-32) multiplied by 5/9
Celcius to Kelvin is C plus 273.15
Fahrenheit to Celsius is (F-32) multiplied by 5/9
Celcius to Kelvin is C plus 273.15