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- Mon Mar 11, 2019 2:03 pm
- Forum: First Order Reactions
- Topic: First order rxn graphs [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 491
First order rxn graphs [ENDORSED]
How do the graphs differ among first, second, and zero order reactions?
- Mon Mar 11, 2019 2:02 pm
- Forum: Second Order Reactions
- Topic: Units
- Replies: 4
- Views: 518
Units
What units are used for second order reactions?
- Mon Mar 11, 2019 2:01 pm
- Forum: Reaction Mechanisms, Reaction Profiles
- Topic: Meaning of k
- Replies: 4
- Views: 624
Meaning of k
What is the difference between capital K and lowercase k in the kinetics equations?
- Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:47 pm
- Forum: First Order Reactions
- Topic: Deriving these equations
- Replies: 2
- Views: 323
Deriving these equations
Do we have to know how to derive the equations for first order reactions? Or just understand the concept/how to do calculations.
- Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:43 pm
- Forum: General Rate Laws
- Topic: unique rate of reaction
- Replies: 2
- Views: 321
Re: unique rate of reaction
The unique rate of a reaction is the rate of appearance/disappearance of any of the species in a reaction divided by their stoichiometric coefficient. Coefficients are not taken into account for an average rate.
- Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:38 pm
- Forum: General Rate Laws
- Topic: Rate Laws
- Replies: 1
- Views: 203
Rate Laws
If a reactant does not affect the rate of the reaction do you still include it in the rate law equation?
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 2:05 pm
- Forum: Appications of the Nernst Equation (e.g., Concentration Cells, Non-Standard Cell Potentials, Calculating Equilibrium Constants and pH)
- Topic: What number to use for "n"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 299
What number to use for "n"
What is "n" in the Nernst equation and how do we know what number to use?
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 2:04 pm
- Forum: Balancing Redox Reactions
- Topic: Balancing redox reactions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 314
Balancing redox reactions
How will we know whether to add H+ or OH- to the reaction? Will it say the rxn is done under basic/acidic conditions?
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 2:02 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: Galvanic vs Voltaic
- Replies: 1
- Views: 192
Galvanic vs Voltaic
Is there a difference between Galvanic and Voltaic cells?
- Wed Feb 20, 2019 3:34 pm
- Forum: Gibbs Free Energy Concepts and Calculations
- Topic: Gibbs and concepts
- Replies: 3
- Views: 338
Gibbs and concepts
What sort of conceptual things would we have to know regarding Gibbs Free Energy? Just wondering how we may have to apply it on a test.
- Wed Feb 20, 2019 3:28 pm
- Forum: Balancing Redox Reactions
- Topic: Separating the equation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 486
Separating the equation
Today in class Dr. Lavelle discussed it may be easier to figure out redox rxns by separating the equation. Can someone explain what he meant by this I am still confused?
- Wed Feb 20, 2019 3:26 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: Cathode vs Anode
- Replies: 1
- Views: 207
Cathode vs Anode
How do you determine which container has the cathode vs the anode?
- Tue Feb 12, 2019 10:27 am
- Forum: Concepts & Calculations Using First Law of Thermodynamics
- Topic: Applying to biological and organic examples
- Replies: 2
- Views: 340
Re: Applying to biological and organic examples
We may have to apply our knowledge of thermodynamic processes to biological examples such as ATP hydrolysis or the breaking down of glucose. Just an idea because Dr. Lavelle covered these examples in class a couple times.
- Tue Feb 12, 2019 10:24 am
- Forum: Concepts & Calculations Using Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Topic: Equations for 2nd law
- Replies: 1
- Views: 234
Equations for 2nd law
How does Qrev/T relate to the 2nd law of thermodynamics? I'm confused about the relationship.
- Tue Feb 12, 2019 10:20 am
- Forum: Thermodynamic Definitions (isochoric/isometric, isothermal, isobaric)
- Topic: Isochoric vs isometric
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2449
Isochoric vs isometric
What is an isochoric/isometric system and is there a difference between the two?
- Sun Feb 10, 2019 2:29 pm
- Forum: Calculating Work of Expansion
- Topic: Work equations
- Replies: 2
- Views: 338
Work equations
What is the difference between the capital W and lowercase w on the equation sheet?
- Sat Feb 09, 2019 3:47 pm
- Forum: Thermodynamic Systems (Open, Closed, Isolated)
- Topic: 4A.9 7th Edition
- Replies: 3
- Views: 435
4A.9 7th Edition
In question 9 where did the solution manual get the 0.38 J/C.g for the heat capacity of copper?
- Sat Feb 09, 2019 2:45 pm
- Forum: Phase Changes & Related Calculations
- Topic: 4A3 7th Edition
- Replies: 3
- Views: 328
Re: 4A3 7th Edition
I agree that you can assume that q=0 because if no heat is added/removed from the system then delta U is equal to work.
- Sat Feb 09, 2019 2:43 pm
- Forum: Thermodynamic Definitions (isochoric/isometric, isothermal, isobaric)
- Topic: 9.35 Sixth Edition
- Replies: 2
- Views: 301
Re: 9.35 Sixth Edition
Container a has the least because it contains monatomic atoms and container c has the most entropy because it contains diatomic molecules that are active. Entropy is essentially the disorder of the system so if you consider all 3 containers, container a will has the least disorder because it only ha...
- Sat Feb 09, 2019 2:37 pm
- Forum: Entropy Changes Due to Changes in Volume and Temperature
- Topic: Delta S equations
- Replies: 3
- Views: 456
Delta S equations
Which delta S equations do we have to know for the midterm that are not on the equation sheet?
- Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:25 pm
- Forum: Phase Changes & Related Calculations
- Topic: Work equation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 481
Work equation
Is there a constant to covert work from atm.L to J?
- Mon Jan 28, 2019 3:17 pm
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: Neutralization reactions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 814
Neutralization reactions
Is a neutralization reaction always exothermic?
- Mon Jan 28, 2019 3:17 pm
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: Extensive vs Intensive properties
- Replies: 4
- Views: 385
Extensive vs Intensive properties
What is the difference between an extensive and intensive property?
- Mon Jan 28, 2019 3:13 pm
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: Memorizing bond enthalpies
- Replies: 5
- Views: 611
Memorizing bond enthalpies
Which bond enthalpies do we have to memorize?
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:32 pm
- Forum: Equilibrium Constants & Calculating Concentrations
- Topic: Q reaction quotient
- Replies: 2
- Views: 253
Re: Q reaction quotient
Liquids are not included in the reaction quotient nor the equilibrium k value/expression. If the reaction contains only gases, you will find Q in terms of the partial pressures of the gases.
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:30 pm
- Forum: Non-Equilibrium Conditions & The Reaction Quotient
- Topic: ignoring x
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3229
Re: ignoring x
You can ignore x in the ice table when the K value is less than 10^-3 because it the percent ionization will be less than 5%.
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:28 pm
- Forum: Applying Le Chatelier's Principle to Changes in Chemical & Physical Conditions
- Topic: Changing pressure
- Replies: 3
- Views: 321
Re: Changing pressure
According to Le Chatelier's Principle, when the reaction undergoes a disturbance that does not involve a change in temperature, the reaction will adjust to minimize the effect of this disturbance. The reaction will move to favor the side with fewer moles of reactant/product. In this case, the moles ...
- Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:30 am
- Forum: Applying Le Chatelier's Principle to Changes in Chemical & Physical Conditions
- Topic: Test topics for next week
- Replies: 3
- Views: 327
Test topics for next week
Up to what topic/section in the outlines will the test 1 cover next week?
- Tue Jan 15, 2019 8:45 pm
- Forum: Equilibrium Constants & Calculating Concentrations
- Topic: Cations as acids
- Replies: 2
- Views: 230
Re: Cations as acids
Cations are always going to act as acids, but as far as strength, you have to memorize the strong acids: HCl, HNO3, H2SO4, HBr, HI, HClO4, HClO3 . If you know the strong acids, the others are weak acids.
- Tue Jan 15, 2019 8:40 pm
- Forum: Applying Le Chatelier's Principle to Changes in Chemical & Physical Conditions
- Topic: 5J.11 Part b
- Replies: 2
- Views: 212
Re: 5J.11 Part b
When a reaction involves the breaking of a diatomic molecule X2, this requires energy to become 2X, so the reaction is endothermic because it takes in heat to break apart.
- Tue Jan 15, 2019 8:38 pm
- Forum: Applying Le Chatelier's Principle to Changes in Chemical & Physical Conditions
- Topic: partial pressure
- Replies: 2
- Views: 174
Re: partial pressure
Just like Fiona said, K for gases and aqueous solutions are calculated the same way, just different units are used. Molarity for concentration, and generally bar for partial pressure.
- Mon Jan 07, 2019 9:33 pm
- Forum: Equilibrium Constants & Calculating Concentrations
- Topic: Help on 11.13
- Replies: 2
- Views: 169
Re: Help on 11.13
Since the reactants are a solid and liquid the K value will just be the concentrations of the products multiplied together. You do not include pure solids or liquids are in the equilibrium expression because their concentrations stay constant throughout the reaction. The density of a pure liquid or ...
- Mon Jan 07, 2019 9:24 pm
- Forum: Equilibrium Constants & Calculating Concentrations
- Topic: Solids and Liquids and the K expression
- Replies: 2
- Views: 811
Re: Solids and Liquids and the K expression
Pure solids or liquids are excluded from the equilibrium expression because their concentrations stay the same during the reaction. The density of a pure liquid or solid is the same, regardless of how much pure liquid or solid is present.
- Mon Jan 07, 2019 8:17 pm
- Forum: Equilibrium Constants & Calculating Concentrations
- Topic: Concentrations of products/reactants
- Replies: 6
- Views: 510
Concentrations of products/reactants
Is the equilibrium constant K the ratio of the initial or equilibrium concentrations of the products and reactants?
- Thu Dec 06, 2018 1:16 pm
- Forum: Polyprotic Acids & Bases
- Topic: Identifying polyprotic acids and bases
- Replies: 2
- Views: 471
Identifying polyprotic acids and bases
What are specific characteristics of polyprotic acids and bases? Are there any common examples that we should be familiar with?
- Thu Dec 06, 2018 1:14 pm
- Forum: Calculating pH or pOH for Strong & Weak Acids & Bases
- Topic: Calculating pH
- Replies: 2
- Views: 318
Calculating pH
How do you calculate the pH of an NaOH solution when given the molarity of the NaOH?
- Thu Dec 06, 2018 1:13 pm
- Forum: Amphoteric Compounds
- Topic: Amphoteric vs Amphiprotic
- Replies: 4
- Views: 838
Amphoteric vs Amphiprotic
what is the difference between amphoteric and amphiprotic?
- Sat Dec 01, 2018 9:30 pm
- Forum: Lewis Acids & Bases
- Topic: Lewis/Bronsted acids and bases
- Replies: 2
- Views: 303
Lewis/Bronsted acids and bases
What is the difference between Lewis and Bronsted acids and bases?
- Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:47 am
- Forum: Octet Exceptions
- Topic: Atoms with expanded octets
- Replies: 4
- Views: 724
Atoms with expanded octets
Do all atoms located in period 3 or below have expanded octets?
- Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:46 am
- Forum: Bond Lengths & Energies
- Topic: 7th Edition 2D.13
- Replies: 1
- Views: 261
7th Edition 2D.13
How do you know the order of decreasing bond lengths for CO, CO2, and CO3 2-?
- Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:45 am
- Forum: Dipole Moments
- Topic: Polarizability vs Polarizing power
- Replies: 8
- Views: 670
Polarizability vs Polarizing power
What is the difference between polarizability and polarizing power?
- Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:44 am
- Forum: Formal Charge and Oxidation Numbers
- Topic: Formal charge question Focus 2 (7th Edition)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4057
Formal charge question Focus 2 (7th Edition)
How do you find the formal charge of C2O4 2- from focus 2 problem 1 in the 7th edition?
- Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:42 am
- Forum: Hybridization
- Topic: Sigma vs Pi Bonds
- Replies: 2
- Views: 129
Sigma vs Pi Bonds
Can someone explain the difference between sigma and pi bonds and how they relate to resonance?
- Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:44 pm
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: HW 2E3 PART B (7TH EDITION)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 381
Re: HW 2E3 PART B (7TH EDITION)
Only lone pairs around the central atom affect the shape of the molecule because they repel the electrons from the other atoms.
- Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:43 pm
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: Coordination Numbers
- Replies: 1
- Views: 154
Coordination Numbers
What are coordination numbers and an example of when we would need to know them?
- Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:19 pm
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: Structure of xenon trioxide
- Replies: 1
- Views: 136
Structure of xenon trioxide
For problem 2E.11 part d in the 7th Edition textbook, why is Xenon double bonded with each oxygen instead of single bonded?
- Fri Nov 09, 2018 2:15 pm
- Forum: Dipole Moments
- Topic: Dipole induced-dipole
- Replies: 2
- Views: 235
Dipole induced-dipole
What exactly is a dipole induced-dipole and how do they happen?
- Fri Nov 09, 2018 2:13 pm
- Forum: Ionic & Covalent Bonds
- Topic: HW 3.77
- Replies: 4
- Views: 338
Re: HW 3.77
The greater the electronegativity difference, the greater the ionic character.
- Fri Nov 09, 2018 2:12 pm
- Forum: Lewis Structures
- Topic: Atoms with 8+ valence e-
- Replies: 6
- Views: 967
Atoms with 8+ valence e-
Why can some atoms have more than an octet for their Lewis structure? I know it has something to do with the period they are in but I am still confused about it.
- Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:15 pm
- Forum: Bond Lengths & Energies
- Topic: Bond length energies
- Replies: 3
- Views: 341
Bond length energies
Why do double and triple bonds have more energy and are shorter than single bonds?
- Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:14 pm
- Forum: Resonance Structures
- Topic: 6th Edition 3.21
- Replies: 2
- Views: 283
Re: 6th Edition 3.21
You can just write [Ar] that is acceptable notation for an ion like that.
- Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:13 pm
- Forum: Ionic & Covalent Bonds
- Topic: Ionic and Covalent bonds with covalent/ionic characteristics
- Replies: 3
- Views: 309
Ionic and Covalent bonds with covalent/ionic characteristics
I don't really understand what it means when an ionic bond has covalent character and vice versa?
- Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:45 am
- Forum: Electron Configurations for Multi-Electron Atoms
- Topic: Writing electron configurations [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 272
Re: Writing electron configurations [ENDORSED]
I think it will always be spin up. When writing the electron configurations we always go through and do the spin up electrons first and fill in the spin down electrons after all the spin up are full.
- Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:44 am
- Forum: Trends in The Periodic Table
- Topic: Atomic Radius
- Replies: 8
- Views: 748
Re: Atomic Radius
You only will know the atomic radius if it is experimentally determined. For the purposes in our class, we only have to know the general trend.
- Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:43 am
- Forum: Trends in The Periodic Table
- Topic: Trends in the periodic table & electron configuration
- Replies: 5
- Views: 444
Trends in the periodic table & electron configuration
How do trends in the periodic table affect electron configurations? Is there a relationship between the two concepts?
- Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:35 am
- Forum: *Shrodinger Equation
- Topic: Test 2 and Shrodinger Equation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 535
Test 2 and Shrodinger Equation
I don't understand what the Shrodinger Equation is actually calculating. Will we have to use it on the upcoming test?
- Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:33 am
- Forum: Wave Functions and s-, p-, d-, f- Orbitals
- Topic: Symmetric vs. Non symmetric orbitals
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1402
Symmetric vs. Non symmetric orbitals
I know s-orbitals are the only ones without a nodal plane so the electron density is symmetric but I don't really understand the significance of this or what it really means when applying this information?
- Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:30 am
- Forum: Wave Functions and s-, p-, d-, f- Orbitals
- Topic: 4th quantum number question [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 3
- Views: 352
4th quantum number question [ENDORSED]
I'm confused about the 4th quantum number and the significance of it? What does it mean for an electron to be spin up or spin down? How do you figure out if an atom is +1/2 or -1/2?
- Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:53 pm
- Forum: Bohr Frequency Condition, H-Atom , Atomic Spectroscopy
- Topic: Wavelike properties
- Replies: 7
- Views: 396
Re: Wavelike properties
I think for this type of example, since the value is so small you just don't consider the object to have wave-like properties. Dr. Lavelle mentioned in class that it would be pretty clear if something had wave-like properties because the value would be like 3.46 x 10^-10 for example.
- Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:49 pm
- Forum: Properties of Light
- Topic: Explaining answer for 1.3
- Replies: 4
- Views: 369
Re: Explaining answer for 1.3
So when the wavelength increases, the frequency decreases so the slope is flatter. When the wavelength decreases, the frequency increases so the slope is steeper. So in this example, when the frequency decreases, the slope becomes flatter and the extent of change is lesser.
- Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:44 pm
- Forum: Properties of Electrons
- Topic: Energy emitted by electrons
- Replies: 6
- Views: 521
Energy emitted by electrons
I'm kind of confused about the explanation of electrons moving from one energy state to another. If free electrons has higher energy than atom bound electron, then where does the energy that was lost go?
- Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:35 pm
- Forum: DeBroglie Equation
- Topic: Measurable wavelengths
- Replies: 3
- Views: 173
Measurable wavelengths
In class, some of the examples asked if the calculated wavelengths could be detected in a lab experiment but what value can actually be classified as a measurable wavelength to have wave properties?
- Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:32 pm
- Forum: DeBroglie Equation
- Topic: Question about diffraction patterns
- Replies: 2
- Views: 413
Question about diffraction patterns
What is the difference between constructive and destructive interference? Are there any examples for either?
- Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:31 pm
- Forum: Einstein Equation
- Topic: Delta E values
- Replies: 2
- Views: 587
Delta E values
For V=E/h, why do we use the a positive delta E value even though it is actually negative?