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- Mon Dec 02, 2019 1:12 pm
- Forum: Properties & Structures of Inorganic & Organic Bases
- Topic: Are noble gases considered bases?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2206
Re: Are noble gases considered bases?
No because Noble gases usually have their valence electrons filled and don't need to make any further bonds
- Mon Dec 02, 2019 1:12 pm
- Forum: Conjugate Acids & Bases
- Topic: Definition
- Replies: 7
- Views: 499
Re: Definition
In a Conjugate Acid, the base gains hydrogens. and the Conjugated Base, the acid loses the hydrogen
- Mon Dec 02, 2019 1:10 pm
- Forum: Conjugate Acids & Bases
- Topic: Ligands
- Replies: 12
- Views: 672
Re: Ligands
Ligands donate electron pairs
- Mon Dec 02, 2019 1:08 pm
- Forum: Properties & Structures of Inorganic & Organic Bases
- Topic: Difference between inorganic and organic
- Replies: 4
- Views: 819
Re: Difference between inorganic and organic
Organic bases are usually found in organic compounds and can donate electron pairs. Inorganic bases doesn't and disassociates.
- Sun Nov 24, 2019 9:09 pm
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: H3O+
- Replies: 12
- Views: 26524
Re: H3O+
This molecule is tetrahedral because it has four regions of electron density, one being a lone pair.
- Sun Nov 24, 2019 9:07 pm
- Forum: Sigma & Pi Bonds
- Topic: sigma and pi bonds
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1703
Re: sigma and pi bonds
yes you are correct
- Sun Nov 24, 2019 9:06 pm
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: AXE Format
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1264
Re: AXE Format
Just like when writing chemical formulas the subscript of 1 isnt neccessary
- Sun Nov 24, 2019 9:05 pm
- Forum: Shape, Structure, Coordination Number, Ligands
- Topic: Ligand
- Replies: 10
- Views: 539
Re: Ligand
A ligand refers to the molecule that is attached to a central metal
- Sun Nov 24, 2019 9:04 pm
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: Bent Shape
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3016
Re: Bent Shape
A bent shape can have either one or two lone pairs
Re: Oxidation
The oxidation number refers to the overall charge the molecule has
- Sun Nov 24, 2019 9:02 pm
- Forum: *Molecular Orbital Theory (Bond Order, Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism)
- Topic: Sigma and Pi Bonds
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1707
Re: Sigma and Pi Bonds
Order is not important, just know a triple bond means a sigma bond with two pi bonds
- Sun Nov 24, 2019 9:01 pm
- Forum: Naming
- Topic: Meaning of Cis and Trans
- Replies: 11
- Views: 925
Re: Meaning of Cis and Trans
Cis refers to when the atom has the dipole movements on the same side of the molecule making it polar. Trans means the dipole movements are on opposing sides cancelling out making the molecule non polar.
- Sun Nov 24, 2019 9:00 pm
- Forum: *Molecular Orbital Theory (Bond Order, Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism)
- Topic: types of bonds
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1234
Re: types of bonds
Yes a triple bond equals a sigma bond with two pi bonds
- Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:04 am
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: VSEPR notation
- Replies: 8
- Views: 554
Re: VSEPR notation
The formula would be AX3 because there is one central atom of N and three surrounding O with no lone pairs
- Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:02 am
- Forum: Formal Charge and Oxidation Numbers
- Topic: Calculating formal charge
- Replies: 8
- Views: 654
Re: Calculating formal charge
It does not matter, it is best to calculate the formal charge of each atom to see if you have the desired overall formal charge of the molecule.
- Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:00 am
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: VSEPR notation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 429
Re: VSEPR notation
You are correct
- Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:59 am
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: VSEPR Formula
- Replies: 7
- Views: 440
Re: VSEPR Formula
Yes but they are slightly different than counting bond pairs
- Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:57 am
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: regions of electron density
- Replies: 10
- Views: 531
Re: regions of electron density
Yes it is the area that electrons are most likely found
- Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:57 am
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: What is VSPER
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1019
Re: What is VSPER
VSPER stands for Valence Shell electron pair Repulsion and it is not necessary to memorize
- Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:54 am
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: polar and nonpolar
- Replies: 3
- Views: 292
Re: polar and nonpolar
Cis means that the dipole moments of that molecule are on the same side which makes it polar, enabling it to form interactions with other polar molecules. Trans means the dipole moments are on opposing sides of the molecule cancelling out making the molecule nonpolar, this would prevent the molecule...
- Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:52 am
- Forum: Dipole Moments
- Topic: Dipole-Dipole Conti.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 169
Re: Dipole-Dipole Conti.
It's possible that the dipole forces cancel out and thats why the molecule is nonpolar.
- Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:50 am
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: Van Der Waals Interaction
- Replies: 11
- Views: 641
Re: Van Der Waals Interaction
Yes all molecules experience Van der Waals forces and it has the lowest interaction, although it has the potential to have the strongest interactions
- Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:49 am
- Forum: Interionic and Intermolecular Forces (Ion-Ion, Ion-Dipole, Dipole-Dipole, Dipole-Induced Dipole, Dispersion/Induced Dipole-Induced Dipole/London Forces, Hydrogen Bonding)
- Topic: Intermolecular Forces and Boiling/Melting Points
- Replies: 3
- Views: 228
Re: Intermolecular Forces and Boiling/Melting Points
The stronger the bond the more energy required to break it. So stronger intramolecular bonds would increase melting/boiling points in most cases.
- Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:47 am
- Forum: Polarisability of Anions, The Polarizing Power of Cations
- Topic: Trend in polarisability and polarizing power?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 323
Re: Trend in polarisability and polarizing power?
The bigger the atom the more polarizable it is
- Sat Nov 02, 2019 8:11 pm
- Forum: Polarisability of Anions, The Polarizing Power of Cations
- Topic: polar
- Replies: 3
- Views: 142
Re: polar
A polar molecule has a partial charge associated with them because of the unequal sharing of electron that results in the molecule having an either positive or negative overall charge.
- Sat Nov 02, 2019 8:10 pm
- Forum: Lewis Structures
- Topic: Formal Charge for Lewis Structures
- Replies: 4
- Views: 275
Re: Formal Charge for Lewis Structures
Calculating the Formal Charge is a great way to check if the molecule has the correct structure and the correct charge its supposed to have as well as taking the average of all these different structures get us the resonance which the formal charge is calculated for all the structures.
- Sat Nov 02, 2019 8:08 pm
- Forum: Electron Configurations for Multi-Electron Atoms
- Topic: Cu and Cr
- Replies: 11
- Views: 582
Re: Cu and Cr
Yes because the electrons are more stable in that state so the trend still applies
- Sat Nov 02, 2019 8:07 pm
- Forum: Electronegativity
- Topic: electronegativity
- Replies: 3
- Views: 158
Re: electronegativity
Usually if electronegativity values are needed they would be provided because the periodic table doesn't show the numeric values of electronegativity, it is important to know how the trend works which is from bottom to top and left to right.
- Sat Nov 02, 2019 8:05 pm
- Forum: Lewis Structures
- Topic: ONF lewis structure
- Replies: 2
- Views: 104
Re: ONF lewis structure
Right it goes by which atom has the lowest electronegativity which defines how well at atom takes and accepts an electron and the trend goes from top to bottom and left to right.
- Sat Nov 02, 2019 8:03 pm
- Forum: Ionic & Covalent Bonds
- Topic: ionic bonds
- Replies: 4
- Views: 138
Re: ionic bonds
After you find the molecular compound its best to see what kind of energy level or bond length there is and what kind of pattern it follows, whether it dissociates it water or not
- Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:08 am
- Forum: Ionic & Covalent Bonds
- Topic: Cation
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1837
Re: Cation
Cations are atoms that have lost an electron and therefore receive a negative charge and Anions have gained an electron receive a negative charge. With this being said a Cation is always smaller than their corresponding atom because they are losing a valence electron and Anions are always bigger tha...
- Sun Oct 27, 2019 9:50 am
- Forum: Lewis Structures
- Topic: Drawing the structure
- Replies: 7
- Views: 423
Re: Drawing the structure
It is still considered a Lewis Dot diagram approach for the electron configuration but Phosphorus is a special case
- Sun Oct 27, 2019 9:49 am
- Forum: SI Units, Unit Conversions
- Topic: Midterm
- Replies: 6
- Views: 360
Re: Midterm
Yes material up to and including chemical bonds and resonance
- Sun Oct 27, 2019 9:48 am
- Forum: Lewis Structures
- Topic: Drawing Lewis Structure
- Replies: 6
- Views: 217
Re: Drawing Lewis Structure
Drawing them is beneficial in keeping track of the electron figuration and when dealing with finding resonance structures because then the number of valence electrons can vary.
- Sun Oct 27, 2019 9:46 am
- Forum: Resonance Structures
- Topic: Bond lengths
- Replies: 5
- Views: 183
Re: Bond lengths
We don't have to find any bond lengths, they are usually provided in Angstroms that can also specify whether it is a single bond or a double bond.
- Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:31 pm
- Forum: Quantum Numbers and The H-Atom
- Topic: Correlation Between n and l
- Replies: 6
- Views: 279
Re: Correlation Between n and l
l is the second number that gives you the Angular Momentum which determines the shape of the nodes of orbitals.
- Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:29 pm
- Forum: Heisenberg Indeterminacy (Uncertainty) Equation
- Topic: Heisenberg
- Replies: 4
- Views: 225
Re: Heisenberg
It is difficult to find the exact position of particles, particularly electrons, so it measures the uncertainty of that particles momentum and position.
- Thu Oct 17, 2019 1:49 pm
- Forum: Wave Functions and s-, p-, d-, f- Orbitals
- Topic: Orbitals and Quantum Numbers
- Replies: 1
- Views: 80
Orbitals and Quantum Numbers
Which Quantum numbers tell you whether the wave function is in the x, y , or z state? for example 2Px, 2Py, 2Pz?
- Thu Oct 17, 2019 1:48 pm
- Forum: Wave Functions and s-, p-, d-, f- Orbitals
- Topic: Heisenberg's Indeterminacy Equation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 195
Heisenberg's Indeterminacy Equation
Is Heisenberg's Indeterminacy equation only used when trying to find the position and momentum of an electron?
- Thu Oct 17, 2019 1:46 pm
- Forum: Photoelectric Effect
- Topic: Schrodinger's Equation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 136
Schrodinger's Equation
What is the concept of Hamiltonian Wave Function and how does that relate to the electron Wave Function?
- Sun Oct 13, 2019 8:37 pm
- Forum: Properties of Light
- Topic: Photons
- Replies: 4
- Views: 259
Re: Photons
A photon is the particle of light that is quantized
- Sun Oct 13, 2019 8:35 pm
- Forum: Properties of Light
- Topic: Electron energy levels
- Replies: 2
- Views: 105
Re: Electron energy levels
The energy levels are discrete, so when the atoms excite and travel through the levels signified by whole numbers.
- Sun Oct 13, 2019 8:33 pm
- Forum: SI Units, Unit Conversions
- Topic: knowing how many sig figs to use
- Replies: 17
- Views: 813
Re: knowing how many sig figs to use
For calculations you may use as many decimal places as you see fit to be accurate but its good to use your answer in the least number of sig figs in the question.
- Sun Oct 13, 2019 8:29 pm
- Forum: Properties of Light
- Topic: Speed of light.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 328
Re: Speed of light.
Yes we consider the speed of light in a vacuum to be a constant that we consider c
- Sun Oct 13, 2019 8:27 pm
- Forum: Electron Configurations for Multi-Electron Atoms
- Topic: 1D.25
- Replies: 2
- Views: 78
Re: 1D.25
The subshell of (c) 4g cannot exist in an atom, I believe.
- Fri Oct 04, 2019 3:04 pm
- Forum: Einstein Equation
- Topic: Planck's constant
- Replies: 9
- Views: 674
Re: Planck's constant
Plugging in Planck's constant is in reference to measuring how much energy is exerted by photons.
- Fri Oct 04, 2019 3:03 pm
- Forum: Accuracy, Precision, Mole, Other Definitions
- Topic: Accuracy v Precision
- Replies: 11
- Views: 551
Re: Accuracy v Precision
Accuracy is defined as how close to the exact amount your measurement was, in other words, how close and correct you were. And Precision is defined as the consistency and closeness of your measurements. Its important to have both when conducting experiments.
- Fri Oct 04, 2019 3:00 pm
- Forum: Balancing Chemical Reactions
- Topic: Strategies for Balancing Chemical Equations
- Replies: 12
- Views: 847
Re: Strategies for Balancing Chemical Equations
It might also help to examine the full equation and start with the elemnts or molecules taht appear the least amount of times on each side and work your way up.
- Fri Oct 04, 2019 2:59 pm
- Forum: Accuracy, Precision, Mole, Other Definitions
- Topic: sig figs
- Replies: 20
- Views: 991
Re: sig figs
The best measure of how many sig figs to use is to look in the question provided and use the smallest amount, it also helps to try and keep the number of sig figs consistent for all measurements.
- Fri Oct 04, 2019 2:58 pm
- Forum: Properties of Light
- Topic: c = fλ
- Replies: 9
- Views: 510
Re: c = fλ
You can use the inverse relationship between frequency and wavelength in order to find the constant speed of light.