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- Tue Mar 16, 2021 5:54 am
- Forum: Gibbs Free Energy Concepts and Calculations
- Topic: G and Gnaught
- Replies: 3
- Views: 625
Re: G and Gnaught
Anything with the naught sign indicates standard conditions! The good explanations above would also apply to things like E vs E naught :)
- Tue Mar 16, 2021 5:53 am
- Forum: Ideal Gases
- Topic: Pascal and Bar
- Replies: 4
- Views: 911
Re: Pascal and Bar
Kandyce Lance 3E wrote:Victor Qiu 1C wrote:I think the values are:
1 atm = 101325 Pa = 101.325 kPa = 1.013 bar = 760 torr
What did you use to get those values?
I think those would just be obtained by conversion factors (probably would be given if needed in any future context)!
- Sat Mar 13, 2021 11:13 pm
- Forum: Appications of the Nernst Equation (e.g., Concentration Cells, Non-Standard Cell Potentials, Calculating Equilibrium Constants and pH)
- Topic: using the Nernst equation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 396
Re: using the Nernst equation
In class I think Dr. Lavelle said that for 14A and B we approximate bar=atm and those two are probably the most common units we will see in the problems.
- Sat Mar 13, 2021 11:12 pm
- Forum: Work, Gibbs Free Energy, Cell (Redox) Potentials
- Topic: 6M.13
- Replies: 3
- Views: 412
Re: 6M.13
If the equation represents a redox reaction, then I cannot see why there would not be an oxidizing agent so I am not sure why the solution does not include that for reactions that don't favor products...
- Sat Mar 13, 2021 11:03 pm
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: How to find delta H of fusion
- Replies: 5
- Views: 489
Re: How to find delta H of fusion
I think that for the final, it would be given in the problem if we need the value for calculations..!
- Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:36 pm
- Forum: General Rate Laws
- Topic: Pseudo rate laws
- Replies: 3
- Views: 216
Re: Pseudo rate laws
A pseudo reaction is when a reaction appears to be/behaves like a first order reaction when it is a second order one. So I think the main difference between the two rate laws would be that they're used for different reactions..?
- Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:31 pm
- Forum: Reaction Mechanisms, Reaction Profiles
- Topic: Catalyst
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2199
Re: Catalyst
I don't think you should consider the catalyst for the overall reaction because it is neither part of the reactant or product (they're not used up or consumed).
- Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:24 pm
- Forum: *Free Energy of Activation vs Activation Energy
- Topic: Definition of Transition State
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1630
Re: Definition of Transition State
Yes, and the reason why it is the peak of the curve is because it has the highest potential energy at that point, where the activated complex is present.
- Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:22 pm
- Forum: *Electrophiles
- Topic: Halogens
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2442
Re: Halogens
I agree that they could be both! I think that the strength would differ depending on the actual element though.
- Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:33 am
- Forum: Appications of the Nernst Equation (e.g., Concentration Cells, Non-Standard Cell Potentials, Calculating Equilibrium Constants and pH)
- Topic: Concentration Cell cell potential
- Replies: 2
- Views: 199
Re: Concentration Cell cell potential
Concentration cells have identical cathode and anode compartments, so the concentrations are "equal." This puts the potential equal to 0, since delta G is 0 at equilibrium. Hope this helps :)
- Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:31 am
- Forum: Interesting Applications: Rechargeable Batteries (Cell Phones, Notebooks, Cars), Fuel Cells (Space Shuttle), Photovoltaic Cells (Solar Panels), Electrolysis, Rust
- Topic: Cathodes and Anodes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 303
Re: Cathodes and Anodes
I agree that it is the general rule--I don't think I've seen a problem with the reverse setting.
- Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:29 am
- Forum: Balancing Redox Reactions
- Topic: Sapling Week 7/8 #3
- Replies: 2
- Views: 188
Re: Sapling Week 7/8 #3
You should be able to find out the difference in oxidation state for Br by doing BrO- --> BrO3-, and then add the right amount of OH- to balance the electron transfer because we are dealing with a basic solution. Then we would do our normal step of using water to balance the number of oxygen/hydroge...
- Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:19 am
- Forum: Balancing Redox Reactions
- Topic: oxidation states for final?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 791
Re: oxidation states for final?
I doubt that we would be given questions like what is the oxidation state of (some random element other than group1/2 or oxygen) without any context. Even then, I think that we'd just be required to know the common ones for the purpose of balancing equations as a part of the problem.
- Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:16 am
- Forum: Ideal Gases
- Topic: K and Q
- Replies: 57
- Views: 3890
Re: K and Q
To give you a short and succinct explanation, Q is the reaction quotient where it's [products]/[reactants] at any point in the reaction. However, K is the same equation but at equilibrium, so there is just one K value for a given chemical reaction and its conditions.
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 5:52 am
- Forum: Gibbs Free Energy Concepts and Calculations
- Topic: driving force of dissolution
- Replies: 1
- Views: 245
Re: driving force of dissolution
I'm not entirely sure, but I assume that since enthalpy of the dissolution is positive it wouldn't be favored, so then an increase in entropy would drive the dissolution since we were given that it dissolves "readily." Since the dissolved state is less ordered, I think it does make sense f...
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 5:46 am
- Forum: Van't Hoff Equation
- Topic: Van't Hoff Equation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 323
Re: Van't Hoff Equation
I do think that just generally knowing how we got the equation as described during lecture helps understand it, but I doubt we would have to actually derive it. I assume we would have to know how to plug numbers into the equation to get a numerical answer for sure, but not the conceptual parts.
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 5:45 am
- Forum: Van't Hoff Equation
- Topic: Real Life applications
- Replies: 4
- Views: 494
Re: Real Life applications
I'm not exactly sure about like applications in daily life, but I think this would be very important when conducting experiments with chemicals. So maybe like the field of chemistry/biochemistry and related research?
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:12 pm
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: DeltaH to q
- Replies: 7
- Views: 618
Re: DeltaH to q
I'm assuming you're saying if we can determine q with delta h, since they can't really be "converted," so in that case, for the system with constant pressure like the coffee cup example, there is the equation qp=delta H :)
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:08 pm
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: Textbook 4.23 Quantum Content
- Replies: 2
- Views: 177
Re: Textbook 4.23 Quantum Content
I personally don't think we would have to know quantum content since it's not an objective for 14b but then again, we could get a surprise question so I'm not sure..
- Tue Feb 16, 2021 1:30 am
- Forum: Calculating Work of Expansion
- Topic: Work and Delta V
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2652
Re: Work and Delta V
Yes, you're right because w= p times delta v, and anything times 0 is 0.
- Sun Feb 14, 2021 9:03 pm
- Forum: Entropy Changes Due to Changes in Volume and Temperature
- Topic: Sapling #6
- Replies: 6
- Views: 398
Re: Sapling #6
Adding on, remember to convert J---> kJ and make sure that you multiply the Cv,m value with the number of moles given in the question as well! I didn't do that for my first attempt and had trouble remembering that I had to do that. Hope this helps!
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:42 pm
- Forum: Calculating Work of Expansion
- Topic: q and w
- Replies: 3
- Views: 240
Re: q and w
Hi! I think the most significant difference between q and w would be that q is the sum of all heat (enthalpy) trasnsfer into or out of a system whereas w deals with the work done or performed by the system. This isn't like a super long explanation, but I hope this helps!
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:40 pm
- Forum: Calculating Standard Reaction Entropies (e.g. , Using Standard Molar Entropies)
- Topic: Residual entropy vs molar entropy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 153
Re: Residual entropy vs molar entropy
Adding on, I would say that residual entropy is essentially the difference in entropy between a non-equilibrium state and crystal state of a substance independent of temperature and remains present at absolute zero.
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:36 pm
- Forum: Gibbs Free Energy Concepts and Calculations
- Topic: equilibrium
- Replies: 6
- Views: 348
Re: equilibrium
I'm not sure if this fully answers your question, but basically, gibbs free energy is a measure of how much "potential" a reaction has, so if it equals to 0, that means that there isn't a driving force and there cannot be any more work done.
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:32 pm
- Forum: Gibbs Free Energy Concepts and Calculations
- Topic: Sapling 15 week 5/6
- Replies: 6
- Views: 306
Re: Sapling 15 week 5/6
Hi! You have to reverse the second reaction and double it and then add the two reactions to get the enthalpy and entropy values. I think you also have to convert the entropy value from J to kJ and then do ΔG∘=ΔH∘−TΔS to get the answer! Hope this helps :)
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 6:10 am
- Forum: Concepts & Calculations Using First Law of Thermodynamics
- Topic: relation between Cv and Cp
- Replies: 4
- Views: 217
Re: relation between Cv and Cp
I think the R value depends on the units and context of the equation, but for this case, I think you would have to use R=8.3145J/(mol·K)
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 6:08 am
- Forum: Concepts & Calculations Using Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Topic: Application of Second Law
- Replies: 3
- Views: 178
Re: Application of Second Law
going off of this, on exams will we only be given situations where we are only dealing with isothermal reversible expansions so that we can use those equations or is there a chance we'll be exposed to other instances where we'd have to use other ones? if so, what would those equations be? I think a...
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 6:06 am
- Forum: Calculating Work of Expansion
- Topic: Reversible and Irreversible Expansion
- Replies: 3
- Views: 87
Re: Reversible and Irreversible Expansion
I assume that it would be given to us, but I think that it would be good to know that the expansion of an ideal gas is irreversible. I doubt we would have to figure this out without information in the question though.
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 6:03 am
- Forum: Calculating Work of Expansion
- Topic: Homework Problem 4A.3
- Replies: 5
- Views: 403
Re: Homework Problem 4A.3
I think the first way to approach this would be to use the formula w=-P∆V, and ∆V would be found by finding the volume of the cylinder using the given diameter (cm^3 = L), and since we have the pressure as well, we could plug the values in and get w. Hope this helps..!
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 6:01 am
- Forum: Entropy Changes Due to Changes in Volume and Temperature
- Topic: Entropy vs Enthalpy
- Replies: 11
- Views: 599
Re: Entropy vs Enthalpy
Higher the entropy--> more disorder, higher the enthalpy--> more heat!
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 5:39 am
- Forum: General Science Questions
- Topic: Careless Mistakes
- Replies: 54
- Views: 4178
Re: Careless Mistakes
Same here--I thought I got rid of this problem in high school but I think doing things online can also cause me to be less focused when doing things and make more mistakes that could easily be avoided if I payed more attention to what I was doing :(
- Sat Jan 30, 2021 11:48 pm
- Forum: Calculating Work of Expansion
- Topic: integrals?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 129
Re: integrals?
The math practice on Sapling doesn't include it so I'm guessing we won't need to know how to solve integrals :)
- Sat Jan 30, 2021 11:45 pm
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: Heat Capacity vs. Specific Heat
- Replies: 7
- Views: 305
Re: Heat Capacity vs. Specific Heat
In order for a property to be intensive, it must remain unchanged when the amount is altered, so specific heat is intensive since it accounts for the amount and divides it so that the number represents the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance 1 degree celsius.
- Sat Jan 30, 2021 11:40 pm
- Forum: Applying Le Chatelier's Principle to Changes in Chemical & Physical Conditions
- Topic: Pressure affects only gas reactions?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1941
Re: Pressure affects only gas reactions?
Ohh I see. Thank you!
- Sat Jan 30, 2021 9:14 pm
- Forum: Non-Equilibrium Conditions & The Reaction Quotient
- Topic: Second Deprotonation? (6E.3)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 521
Re: Second Deprotonation? (6E.3)
Ka2 is always less than Ka1, because once it is deprotonated, it will have -1 charge from its original state and will not try to lose more protons.
- Sat Jan 30, 2021 9:13 pm
- Forum: Applying Le Chatelier's Principle to Changes in Chemical & Physical Conditions
- Topic: Pressure affects only gas reactions?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1941
Pressure affects only gas reactions?
Hi! I feel like the change in pressure should only have an affect on reactions where the moles of gases on either side are different, but would that also apply to reactions where the moles of gases are equal on both sides but one side has more moles of a substance in a different phase? I don't know ...
- Thu Jan 21, 2021 11:33 pm
- Forum: Applying Le Chatelier's Principle to Changes in Chemical & Physical Conditions
- Topic: Changes in partial pressure
- Replies: 7
- Views: 427
Re: Changes in partial pressure
There will be a shift under Le Chatelier principle. In addition, it's important to remember that the K does not change!
- Thu Jan 21, 2021 11:32 pm
- Forum: Non-Equilibrium Conditions & The Reaction Quotient
- Topic: neutral solution
- Replies: 9
- Views: 706
Re: neutral solution
But I thought that If [H30+]<10^-7 that means that the solution is basic not neutral because the pH would be above 7 and if the pH is above 7 then it is basic? The pH is essentially -log (concentration) and concentrations are usually 10^ (some negative number) , so the smaller the negative exponent...
- Thu Jan 21, 2021 11:29 pm
- Forum: Equilibrium Constants & Calculating Concentrations
- Topic: How to find pH
- Replies: 3
- Views: 233
Re: How to find pH
Adding onto the great explanation above, I just wanted to correct the fact that pKa + pKb = pKw = 14 and Ka + Kb = Kw = 10^-14 :)
- Thu Jan 21, 2021 11:25 pm
- Forum: Equilibrium Constants & Calculating Concentrations
- Topic: reaction direction
- Replies: 3
- Views: 87
Re: reaction direction
Generally, reactants are to the left of the arrow and products are to the right. When something "shifts" left, that means that the left side is favored (reactants) and vice versa. :)
- Thu Jan 21, 2021 11:23 pm
- Forum: Thermodynamic Systems (Open, Closed, Isolated)
- Topic: endothermic/exothermic Q and K
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2197
Re: endothermic/exothermic Q and K
Delta H is essentially change in heat, and endothermic reactions absorb heat (lower H in reactants than products) while exothermic reactions release heat (higher H in reactants than products). When dealing with Q and K, think of heat as part of the reactants/products and apply Le Chatelier's princip...
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 7:18 am
- Forum: Applying Le Chatelier's Principle to Changes in Chemical & Physical Conditions
- Topic: The Quadratic equation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 546
Re: The Quadratic equation
In addition to the good responses above, I think application of quadratic equations could also be used when we deal with pressures and Kp!
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 7:15 am
- Forum: Applying Le Chatelier's Principle to Changes in Chemical & Physical Conditions
- Topic: Autoprotolysis Constant of Water
- Replies: 7
- Views: 313
Re: Autoprotolysis Constant of Water
I think it's just a concept that we need to keep in mind and won't be given the value. I do think that remembering that the maximum pH is 14 and p of anything is essentially a -log function would help to remember the value when we need it!
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 7:13 am
- Forum: Equilibrium Constants & Calculating Concentrations
- Topic: Sapling 9 and 10
- Replies: 1
- Views: 117
Re: Sapling 9 and 10
Hey, I'm pretty sure that if pH<pKa, that indicates that the acidic form exists in relatively greater amounts than the basic form. Since neutral solutions are preferred, acids would lose protons to become ionized (basic form), and vice versa. Hope this helps!
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 7:08 am
- Forum: Equilibrium Constants & Calculating Concentrations
- Topic: Squared equations
- Replies: 5
- Views: 177
Squared equations
Hi, so I was doing Sapling and I noticed that some questions lead us to an equation for some K value where all terms are squares (e.g. if K=2=[products]^2/[reactants]^2. And when I saw the solution (if I didn't misunderstand) where they said we could take the square root of all the terms and get a s...
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 7:04 am
- Forum: Non-Equilibrium Conditions & The Reaction Quotient
- Topic: 5G.1 Textbook Exercise
- Replies: 4
- Views: 176
Re: 5G.1 Textbook Exercise
Sorry--in addition, the fact that there are changes in concentration at equilibrium does not mean that the K value has changed. If we plug the new concentrations into the equilibrium equation, we still get the same K :)
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 7:03 am
- Forum: Non-Equilibrium Conditions & The Reaction Quotient
- Topic: 5G.1 Textbook Exercise
- Replies: 4
- Views: 176
Re: 5G.1 Textbook Exercise
For (d), we learned about Le Chatelier's principle where whenever there is a change to the system, the system will want to reverse its effects. So if we have more reactants than we do at equilibrium, the system will use them up to form more products until they reach a new equilibrium. Hope this helps!
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 2:47 am
- Forum: Non-Equilibrium Conditions & The Reaction Quotient
- Topic: Calculating Q
- Replies: 7
- Views: 353
Re: Calculating Q
Yes, I'm pretty sure you can do that since liquids and solids aren't included in Q or K calculations.
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 2:31 am
- Forum: Non-Equilibrium Conditions & The Reaction Quotient
- Topic: Q and K
- Replies: 46
- Views: 1969
Re: Q and K
I was confused on this as well, but I try to remember Q as reaction quotient and K as equillibrium constant and that helps me tell the difference!
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 2:27 am
- Forum: Equilibrium Constants & Calculating Concentrations
- Topic: Textbook question 5I.17
- Replies: 2
- Views: 114
Re: Textbook question 5I.17
To be honest, I don't know if there's like a strict guideline when determining how small a value is for it to be negligible, but I have heard of the 5% rule where if x/initial concentration is less than 5% we are able to neglect x. Hope this helps!
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 2:21 am
- Forum: Applying Le Chatelier's Principle to Changes in Chemical & Physical Conditions
- Topic: terminology
- Replies: 11
- Views: 528
Re: terminology
If products are favored, then the reaction will be driven forward so that more products are formed, and if the reactants are favored, the reaction will be driven backwards (reverse reaction) so that more reactants are present. Hope this helps!
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 2:20 am
- Forum: Ideal Gases
- Topic: Ideal Gas Law in the real world
- Replies: 2
- Views: 172
Re: Ideal Gas Law in the real world
I think we could assess pressure change in automobiles mainly by monitoring the amount of air pumped into the tires. As the above reply stated, pressure increases if there are more moles of gas in an enclosed "container".
- Sat Dec 12, 2020 9:08 pm
- Forum: Bond Lengths & Energies
- Topic: Difference between bond multiplicity and bond order
- Replies: 2
- Views: 340
Re: Difference between bond multiplicity and bond order
Do we have to know how to find bind order for the final?
- Sat Dec 12, 2020 8:39 pm
- Forum: Empirical & Molecular Formulas
- Topic: Molecular vs. Formula Units
- Replies: 2
- Views: 356
Re: Molecular vs. Formula Units
I think formula units are usually used for solid network compounds (usually ionic) whereas molecular units are for covalent compounds.
- Sat Dec 12, 2020 8:37 pm
- Forum: Molarity, Solutions, Dilutions
- Topic: Molarity forumla
- Replies: 2
- Views: 385
Re: Molarity forumla
Hi, since concentration is moles/volume and molar mass is mass/moles, if you multiply the two to volume, moles and volume units cancel out to give us just the mass of the solute in whatever solution we were given. Hope this helps!
- Fri Dec 11, 2020 8:07 pm
- Forum: Shape, Structure, Coordination Number, Ligands
- Topic: Chelates
- Replies: 2
- Views: 131
Re: Chelates
Oh I see, thank you so much!
- Fri Dec 11, 2020 7:23 pm
- Forum: Shape, Structure, Coordination Number, Ligands
- Topic: Chelates
- Replies: 2
- Views: 131
Chelates
I was reading through my notes and was confused with the structure of a chelate. Why is it that only polydentates can form chelates and is it just a normal ring shaped structure?
- Thu Dec 10, 2020 6:31 pm
- Forum: Lewis Acids & Bases
- Topic: Acids question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 239
Re: Acids question
The Ka is the dissociation constant that tells you how much of the acid is dissociated in the solution. You can use it to determine the strength of the acid or predict the concentration of the acid or base in the solution.
- Thu Dec 10, 2020 6:29 pm
- Forum: Calculating the pH of Salt Solutions
- Topic: Titration Diagram
- Replies: 4
- Views: 391
Re: Titration Diagram
I think you're good to go as long as you can identify which point the stoichiometric/equivalence point lies in (when y axis is pH7). I don't think the rest of the points mean anything, but you should be able to relate those points to acidity of the titration solution by looking at the pH indicated i...
- Sat Dec 05, 2020 11:08 pm
- Forum: Calculating the pH of Salt Solutions
- Topic: [OH-] & pOH
- Replies: 3
- Views: 287
Re: [OH-] & pOH
pH or pOH is the negative log of the concentration of the molecule, which means that they have an inverse relationship.
- Sat Dec 05, 2020 11:07 pm
- Forum: Bronsted Acids & Bases
- Topic: CH3COOH vs NH3
- Replies: 2
- Views: 534
Re: CH3COOH vs NH3
I don't think that we can label CH3COOH as unstable in its form, especially because it is a weak acid and is usually present in water as whole undissociated molecules (stronger acids are less stable than weaker ones).
- Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:59 pm
- Forum: Lewis Structures
- Topic: 2E.25 Part A
- Replies: 2
- Views: 152
Re: 2E.25 Part A
Even if we place Cl and H so that it looks like the dipole moments may cancel out in our drawing, in a 3-D shape, bond angles are not 90 degrees but are 109.5, so they won't actually cancel out.
- Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:55 pm
- Forum: Biological Examples
- Topic: Hemoglobin vs. Myoglobin
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1422
Re: Hemoglobin vs. Myoglobin
In lecture, it was mentioned that hemoglobin is made up of four myoglobin-like molecules so we could also infer that myoglobin is at the smaller scale.
- Thu Dec 03, 2020 10:02 pm
- Forum: Shape, Structure, Coordination Number, Ligands
- Topic: Shape--VSEPR > Hybridization?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 206
Re: Shape--VSEPR > Hybridization?
VSEPR helps determine the molecular shape. It is based on the fact that molecules tend to achieve a geometry that minimizes the repulsion of valence electrons. On the other hand, hybridization refers to atomic orbitals mixing to reach the lowest overall energy states. It explains why atomic orbital...
- Thu Dec 03, 2020 9:48 pm
- Forum: Shape, Structure, Coordination Number, Ligands
- Topic: Shape--VSEPR > Hybridization?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 206
Shape--VSEPR > Hybridization?
Hi, so I was rewatching lecture from last week and was wondering if there are cases where hybridization and VSEPR suggest different shapes for a molecule because Professor Lavelle mentioned that we always use VSEPR over hybridization when determining shape.
- Thu Nov 26, 2020 6:11 pm
- Forum: Ionic & Covalent Bonds
- Topic: Cation size and covalent character
- Replies: 5
- Views: 598
Re: Cation size and covalent character
Kelly Ha 2L wrote:Kelly Yun 3K wrote:Oh, I see so size of cations and polarizing power and size of anions and polarizability are the opposite right? Thanks!
Yes, larger anions have greater polarizability and smaller cations have greater polarizing power.
Okay, thank you so much :) Happy Thanksgiving!
- Thu Nov 26, 2020 6:11 pm
- Forum: Naming
- Topic: Ethylene Diamine Tetra Acetate
- Replies: 6
- Views: 380
Re: Ethylene Diamine Tetra Acetate
I'm not sure if we need to know exceptions, but I think we will be notified which exceptions to know once we go over it in lecture :)
- Thu Nov 26, 2020 5:12 pm
- Forum: Biological Examples
- Topic: Cisplatin example clarification
- Replies: 2
- Views: 164
Re: Cisplatin example clarification
Hi! I'm not entirely sure, but I think the lone pairs from nitrogen are reactive and will be donated and used with the two guanines to form coordinate bonds. Happy Thanksgiving :)
- Tue Nov 24, 2020 6:11 pm
- Forum: Hybridization
- Topic: Finding Hybridization
- Replies: 6
- Views: 317
Finding Hybridization
Hi, so is it safe to assume that the number of "bonding areas" like a lone pair or bonding pair can determine hybridization for all molecules? Or are there any exceptions?
- Tue Nov 24, 2020 5:48 pm
- Forum: *Molecular Orbital Theory (Bond Order, Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism)
- Topic: Bond Order
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1117
Re: Bond Order
It simply means that there are no bonds produced in the molecule because there are an equal number of electrons in bonding and antibonding orbitals.
- Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:47 pm
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: Polarity through shape
- Replies: 8
- Views: 484
Re: Polarity through shape
Hi, in a more simple sense, you would first need to see where the polar bonds are located and see if they are symmetrical and therefore can be canceled out. If they cancel out, you have a nonpolar molecule despite the polar bonds, but if they do not cancel out, the molecule would be polar.
- Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:04 pm
- Forum: Ionic & Covalent Bonds
- Topic: Cation size and covalent character
- Replies: 5
- Views: 598
Re: Cation size and covalent character
Oh, I see so size of cations and polarizing power and size of anions and polarizability are the opposite right? Thanks!
- Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:02 pm
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: polarity from lewis structure
- Replies: 7
- Views: 327
Re: polarity from lewis structure
When looking at polarity of the molecule as whole, it is important to look at the geometry of the molecule. Any case where polarity cancels out (trigonal planar would also cancel out the polar bonds) and polar bonds are symmetric would lead to a nonpolar molecule, no matter how polar the bonds are.
- Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:00 pm
- Forum: Hybridization
- Topic: Sapling Week 7 & 8 HW Question 11
- Replies: 14
- Views: 883
Re: Sapling Week 7 & 8 HW Question 11
I like to think of hybridization as the number of groups so like one lone pair would be a group and one bonding pair would be another group. In this case, there are four groups so the answer would be sp3.
- Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:47 pm
- Forum: Ionic & Covalent Bonds
- Topic: KBr vs NaBr ionic character
- Replies: 4
- Views: 831
Re: KBr vs NaBr ionic character
I thought that larger anion size meant higher polarizability and more covalent character, so wouldn't NaBr have more ionic character? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
- Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:45 pm
- Forum: Ionic & Covalent Bonds
- Topic: Cation size and covalent character
- Replies: 5
- Views: 598
Cation size and covalent character
Hi, can someone explain the relationship between cation size and covalent character (solubility)? I only remember taking notes on the changes of halide anions affecting solubility.
- Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:43 pm
- Forum: Ionic & Covalent Bonds
- Topic: Covalent character and solubility
- Replies: 5
- Views: 567
Re: Covalent character and solubility
I was also confused about this because I searched up online to find that some say that the smaller the ion the stronger the interaction...Which was not what we learned in class. Would it be safe to generally follow the rule that smaller anions are more soluble and that higher covalent character mean...
- Sat Nov 14, 2020 8:03 pm
- Forum: Polarisability of Anions, The Polarizing Power of Cations
- Topic: Consequences of polarizability
- Replies: 4
- Views: 584
Re: Consequences of polarizability
Polarizability can be seen as a measure of the molecule's ability to acquire a dipole moment when exposed to an electric field, so I would say the consequence of polarizability would essentially be stronger IMFs.
- Sat Nov 14, 2020 8:00 pm
- Forum: Resonance Structures
- Topic: Sapling Week 6 Number 9
- Replies: 5
- Views: 293
Re: Sapling Week 6 Number 9
I think we were just looking at the rule where formal charge of each molecule is closest to 0 so that we have a lot of atoms with a formal charge of 0. I was confused as well, but I think that since the question was looking at resonance in different steps using different aspects, we just had to cons...
- Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:55 pm
- Forum: Polarisability of Anions, The Polarizing Power of Cations
- Topic: Polarisability for Ionic bonds
- Replies: 3
- Views: 151
Re: Polarisability for Ionic bonds
I thought that polarizability was more related to intermolecular forces like dipole-dipole moments than intramolecular forces (bonds)...Can anyone correct me if I'm wrong? Thanks
- Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:51 pm
- Forum: Bond Lengths & Energies
- Topic: Energy per mole
- Replies: 2
- Views: 122
Re: Energy per mole
Yes, for any "one mole of interaction" I believe it would be one mole of each, since one of each make up one interaction.
- Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:48 pm
- Forum: Dipole Moments
- Topic: Textbook 3F #13
- Replies: 3
- Views: 399
Re: Textbook 3F #13
I think you were right in looking at how close the molecules were to each other, but because the negative and positive charges align in only II, it would be II. I think that if we were given three structures all looking like II but being different lengths apart, we would choose the closest ones.
- Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:46 pm
- Forum: Resonance Structures
- Topic: Oxidation numbers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 212
Re: Oxidation numbers
Oxidation numbers basically tell us how many electrons an atom would gain or lose when forming a bond with ionic character. We can see the overall charge of the molecule and use our basic knowledge (which I was told to memorize in HS, but I'm sure there would be a way to understand it otherwise) in ...
- Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:43 pm
- Forum: Resonance Structures
- Topic: Resonance
- Replies: 19
- Views: 841
Re: Resonance
Sometimes there can be multiple structures that are favored so we come up with resonance structures. In these structures, electrons are delocalized and occupy a larger volume, which lowers the energy of a molecule and stabilizes it.
- Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:44 am
- Forum: Quantum Numbers and The H-Atom
- Topic: ml(cursive)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 191
Re: ml(cursive)
I'm not sure if I understood your question, but I'm assuming you're asking how to determine the number of electrons given the ml value. If ml is given, we already know the sublevel, which contains two electrons with a spin up and spin down. If we were only given the n value like n=2, we wouldn't rea...
- Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:41 am
- Forum: Quantum Numbers and The H-Atom
- Topic: Angular momentum quantum #s over 3
- Replies: 4
- Views: 143
Re: Angular momentum quantum #s over 3
I believe s,p,d,f is all we need to know for this course, even though there may be angular momentum #s that have an absolute value greater than 3.
- Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:40 am
- Forum: Electron Configurations for Multi-Electron Atoms
- Topic: valence electrons in d block
- Replies: 3
- Views: 144
Re: valence electrons in d block
The d orbital can hold up to 10 electrons, but the nth s orbital may hold 1 or 2 electrons, so I think it's easiest to think of the number of valence electrons in the d block as equal to the group number.
- Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:36 am
- Forum: Wave Functions and s-, p-, d-, f- Orbitals
- Topic: Lecture Concept Question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 113
Re: Lecture Concept Question
When we use a wave function (math) to determine the probability that we will find an electron at some place, we are representing electron orbitals in terms of mathematical concepts. The three quantum numbers tell us which energy level and orbital (s,p,d,f) to further help us conceptualize electron o...
- Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:33 am
- Forum: Trends in The Periodic Table
- Topic: Group/Period Trends
- Replies: 7
- Views: 332
Re: Group/Period Trends
I believe the groups have more in common than the periods. Each vertical column has its own name and the atoms in the column act in a somewhat similar way (i.e. noble gases).
- Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:31 am
- Forum: Trends in The Periodic Table
- Topic: Effective nuclear charge
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1229
Re: Effective nuclear charge
Effective nuclear charge is basically the atomic number - # of shielding electrons. So I think we can generally assume that the more inner electrons an atom has compared to the number of protons, the lower the effective nuclear charge.
- Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:57 am
- Forum: Bohr Frequency Condition, H-Atom , Atomic Spectroscopy
- Topic: Atomic vs Molecular Spectroscopy (Outline 2)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 121
Re: Atomic vs Molecular Spectroscopy (Outline 2)
Just to add on, I think there was a post-module question that addressed this on the website where the answer was that atomic spectroscopy helps us determine characteristics of a certain element while molecular spectroscopy does the same from a molecule.
- Tue Oct 27, 2020 4:33 pm
- Forum: *Particle in a Box
- Topic: Midterm 1
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1461
Re: Midterm 1
Hi! We will not be tested on the particle in a box on the midterm. Dr Lavelle said in his lecture today that our midterm will only go up to the last slide he did which introduced the different atomic orbitals and did not discuss a particle in a box. In general, our midterm will only contain all the...
- Tue Oct 27, 2020 4:31 pm
- Forum: *Shrodinger Equation
- Topic: Schrodingers on midterm
- Replies: 2
- Views: 246
Re: Schrodingers on midterm
I think some things to remember would be that the wavefunction gives us the energy of the electron, Ψ represents the height of a wave at a position, and (Ψ)^2 represents the probability of finding an electron. Also, the H (hamiltonian) gives us a double derivative of the sin/cos wave function.
- Tue Oct 27, 2020 1:37 am
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Midterm
- Replies: 5
- Views: 299
Re: Midterm
I'm not entirely sure but I remember someone saying in the Groupme that they asked their TA and she said the midterm questions for this chapter should only include material from 1A and 1B but to read 1C. I have no idea why the email said we needed to know up to 1D2, but I hope this can clarify thing...
- Tue Oct 27, 2020 1:33 am
- Forum: Heisenberg Indeterminacy (Uncertainty) Equation
- Topic: delta x for textbook question 1b 27
- Replies: 2
- Views: 176
delta x for textbook question 1b 27
According to the question, a bowling ball of mass 8.00 kg is rolled down a bowling alley lane at 5.00+-5.0m/s, then since the position is + or - 5 from 5, isn't the spread/delta x 10.0? The solution manual used 5.0 so I was confused because I thought that delta x was the spread of uncertainty (2x th...
- Mon Oct 26, 2020 8:17 am
- Forum: Wave Functions and s-, p-, d-, f- Orbitals
- Topic: Orbitals Material
- Replies: 4
- Views: 186
Re: Orbitals Material
Yes I believe that quantum numbers or s,p,d orbitals won't be on MT1 according to the email, so I don't think orbitals will take up much of the test? I thought he stopped towards the end of lecture #9 to say that what he has covered so far will be it for MT1 and then went on to discuss orbitals in m...
- Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:59 am
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Disabling question randomization in Sapling
- Replies: 3
- Views: 202
Re: Disabling question randomization in Sapling
Hi, because Sapling is still randomizing questions for me I just skipped the ones that weren't covered up to Wednesday week 3's lecture but I ended up solving 18/30 instead of the 19 questions that Professor Lavelle told us. I skipped all the electron configuration, periodic table trends, and orbita...
- Sun Oct 25, 2020 1:25 am
- Forum: Properties of Light
- Topic: Sapling Randomized Questions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 200
Re: Sapling Randomized Questions
I don't know about other people's saplings but mine is very randomized :( I have a Ephoton and Eelectron question for #25 and an orbital question for #11.
- Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:24 pm
- Forum: Heisenberg Indeterminacy (Uncertainty) Equation
- Topic: delta v
- Replies: 6
- Views: 229
Re: delta v
Adding on to Sydney's explanation, I think delta v had to do more with the fact that the electron could change paths due to its entanglement with the photon which leads to varying distances of the path that the electron takes.
- Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:14 pm
- Forum: Properties of Electrons
- Topic: Bound vs Free
- Replies: 4
- Views: 202
Re: Bound vs Free
Sorry, just to clarify, do free electrons have more energy than bound electrons?