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I don't know whether anybody else has posted about this, but I saw this error today after review some chemistry problems and did not see it in the solutions manual error page. In Chapter 8, #63c, the problem asks you to find the standard reaction enthalpy. The equation is: H2S(aq)+2KOH(aq)->K2S(aq)+...

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The part I'm struggling with is the second part of the question which asks: Which requires more heat: Breaking one mole of carbon-carbon single bonds or melting one mole ice? The answer states "breaking a covalent bond" but aren't both of these bonds O-H and C-C covalent bonds?? I put that...

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The question asks: A methyl derivative of citronellal is being tested as a stronger insect repellent against mosquitoes that carry malaria. Write the IUPAC name for: o=CH-CH(CH3)-CH(CH3)-CH2-CH2-CH=C(CH3)2. I got 2,3,7-trimethyloct-6-en-1-al. The book states that the answer is 2,3,7-trimethyloct-6en...

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An aliphatic hydrocarbon actually means that the hydrocarbon does not have a ring present in the structure. This can include double and triple bonds as long as there is no ring.

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Why is an electrolytic cell different than a galvanic cell? How does it work?

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I know that 2nd order rate laws must be graphed differently in order to determine k, but what is the difference between making a graph molarity vs time, 1/M vs time, and ln(M) vs time?s

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Galvanic cells are positive cells. The overall charge on a galvanic cell is positive simply because that's the definition of a galvanic cell. Keep in mind that galvanic cells can refer to fuel cells, rocket fuel, a battery cell, or many other names.

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Why would you even need the Pt? One solution is aqueous and the other is solid, and the solid would function as the electrode. Am I missing something?

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Use the equation klnW. (Because many organic compounds specify how to draw each one, there are limited ways of drawing them). Count up the different ways and use the equation.

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Bonds are being broken, so it is endothermic. The delta H would be positive.

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If gas is generated, then work is done so you include work in the change in internal energy.

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Reversible uses more work. The equation for that is w=-nRTln(V2/V1). For irreversible, use the equation w=P delta V. The pressure of work is the pressure of surroundings.

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After following the ICE method, I reached an impasse with my calculator when I did the calculation: x^{2}-(1.28\cdot 10^{-33})x^{2} and got 1 (which I should have known seeing as anything 10^{33} will be really close to 0). Anyways, my question is when is the correct time to practice assumin...

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I believe the solutions manual is wrong. I literally multiplied the calculations they had put together and they didn't even get the numbers they posted. I checked my math roughly about 100 times because I thought I was wrong.

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The question asks, "What is the minimum uncertainty in the position of an electron confined to within the diameter of a zinc atom with an uncertainty in velocity of 3.00x10 6 \pm 2.24* 10^{6} ms? The diameter of a zinc atom is 139 pm. Are we certain that the electron is confined within the atom...

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How would you draw ionic bonds since the bond is actually electrostatic attraction?

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Heisenberg calls up Pauli and says, "I have an idea that will revolutionize quantum physics!" to which Pauli replies, "Are you certain?!"
Heisenberg says, "Not at all!"

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The first bond formed between two atoms is always a sigma bond. This creates an head-on overlapping between bonds. The pi bonds are then formed because the next two regions of electron density are perpendicular to the head-on sigma bonds. Think of two right angles facing each other. Imagine that eac...

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Actually, the carbon should bond twice with one of the oxygens, leaving another oxygen with 7 valence electrons. This makes it a radical because there is one uncompleted octet. Because the structure is not ionized, there is no way for the oxygen to gain another electron as it does not apply for the ...

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Sorry. I made a typo. Find out the percentage of the element in the molecule. You can do that by dividing the mass of the element by the mass of the sample given.

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Yes. Attempt to find out how much each element would weigh, then find out the percentage of element in each atom. Convert percentages to whole numbers (pretending the sample is made of 100 grams is easiest) and then find the empirical/molecular formula from then on.

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When I use stoichiometry, I cross multiply and cancel in order to cancel out the units. Because of this I often divide or multiply by 1 unit integers. Does this mean when using significant figures, I have to round to 1 sig fig?

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