Search found 17 matches
- Sun Mar 13, 2016 3:24 am
- Forum: Balancing Redox Reactions
- Topic: balancing equations
- Replies: 1
- Views: 561
Re: balancing equations
Balance with H+ if they ask for it in acidic conditions, balance with OH- if they ask for it in basic conditions.
- Sun Mar 13, 2016 3:23 am
- Forum: *Nucleophiles
- Topic: Ambident Nucleophile
- Replies: 1
- Views: 569
Ambident Nucleophile
How can you tell if a nucleophile is ambident?
- Sun Mar 13, 2016 3:19 am
- Forum: *Electrophiles
- Topic: CO2
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1911
CO2
Why is it an electrophile?
- Sun Mar 13, 2016 1:03 am
- Forum: Interesting Applications: Rechargeable Batteries (Cell Phones, Notebooks, Cars), Fuel Cells (Space Shuttle), Photovoltaic Cells (Solar Panels), Electrolysis, Rust
- Topic: Electrolysis
- Replies: 1
- Views: 757
Electrolysis
In electrolysis, why is the anode positively charged and why is the cathode negatively charged?
- Sat Mar 12, 2016 9:02 pm
- Forum: *Alkenes
- Topic: Homework problem Chapter 2 Question 40
- Replies: 2
- Views: 709
Homework problem Chapter 2 Question 40
Why don't you include z or e when you name 3-methylbut-2-en-1-ol?
- Sat Mar 12, 2016 8:58 pm
- Forum: *Cycloalkenes
- Topic: 2012 Final Question 5
- Replies: 1
- Views: 542
2012 Final Question 5
Why is the IUPAC name for molecule B z?
- Fri Mar 11, 2016 11:14 am
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Idean's Review
- Replies: 2
- Views: 933
Idean's Review
Hey, last night Idean said that he would post his 10 page study guide, does anyone know where he posted it?
- Sun Feb 21, 2016 9:35 pm
- Forum: Method of Initial Rates (To Determine n and k)
- Topic: Rate order
- Replies: 1
- Views: 431
Rate order
Is it possible to have a partial rate order? For example, a half order reaction.
- Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:14 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: Electric Potential
- Replies: 2
- Views: 573
Re: Electric Potential
It's the same thing. I'm pretty sure both the terms are used interchangeably.
- Sun Jan 31, 2016 7:33 pm
- Forum: Gibbs Free Energy Concepts and Calculations
- Topic: Entropy vs Gibbs
- Replies: 2
- Views: 738
Re: Entropy vs Gibbs
A process is spontaneous if ∆Stot > 0. A process is non spontaneous if ∆Stot < 0. A process is spontaneous if ∆G < 0 and non spontaneous if ∆G > 0.
- Sun Jan 24, 2016 11:57 pm
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
- Replies: 9651
- Views: 3901356
Re: Chemistry Jokes
What do you call a tooth in a glass of water?
One molar solution
One molar solution
- Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:02 pm
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
- Replies: 9651
- Views: 3901356
Re: Chemistry Jokes
Why did the acid go to the gym?
To become a buffer solution.
To become a buffer solution.
- Sun Jan 10, 2016 10:51 pm
- Forum: Concepts & Calculations Using First Law of Thermodynamics
- Topic: First Law of Thermodynamics
- Replies: 1
- Views: 445
Re: First Law of Thermodynamics
In chemistry, W is defined as the work done on the system. In physics, W is defined as the work done by the system.
- Sun Nov 29, 2015 7:27 pm
- Forum: *Molecular Orbital Theory (Bond Order, Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism)
- Topic: Video: How to calculate Bond Order
- Replies: 1
- Views: 617
Video: How to calculate Bond Order
Tori and I explained how to calculate bond order using CO as an example.
- Mon Nov 02, 2015 8:25 pm
- Forum: Quantum Numbers and The H-Atom
- Topic: Maximum number of electrons based on given quantum numbers
- Replies: 2
- Views: 22197
Re: Maximum number of electrons based on given quantum numbe
Since n=5, l would equal n-1 so l= 0, 1, 2, 3, 4. l=0 refers to the s orbital which has 2 electrons l=1 refers to the p orbital which has 6 electrons l=2 refers to the d orbital which has 10 electrons l=3 refers to the f orbital which has 14 electrons l=4 refers to the g orbital which has 18 electro...
- Sun Oct 11, 2015 10:29 pm
- Forum: Properties of Light
- Topic: Balmer vs Lyman Series
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1647
Balmer vs Lyman Series
What is the difference between the Balmer series and the Lyman series?
- Sun Oct 04, 2015 9:53 pm
- Forum: Significant Figures
- Topic: Rounding when it comes to 5
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1130
Rounding when it comes to 5
When you round a number based on a 5, why do you round to the nearest even number? For example, when rounding the number 1.65 why would it be 1.6 instead of 1.7?