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Jessica Chern 1H

On page 113 of the Intro to Organic Chemistry book, when talking about the boat conformation for cyclohexane, it says that "the four C-H bonds on the sides are eclipsed." Which C-H bonds is this referring to? It says "side," but looking at the diagram of the molecule, I would hav...

Jessica Chern 1H

Yes, the longest chain is the parent chain (it can bend around when drawing the structure).

Jessica Chern 1H

Prostitute Teacher: Describe hydrogen.
Student: It is a prostitute element.
Teacher: Who taught you that?
Student: You said it does not belong to a particular group and it reacts with almost all the elements in the periodic table.

Jessica Chern 1H

Also another note, since I got tripped up here, with a first-order reaction, t = ln[A 0 /A] / k. If A = 1/8 A 0 , the equation would be t = ln[A 0 / (1/8 * A 0 )] / k, so the A 0 would cancel out. With a second-order reaction however, you need to include the initial concentration in your calculation...

Jessica Chern 1H

Well generally, ° means it's under standard conditions. So for example, E is different from E° when the concentrations of the products and reactants are not the same.

Jessica Chern 1H

What do you call a periodic table with gold missing?

Au revoir!

Jessica Chern 1H

I thought that the equation using R was only for volume or pressure (ΔS = nR ln(V2/V1)). Is it the same for temperature too? Where did that equation come from?

Jessica Chern 1H

I know that ΔS = q/T, so I understand (using the equation) that the entropy change is smaller at higher temperatures. But why is this so, conceptually?

Jessica Chern 1H

That's because the enthalpy of formation for elements in their most stable form equals 0. O₂ is the most stable form for oxygen.

Jessica Chern 1H

You would have to draw out the Lewis structures for each compound in order to determine the bonds between certain atoms. But I just assume all bonds in the structures are broken and then reformed in my calculations (because any that weren't actually broken would just cancel out since you subtract th...

Jessica Chern 1H

Standard reaction enthalpies refer to the changes in enthalpy for an entire reaction when the reactants change into products. Standard enthalpies of formation refer to the change in enthalpy for a particular substance (e.g. one particular reactant or one particular product) which are then added/subt...

Jessica Chern 1H

It's basically showing why the stoichiometric point is not exactly at ph7 for weak acids or bases. NH 3 + HCl + H 2 O <-> H 2 O + NH 4 + + Cl - ^This part shows how the salt donates its proton to the base, forming a conjugate acid (NH 4 + ). Since it's a weak base, it's at an equilibrium, so that so...

Jessica Chern 1H

I think we usually consider the solvent to be water, so it shows the transfer of the proton from the acid to water to produce the hydronium ion. Not sure if that answered your question.

Jessica Chern 1H

There are some practice questions from the Quiz 2 preparations that actually covered MOs.

Jessica Chern 1H

This is based off homework question 4.57. I understand why the bonding orbitals would be closer to the more electronegative atom in energy (because of the greater pull on electrons), but why are the antibonding orbitals closer to the less electronegative atom in energy?

Jessica Chern 1H

This is referring to the homework question 4.43. What does it mean by the s-character of the hybrids?

Jessica Chern 1H

What about for compounds like potassium phosphide or sodium hypochlorite? (textbook exercise 3.39)

Jessica Chern 1H

Based on the name of the compound itself (e.g. ammonium chloride), how do you know if the compound is ionically or covalently bonded when drawing the Lewis Structure?

Jessica Chern 1H

The s-block forms cations (with a positive charge), so the loss of an electron/electrons causes a smaller radius. However, the radii also decreases due to the increasing nuclear charge. The p-block forms anions (with a negative charge), so the addition of an electron/electrons causes a larger radius...

Jessica Chern 1H

Also, if an atom is double bonded to one atom of a certain element X as well as single bonded to more atoms of that same element X (that aren't also bonded to anything else), there will be resonance.

Jessica Chern 1H

Can't you not know with zero uncertainty either the momentum or position since that would effectively make Heisenberg's Indeterminacy Equation 0 = h/4π, which is not true? (As in, shouldn't there be at least some uncertainty in both the momentum and position?)

Jessica Chern 1H

Where does the h/4π in Heisenberg's Indeterminacy Equation come from? Was it found experimentally? What determined that value?

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Eclipsed Hydrogens for Boat Conformation of Cyclohexanes

Re: Naming Organic Molecules

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Re: Hw 15.27 and 15.35

Re: E and E°, G and G°

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Entropy Change Relating to Temperature

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Molecular Orbitals between Two Atoms that are Different Elements

s-character of hybrids

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Lewis Structure of Ionic vs. Covalent

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Uncertainty of Momentum and Position [ENDORSED]

Why h/4π?