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- Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:16 pm
- Forum: *Alkanes
- Topic: Electrophilic Addition versus Substitution
- Replies: 1
- Views: 488
Electrophilic Addition versus Substitution
Hello! I still do not understand how to label the type of mechanism or reaction when referring to electrophilic addition and others. Is it the number of steps or type of steps? How do I differentiate the different types? Thanks in advance!
- Mon Mar 06, 2017 10:43 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Quiz 3 Winter 2017
- Replies: 183
- Views: 30091
Re: Quiz 3 Winter 2017
Cowasjee_Sanaea_3E wrote:For the first question, how do you know it is 4- isopropyldecane? I thought that it was just 4-propyldecane
Can someone please address this? Why do we need the "iso" prefix? Isn't it just a propyl functional group attached to the 4th carbon of a decane compound?
- Tue Feb 14, 2017 4:43 pm
- Forum: Phase Changes & Related Calculations
- Topic: Entalpy related to Temperature
- Replies: 2
- Views: 666
Entalpy related to Temperature
How are enthalpy and temperature directly proportional? (How would an increase in one, lead to an increase in the other? Or a decrease?)
- Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:04 pm
- Forum: Phase Changes & Related Calculations
- Topic: When to use different enthalpy values
- Replies: 1
- Views: 360
When to use different enthalpy values
I am confused when to use different delta H values. For example, in a problem that says to calculate the heat gained or lost by superheated steam during condensation with constant pressure, why do we use delta H(vap)? Is it because we are dealing with steam? Aren't we talking about condensation and ...
- Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:19 pm
- Forum: Concepts & Calculations Using Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Topic: Quiz 1 Question 3 Standard Entropy of Vaporization
- Replies: 1
- Views: 562
Quiz 1 Question 3 Standard Entropy of Vaporization
Hello! I am still very lost in the concept of finding standard entropy of vaporization. On my version of the quiz, there was a question regarding this and I am still having trouble understanding how to solve it. The question was as following: For H20, standard delta H(vap, m) = 44.0 kJ/mol at T(vap)...
- Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:12 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: Cell Diagrams
- Replies: 1
- Views: 407
Re: Cell Diagrams
I'm not sure if it's correct, but when I went to one of the review sessions one of the TA's called it a little mountain (with each side building up to the salt bridge). Meaning compounds without a charge leading to ones with slightly more positive charge to ions with an even more positive charge to ...
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 4:46 pm
- Forum: Method of Initial Rates (To Determine n and k)
- Topic: Understanding n intuitively
- Replies: 1
- Views: 443
Understanding n intuitively
Today in class, professor Lavelle went through how to understand that n would be 1 intuitively in an example from the course reader. In the course reader, it then proceeds how to get the number mathematically. I follow the math but I failed to understand how he knew the value of n before doing the m...
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 10:36 pm
- Forum: Calculating Standard Reaction Entropies (e.g. , Using Standard Molar Entropies)
- Topic: Exercise 9.37 (Absolute Entropies)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 654
Exercise 9.37 (Absolute Entropies)
In the solutions manual, it says to note that the absolute entropies of the elements are not 0, and that the entropy change for the reaction in which a compound is formed from the elements is also not 0. Can someone please explain why both parts are not 0 please? (and when they would be 0)? Please :)
- Thu Jan 26, 2017 2:18 pm
- Forum: Gibbs Free Energy Concepts and Calculations
- Topic: Gibbs Free Energy Equation Related to S(universe)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 632
Gibbs Free Energy Equation Related to S(universe)
Hello there! On page 36 of the course reader, it is discussing why the change in gibbs free energy and how this relates to the spontaneity of a reaction. The course reader says to divide the equation Gsys =Hsys -TSsys by -T to get the equation [-(Gsys)/T] =Ssurr +Ssys. I do not understand how this i...
- Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:18 am
- Forum: Concepts & Calculations Using First Law of Thermodynamics
- Topic: Irreversible and reversible reactions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 950
Re: Irreversible and reversible reactions
Can someone explain how the equations for an irreversible and reversible reaction differ conceptually? I understand how with the reversible process reactants can be formed again, but how can this be explained through the equations? What makes each equation reversible or not?
- Mon Jan 16, 2017 2:05 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Tutoring? [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 121
- Views: 296628
Re: Tutoring? [ENDORSED]
Did anyone happen to write down how to sign up for AAP Peer Learning and if it is not too late to sign up?
- Fri Dec 02, 2016 12:46 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Final Exam Details and Review Sessions Fall 2016
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9261
Re: Final Exam Details and Review Sessions Fall 2016
In the most recent email sent out, it states the final will have no derivations. Can you expand on what this is referring to or what you mean by this?
- Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:54 pm
- Forum: Equilibrium Constants & Calculating Concentrations
- Topic: General ICE Box Question in Reference to Quiz 3
- Replies: 1
- Views: 535
General ICE Box Question in Reference to Quiz 3
When setting up the ICE box for reactions that have molecules with mole ratios that aren't 1:1 (so like 1:2..etc), do you only add 2x when creating a value for the change in molecular concentration, only square the value when at the K step, or square 2x at the K step? If my question seems unclear, I...
- Tue Nov 15, 2016 11:46 am
- Forum: *Molecular Orbital Theory (Bond Order, Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism)
- Topic: pi 2p bonds or sigma 2p bonds [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3361
pi 2p bonds or sigma 2p bonds [ENDORSED]
In discussion we drew the molecular orbital diagram for OF and NF. In the OF diagram, the sigma 2p bond is below the pi 2p bond (and vice versa for the NF diagram). Can someone please explain by these two switch depending on which atoms are bonding? I thought it had something to do with the amount o...
- Mon Nov 14, 2016 4:11 pm
- Forum: Equilibrium Constants & Calculating Concentrations
- Topic: Equilibrium Constant Expressions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 622
Equilibrium Constant Expressions
How would you write an equilibrium constant expression a reaction where the reactants/products are in aqueous solutions or are solid?
- Sat Nov 05, 2016 11:58 pm
- Forum: *Molecular Orbital Theory (Bond Order, Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism)
- Topic: Bonding vs Antibonding
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1046
Re: Bonding vs Antibonding
Another way to look at it is to look at bonding in terms of waves, because the particles are moving so quickly it's more of a region of probability. You can think of it in the sense of constructive and destructive interference. Two areas where the electron has a high probability of occurring creates...
- Fri Oct 28, 2016 4:26 pm
- Forum: *Molecular Orbital Theory (Bond Order, Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism)
- Topic: Molecular Orbital theory
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1015
Re: Molecular Orbital theory
I think I remember Dr. Lavelle saying the molecular orbital theory also helps determine the energy differences within a molecule, but I'm not entirely sure.
- Fri Oct 21, 2016 12:23 pm
- Forum: Lewis Structures
- Topic: Lewis Structures
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1092
Re: Lewis Structures
Regarding Jasmin's question... Page 79 of the course reader instructs us to choose the atom with the lowest ionization energy as the central atom. The nitrogen in ammonium would be the central atom, because of its low ionization energy compared to hydrogen's. (Not to mention hydrogen is never the ce...
- Sat Oct 15, 2016 1:07 pm
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
- Replies: 9651
- Views: 3917500
Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Reading all these jokes, I think this class is going to be a (pro)ton of fun this year with Mr. Lavelle!
- Fri Oct 07, 2016 2:33 pm
- Forum: Quantum Numbers and The H-Atom
- Topic: Magnetic Quantum Number [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1002
Re: Magnetic Quantum Number [ENDORSED]
Hello! According to my understanding, (and page 63 in the reader), the magnetic quantum number relates back to your angular momentum quantum number, l. The magnetic quantum number can always be the positive and negative value of the angular momentum quantum number, l. Additionally, the numbers count...
- Sun Oct 02, 2016 11:47 am
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Sproul Hall Chem14A Study Group
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4065
Re: Sproul Hall Chem14A Study Group
Hey Everyone! I'm also in Sproul Hall. It doesn't seem like much has been accomplished on planning this study group, but I am very interested in joining. We need times and dates! Personally, I'm usually free on Sundays and during most of the day Tuesdays. If these sound good to other people, I can t...