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Diane_Zhao_3I

For question 47 in Chapter 2, we're supposed to identify the functional groups present in the hormone testosterone. The answer says that alkene is one of the functional groups, but I don't understand why that is. The alkene is present in the form of a double bond in a cyclohexene structure.

Diane_Zhao_3I

Dear Dr. Lavelle, Thank you so much for all the hard work and effort you put into teaching us this year! I appreciate the countless resources that you provide us, from review sessions to peer learning sessions. I truly feel that you want every single one of us to succeed, not just in your class, but...

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Diane_Zhao_3I

Dr. Lavelle mentioned that aldehydes must be at the end of a carbon chain, but ketone can never be at the end. Can someone elaborate on why that is structurally?

Diane_Zhao_3I

For #8, how do you get your units to become 6.06 minutes? I know you have to use the first-order integrated rate law to find the time. I did ln(0.35 M/1.50 M)/-4.00*10^-3 s^-1 Is this correct? Yes your equation is correct. Look at the rate constant units, it's expressed in seconds. So the answer yo...

Diane_Zhao_3I

Could somebody explain #5 to me? Why is it that the temperature doesn't change the rate much? Dr. Lavelle said that we don't need to know how to do #5. But to answer your question, refer to page 75 on the course reader and look at the bottom graph. Reactions with low activation energies have flatte...

Diane_Zhao_3I

I think the official explanation is that because F is a more complex atom than H, the more F atoms a molecule has, the more standard molar entropy the molecule possesses. However, I don't understand that explanation either, because wouldn't molecular complexity be more important than atomic complexi...

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Diane_Zhao_3I

I don't think you should worry too much about negative entropies. Usually entropy is measured as delta S, or the change in delta S. A negative delta S indicates that the possible microstates (amount of "disorder") has decreased from previously. The only time that molar entropy is negative ...

Diane_Zhao_3I

Yes. In that example, you need a high temperature in order for the reaction to be spontaneous. Since the reaction will reach equilibrium at 333K, any temperature higher than that will then make the reaction spontaneous.

Diane_Zhao_3I

You can count all the bonds of the molecule to calculate bond enthalpy. However, an easier way is to see which bonds were broken/formed and go from there. Add up all the new bonds formed (should be negative values) and all bonds broken (should be positive values).

Diane_Zhao_3I

Heat isn't a state function because different paths can result in different amounts of heat that's transferred. For example, if you think of the different ways that a person can reach the mountain top, you can see that the paths require differing amounts of energy. Similarly, in 2 different reaction...

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Homework Problem 2.47

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ketone placement

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