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- Sat Mar 18, 2017 11:00 pm
- Forum: *Cycloalkenes
- Topic: Question 6A on 2013 Final
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1301
Question 6A on 2013 Final
The name of the organic molecule in the course reader is 1,5,5,6-tetramethylcyclohex-1-ene. Shouldn't the name be 2,3,4,4-tetramethylcyclohex-1-ene though, since it has lower numbers?
- Fri Mar 17, 2017 11:57 am
- Forum: *Cyclopropanes and Cyclobutanes
- Topic: Axial and equatorial bonds
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1301
Axial and equatorial bonds
I just want to make sure I know the difference between axial and equatorial bonds. So axial are either vertically up or down, and equatorial are diagonal in order to form the 109.5 degree bond angles for the sp3 carbons in cyclohexane?
- Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:15 pm
- Forum: *Alkanes and Substituted Alkanes (Staggered, Eclipsed, Gauche, Anti, Newman Projections)
- Topic: Gauche conformations
- Replies: 2
- Views: 741
Gauche conformations
What exactly is a gauche conformation? Can molecules have multiple gauche conformations?
- Wed Mar 08, 2017 5:44 pm
- Forum: *Alkanes
- Topic: Naming [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 93
- Views: 16310
Tert-Butyl [ENDORSED]
In one of the course reader examples for cycloalkanes (around pg. 93 of the course reader), it shows 1-tert-butyl-4methylcyclohexane. Why is there a "tert" before the butyl? I don't understand why it isn't just called "butyl"
- Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:59 pm
- Forum: *Organic Reaction Mechanisms in General
- Topic: Intro to Organic Chemistry HW Section 4.3 #29 and 30
- Replies: 2
- Views: 730
Intro to Organic Chemistry HW Section 4.3 #29 and 30
In #29, how do you know that the reaction is exothermic? Is there a way to tell?
In #30, how do you approach this problem? How do you know whether or not a reaction will occur at room temperature if you're given the activation energy?
In #30, how do you approach this problem? How do you know whether or not a reaction will occur at room temperature if you're given the activation energy?
- Sat Mar 04, 2017 7:39 am
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Quiz 3 Winter 2017
- Replies: 183
- Views: 29238
Re: Quiz 3 Winter 2017
Are the homework problems that Chem_Mod listed in the first post the only ones we should do to prepare for the quiz?
- Sat Mar 04, 2017 7:35 am
- Forum: *Nucleophiles
- Topic: Nucleophiles start reaction?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 642
Re: Nucleophiles start reaction?
I believe you are right about nucleophiles starting reactions since they are the ones that provide electrons to the electrophiles. In contrast, electrophiles have a positive charge, so they don't have electrons to give like nucleophiles do.
- Wed Feb 22, 2017 6:24 pm
- Forum: Method of Initial Rates (To Determine n and k)
- Topic: HW #17 and #19
- Replies: 2
- Views: 687
HW #17 and #19
When we are determining the order with respect to each reactant, can we only take the ratio of the data of consecutive experiments (for example, experiment 3/ experiment 2)? Or can we make a ratio from any of the experiments (like experiment 4/ experiment 1, or experiment 5 over experiment 2, etc.)?
- Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:06 pm
- Forum: Reaction Mechanisms, Reaction Profiles
- Topic: Pre-Equilibrium Method for Reaction Mechanisms
- Replies: 3
- Views: 672
Pre-Equilibrium Method for Reaction Mechanisms
Do we only have to use this method if the slow step comes after a fast step? All of the homework problems have a fast step following a slow step, so I was just wondering if this can still be used. Also, will the quiz directly tell us to use the pre-equilibrium method?
- Tue Feb 14, 2017 6:17 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: 2014 Midterm #7
- Replies: 2
- Views: 474
Re: 2014 Midterm #7
Are we always supposed to include the H+ in the cell diagram then? Because in other homework problems, they usually don't.
- Tue Feb 14, 2017 5:56 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: Midterm 2012 #7
- Replies: 4
- Views: 782
Re: Midterm 2013 #7
My bad. It's #7 on Midterm 2013. But here is the equation: Mn2+ + Br2 ----> MnO4- + Br- The corresponding balanced half reactions are: MnO4- + 8H+ 5e- ----> Mn2+ + 4H2O E= 1.49 V Br2 + 2e- ----> 2Br- E= 1.07 V In the solutions, the first equation was reversed to be oxidized. But since it has a large...
- Tue Feb 14, 2017 2:38 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: Nernst equation
- Replies: 1
- Views: 456
Nernst equation
What is the difference between the equation with ln Q and the equation with log Q? How do we know when to use which?
- Tue Feb 14, 2017 2:34 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: 2014 Midterm #7
- Replies: 2
- Views: 474
2014 Midterm #7
How come the H+ is included in the right side of the cell diagram for this problem?
- Tue Feb 14, 2017 2:23 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: Midterm 2012 #7
- Replies: 4
- Views: 782
Midterm 2012 #7
I don't understand why the half-reaction with Mn2+ was reversed instead of the half reaction with Br2. Wouldn't you reverse the Br2 equation since it has a lower reduction potential than the other half-reaction, or am I missing something?
- Sat Feb 11, 2017 2:42 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: Midterm 2014 Problem #8
- Replies: 1
- Views: 395
Midterm 2014 Problem #8
How come the first equation was reversed instead of the second one? Since the second equation has a lower reduction potential, shouldn't that be the equation that gets oxidized? Also, how come the square root of K was taken to find Ka?
- Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:42 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: Ch. 14 #13
- Replies: 1
- Views: 417
Ch. 14 #13
For part d., the cell diagram has solid gold as an electrode on the left side. Shouldn't this be Platinum, though? Can someone explain the answer to me please? I'm confused
- Thu Feb 09, 2017 9:54 pm
- Forum: Work, Gibbs Free Energy, Cell (Redox) Potentials
- Topic: Ch. 14 HW #9a
- Replies: 1
- Views: 473
Ch. 14 HW #9a
I got the correct numerical answer for #9a, -2.08 x 10^-5 J, but the book says the units are J/mol. Shouldn't the moles in Faraday's constant cancel out with the moles of electrons n, leaving only joules as units? Is it just a mistake in the textbook, or am I missing something?
- Wed Feb 01, 2017 11:09 pm
- Forum: Thermodynamic Definitions (isochoric/isometric, isothermal, isobaric)
- Topic: Isothermal reactions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 627
Re: Isothermal reactions
Is change in internal energy equal to 0 only for ideal gases in isothermal conditions, or for any system in isothermal conditions?
- Wed Feb 01, 2017 10:59 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Quiz 1 Preparation Answers
- Replies: 130
- Views: 25402
Re: Quiz 1 Preparation Answers
For #12, should the units of free energy be in kJ, not kJ/mol, because you had to multiply by the number of moles of each reactant and product in the calculation?
- Wed Feb 01, 2017 7:33 pm
- Forum: Thermodynamic Definitions (isochoric/isometric, isothermal, isobaric)
- Topic: Isothermal reactions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 627
Isothermal reactions
I know that in an isothermal reaction, the temperature doesn't change. But does this mean that q=0 (adiabatic) since there is no temperature difference so no heat flows?
- Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:59 pm
- Forum: Concepts & Calculations Using Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Topic: Ch. 9 #7 HW
- Replies: 1
- Views: 519
Ch. 9 #7 HW
For this one, I know that for constant pressure, you would use (5/2)R for heat capacity, and for constant volume it would be (3/2)R. For constant pressure, I used the equation (1.00 mol)(20.785 J/mol x K)[ln(157.9/37.6)]. I got that the change in entropy was 29.8 J/K, but the book says it's 6.80 J/K...
- Sun Jan 29, 2017 5:27 pm
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: HW Ch. 8 #41
- Replies: 1
- Views: 424
HW Ch. 8 #41
For this one, I used this equation:
(moles of ice)(enthalpy of fusion for ice)= -(mass of water)(specific heat of liquid water)(T_final-45.0)
My answer was 35 degrees Celsius, but the answer in the book is 31. Am I forgetting a step?
(moles of ice)(enthalpy of fusion for ice)= -(mass of water)(specific heat of liquid water)(T_final-45.0)
My answer was 35 degrees Celsius, but the answer in the book is 31. Am I forgetting a step?
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 11:03 pm
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: HW Ch. 8 #39
- Replies: 1
- Views: 483
HW Ch. 8 #39
For this problem, I tried using the specific heat equation using the specific heat capacity of ice and 20.0 celsius as delta T, but I didn't get the answer in the solutions manual. What am I doing wrong?
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 11:01 pm
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: HW Ch. 8 #27
- Replies: 1
- Views: 479
HW Ch. 8 #27
For part b, I tried an integral since it is a reversible reaction, but I didn't get the answer in the solution manual. I did -nRTln(v2/v1), but I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 10:57 pm
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: HW Ch. 8 #25
- Replies: 1
- Views: 488
HW Ch. 8 #25
How would you approach this problem? I don't understand how the first and second reactions described are connected
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 10:53 pm
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: Problem #19 in Ch. 8
- Replies: 2
- Views: 540
Re: Problem #19 in Ch. 8
How do you find the total heat change, though?
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 6:40 pm
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: Problem #19 in Ch. 8
- Replies: 2
- Views: 540
Problem #19 in Ch. 8
I know how to find the heat in part a, but for part b, it asks for the percentage of heat that was used to increase the temperature of the water. How would you calculate that?
- Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:30 am
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: Units [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1309
Re: Units [ENDORSED]
Generally, the enthalpy you solve for in a problem will be in kJ. However, it can vary depending on the what the problem asks for. For example, if it asks you to find the standard enthalpy of formation, it will be in kJ/mol since standard enthalpy of formation is in kJ/mol by definition. Pay attenti...
- Fri Jan 13, 2017 8:36 pm
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: State Functions and Non-State Functions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 620
Re: State Functions and Non-State Functions
Since only the initial and final values matter for a state function, you can calculate exactly how much change there was by subtracting the initial value from the final value. If you do this for each step of a multi-step reaction, you can add them to find the total change of the entire reaction. Non...
- Sat Dec 03, 2016 7:37 pm
- Forum: *Titrations & Titration Calculations
- Topic: End of a titration calculation
- Replies: 1
- Views: 890
End of a titration calculation
How exactly do you calculate the pH of a titration at the endpoint? And also, does the word "endpoint" refer to the end of the titration, or to something else?
- Sat Dec 03, 2016 10:57 am
- Forum: Calculating the pH of Salt Solutions
- Topic: 2008 Midterm Question 8A [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1212
Re: 2008 Midterm Question 8A [ENDORSED]
So in a problem where they give us the concentration of both a weak acid and its conjugate base and asked to find pH, we will most likely use the Henderson-Hasselback equation?
- Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:49 pm
- Forum: Calculating pH or pOH for Strong & Weak Acids & Bases
- Topic: Assuming X is small
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3529
Assuming X is small
Can you only assume X is small for weak acids/base, or can you also assume it is small for strong acids/bases. It makes sense that you can do it for weak acids/bases, since they don't dissociate well. But I'm unsure about strong acids/bases.
- Wed Nov 23, 2016 12:15 pm
- Forum: Lewis Acids & Bases
- Topic: Lewis/Bronsted Acids and Bases
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2990
Re: Lewis/Bronsted Acids and Bases
The Bronsted definition of an acid/base and the Lewis definition of an acid/base just describe two different aspects of the concept of acids and bases. Whenever a problem describes protons being accepted or donated, it has to do with the Bronsted definition; likewise, if it mentions electron pairs b...
- Fri Nov 18, 2016 4:59 pm
- Forum: Bronsted Acids & Bases
- Topic: Strong acids and Bases [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 552
Strong acids and Bases [ENDORSED]
In the course reader, it gives examples of strong acids and bases, along with weak acids and bases. But how do you tell if something is a strong acid or base, or a weak acid or base? Is there some type of trait that strong acids and bases share that can be used to identify them?
- Mon Nov 14, 2016 9:59 pm
- Forum: Shape, Structure, Coordination Number, Ligands
- Topic: Coordination Compound Naming
- Replies: 1
- Views: 474
Coordination Compound Naming
Do we need to know the new IUPAC names for the ligands, or do we just need to know the old names? Also, do we need to memorize all of the Latin names for the cations in case they are part of an anionic complex?
- Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:31 pm
- Forum: *Molecular Orbital Theory (Bond Order, Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism)
- Topic: Molecular Orbital Diagram
- Replies: 1
- Views: 681
Molecular Orbital Diagram
Why do we draw different diagrams when Z<8 and when Z>8 or equal to 8? What causes that difference? Also, what is the concept of antibonding? What exactly is an antibond?
- Tue Nov 01, 2016 6:55 pm
- Forum: Sigma & Pi Bonds
- Topic: Sigma and Pi bond hybridization
- Replies: 2
- Views: 566
Sigma and Pi bond hybridization
So sigma bonds can form with s and p orbitals between two atoms, but pi bonds can only form with p orbitals? I just want to make sure because on one of the practice midterms, there was a question that asked you to denote all of the sigma and pi bonds.
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:54 pm
- Forum: Resonance Structures
- Topic: Resonance Course Reader Example
- Replies: 2
- Views: 705
Resonance Course Reader Example
In the course reader around page 73, there is an example of resonance for sulfur dioxide (SO2). It is a set of three resonance structures. In the first one, all three atoms have a formal charge of 0, but in the second and third structures, oxygen has a formal charge of -1 and sulfur has a formal cha...
- Thu Oct 20, 2016 10:03 pm
- Forum: Ionic & Covalent Bonds
- Topic: formal charge [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2126
Re: formal charge [ENDORSED]
Formal charge is the charge of a certain atom when it is bonded with other atoms in a molecule. A positive formal charge means that there are less electrons than there are protons in an atom, while a negative formal charge means there are more electrons than there are protons. In either case, the at...
- Fri Oct 14, 2016 8:14 pm
- Forum: Quantum Numbers and The H-Atom
- Topic: HW question 2.17 [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1790
HW question 2.17 [ENDORSED]
What does the question mean when it asks how many orbitals are in subshells with an l-value. I know what n, l, and m_l mean, but the wording is confusing me. Could someone please break it down for me?
- Sat Oct 08, 2016 3:25 pm
- Forum: Bohr Frequency Condition, H-Atom , Atomic Spectroscopy
- Topic: HW question 1.55
- Replies: 2
- Views: 588
HW question 1.55
How do we do calculations with inverted centimeters if the units of Planck's Constant are J times s? It doesn't give a conversion from cm-1 to J.
- Sat Oct 08, 2016 3:19 pm
- Forum: Heisenberg Indeterminacy (Uncertainty) Equation
- Topic: Ch. 1 HW #43
- Replies: 1
- Views: 479
Ch. 1 HW #43
What does it mean when it says to model the atom as a one-dimensional box with a length equal to the diameter of the atom?
- Sat Oct 08, 2016 2:45 pm
- Forum: Photoelectric Effect
- Topic: Ch. 1 HW #33c
- Replies: 1
- Views: 516
Ch. 1 HW #33c
I got the correct wavelength for part a and the correct energy for part b, but for part c I got 12 nm, while the solution in the back is 8.8 nm. I don't know what I did wrong. I set the energy I got in part b equal to hc/lamba in order to find lambda. Is that correct? Please help!
- Fri Oct 07, 2016 11:39 am
- Forum: Bohr Frequency Condition, H-Atom , Atomic Spectroscopy
- Topic: Homework Problems #11 and #15 [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1022
Re: Homework Problems #11 and #15 [ENDORSED]
The homework problems from Chapter 1. Sorry I forgot to specify the chapter in the original post.
- Fri Oct 07, 2016 11:37 am
- Forum: Bohr Frequency Condition, H-Atom , Atomic Spectroscopy
- Topic: Homework Problems #11 and #15 [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1022
Homework Problems #11 and #15 [ENDORSED]
I am confused about the answer in #11. It says that for the Lyman series, the lowest energy level is n=1, and for the Balmer series the lowest is n=2. What does that mean? Can someone please explain it to me? Also, for #15, I know you have to do the problem in reverse, first by finding change in ene...
- Thu Oct 06, 2016 12:10 pm
- Forum: Significant Figures
- Topic: Quiz 1 Prep Fall 2014 #9 [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2359
Re: Quiz 1 Prep Fall 2014 #9 [ENDORSED]
There is no reason why the answer only had one significant figure since the two given values both had three significant figures. I believe your answer is correct and the solution has an error. Don't worry about it.
- Tue Sep 27, 2016 11:00 pm
- Forum: Accuracy, Precision, Mole, Other Definitions
- Topic: Accuracy vs Precision [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3408
Re: Accuracy vs Precision [ENDORSED]
Hi, Ashlyn! Accuracy is how close a measured value is to the true value, while precision is how close measurements are to each other. I have an example that really helped me understand the distinction between the two, but it's unrelated to chemistry. If you're playing a game of darts and you hit the...