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Why are sp3 bonds 75% p character, other than that the name says so?
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What is the formal definition of reactivity and how can it be quantified?
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Charge on Fluorine Ion: Transition Elements & More
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Electrolysis of Aqueous Sodium Iodide
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Does toothpaste chemicals may be damage to our health?
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Iron oxide formation and solvation
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Why Don't 5 Si Atoms Bind with Added Phosphorus?
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Colloidal Particles and their size
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Mixing Solutions: Understanding Volume & Enthalpy
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Does the Fizz Keeper Device Really Keep Carbonated Drinks from Going Flat?
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Plotting x vs 2*x is it possible? (Reaction kinetics)
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Is General Chemistry for Engineers Different from Regular General Chemistry?
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Synthesis of Nano Cu particles-Problem solving
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Audio/video courses and lectures on chemistry
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Understand Splitting Patterns for NMR Molecules
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Question about tap water in Dallas
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3 Questions regarding reaction kinetics- me out.
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Adapting the chlor-alkali process for nitrates
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How can the bond angle of a molecule be determined using its formula?
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Tests for qualitative analysis of bio-plastics/plastics?
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Effect of Cooling on Molecular Structure
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HCP miller indices in Orthogonal coordinate system
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HPLC regarding the pore size vs the molecule size
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What is the Chemical Name of SnMg2O4?
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Physics vs Chemistry: What Do You Prefer & Why?
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What Is the Friendliest Chemistry Textbook for Self-Study?
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Can Glucose Synthesis be Achieved Technically?
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Probe for Hydrogen Peroxide residue analysis
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Cyclic voltammetry of GOX
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Oxidation of Metal Using a Generator
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Specific Heat Capacity: Why Do Some Substances Take More Energy?
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Would Solvent Move Through a Membrane to Air in Osmosis?
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Properties of carbon and sulfur questions
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Graphene Solar Cell: Why Composite w/ GO, Not Graphene?
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Recrystallizing but not getting any crystals
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Why cant I have a solution of just anions? or Cations?
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Produce Methane Via CO2 + H2O ?
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Dissolution gas, exo/endo Thermic
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NH2 is electron acceptor or electron donor?
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Understanding the Amount of Substance in Physical Objects
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Can These Hydrocarbons Be Properly Named According to IUPAC Rules?
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Isomers of Butene: A Comprehensive Guide to 5 Variants | Ausetute
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Creating an Efficient Electrical Cell to Optimal Chemical Combinations
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Is Decane a Viable Alternative to Octane for Engine Combustion?
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Can O2 combine with H2 to form water without activation energy?
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Units being used in the graphs for ψ and radius (in nm) and ψ^2 and ra
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Steam evolved during pressurized experiment
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The specific heat capacity at constant volume for liquid isopropanol?
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Oxidation/Decomposition of Chewing Gum Blots
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Is carbon dioxide equally distrubuted throughout the Earth?
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Making Methane a More Useful Fuel: Catalyst Possibilities?
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What is the Reaction Between K2CO3 and KH2PO4?
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Can You Etch Al2O3 Without Etching Al in Microelectronics?
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Can biofuel replace petro oil, or can petro oil be farm produce?
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Benzene Stability: Bond Dissociation vs. Aromaticity
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Obtain Oxygen: Break Apart CO2 or H2SO4?
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Choosing filter paper to extract an organic compound from HCl using gr
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Calling kinetics experts: rate law from conductivity isnt possible?
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Why is the Enthalpy of Neutralisation for HF Greater than 68KJ?
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Are electrons negative by default?
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A good chemistry/org chem. Lab manual?
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Coordination no. in crystals (conceptual)
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Can nitro fatty acids lower blood pressure in humans?
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Boiling point of ethers and alkanes
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Negative values in calibration curve
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Linus Pauling's General Chemistry
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Discovering the Science Behind Fizzy Angostura Bitters & Tonic Water
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Commonly stocked dyes that work with cotton
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Can the Heat of Formation for BaSO4 be Determined through Calorimetry?
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What is the difference between the two naphthenes in this table?
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Methods of determining concentration of solution
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What is the difference between acid,base,salt, amphoteric and neutral?
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How to calculate heat of reaction of a single replacement reaction?
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Can You Make Incense Without the Smell of Saltpeter?
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Is it okay to use dot/cross for free radical rxns
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Why does lithiation of arylethers result in a selective ortho product?
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Best substance to dissolve in water to increase boilingpoint elevation
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Mechanism of benzene nucleophilicity activation
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Positrons, electrons, and chemical reactions
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Physical state of acids when they are ionized
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Calculation of absolute electrode potential and salt bridge qns
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Thoughts on Excerpt from My Chem Prof's Textbook?
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Distilled Ethanol Safe To Drink?
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Simple question about dissolving a compound
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Homemade Welder (Chemistry Behind It)
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Explosion from mix or vibration
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Is Delta H of formation the same for NH4NO3 Aqueous and in Solid Form?
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Hybridization and Hypervalent molecules
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Avogadro's constant, number of moles, number of particles
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Praseodymium (etc.) Trivia Question(s)
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Negative refraction, meta materials, no quest for chemists?
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Derivation of Marcus Electron Transfer Theory
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Derivation of Marcus Electron Transfer Theory
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Rotation of PPL by opticaly active compounds (mathematical feeling)
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Why are more stable carbocations faster formed?
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Will a matter get 0 volume on -273 C?
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Question on hypothetical pure O2 atmosphere
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Coordination number for fcc and NaCl
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1H-NMR for conformation elucidation
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Permanent marker to decorate a coffe mug
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