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Why do different elements have different charges?
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Melting Points as Function of P
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Anhydrous sodium sulfate put in a solution
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Looking for a better understanding of chemical reactions
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Why is acetic acid a weak acid?
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Principal Quantum Number of the Excited Oxygen atom.
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Why Do Welded Joints Rust Faster?
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Calculating Net Dipole Moment for Water - What Am I Doing Wrong?
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Prediction of volume of solid-liquid solution
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How can I easily remember the complex structures of biomolecules?
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When looking at a Chemical, what does this mean 99.9 atom % D
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Clarification on Liquefaction of Hydrogen Gas
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What Is the Correct Symbol for Gibbs' Energy Under Standard Conditions?
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What are some helpful resources for understanding inorganic chemistry concepts?
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Help building a database of organic compounds used in pharmaceuticals
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A question regarding combustion
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Reactants have a higher enthelpy
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(molecular spectroscopy)what is the meaning of the symbol
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Is the following molecule capable of making hydrogen bonds
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Understanding atomic mass units (amu) and weight of particles
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Barium Borate- beta BBO crystals (what am I looking at?)
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Solving H2O Equilibria: Can 5 Variables be Balanced?
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What are toy gun caps made of?(those red circls that make a lot sound)
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Difference between bi and bis as prefixes of a molecule?
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Fastest oxidizing meterials? that are cheap to deoxidizing?
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Sandmeyer isatin synthesis - tarry material?
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Emergency Flare: Burning Long and Bright - Learn How to Make It!
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Hydrate dissolving in it's own waters
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80% ethanol mixed with 20% diesel
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Can anyone recommend any chemistry forums?
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Tertiary Alcohols: Can't be Oxidized & Breaking C-C Bonds
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Absorption with UV/VIS spectrometer
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Anode erosion of a moisture probe
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How Does Removing Ammonia Affect Chemical Equilibrium?
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Preservation of Sugar Feedstock for Bioethanol/Animal Feed
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Pen ink faded off upon heat(or maybe sunlight)
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Charge of antimony pentafluoride
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How to Clean a Cast Iron Fry Pan with Thick Calcium Deposits?
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Melting and recasting pure iron bars?
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Doubts about potential energy, bonding and chemical reactions
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Synthesis of methanol from CO2+H2
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Ethane rotation at room temperature
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Systematic Treatment of Molar Solubility
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Nitro Piston Air Gun: Benefits & Mechanism Explained
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Why activated carbon absorbs colored particles? Why colour matters?
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What Makes Nitrates So Explosive?
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Relationship between photochemical mechanisms and chiral molecules
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Reason for NMR results not being proportional with C-13
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How to Make a Standard Additions Curve?
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How does electroplating work at the atomic scale?
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Concentration of water vs. equilibrium
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Are All Charged Molecules Polar and Can Polar Molecules Be Uncharged?
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Can 2-Pentanol Be Synthesized Through Fermentation?
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Why is chlorine the central atom in a chlorate ion
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Is 2-Methyl-1-Propene the Correct Naming for this Molecule?
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Entropy Variation - System, Neighborhood and Universe
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Why is the Shape of Hydrogen Selenide (H2Se) Bent?
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NIOSH indicates solubility in percentage. What is the meaning?
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How to draw Lewis structure of molecules with N
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Molecular mass of He+MON and He+MMH
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How Long Does It Take for CO2 to Diffuse in a Nitrogen-Filled Vessel?
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Question about Helium at absolute zero
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Understanding Protecting Groups in Organic Synthesis: When to Use TBDMS-Cl
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Which Substance in Blood Catalyzes Hydrogen Peroxide Decomposition?
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Why is solubility of HBr Less Than HCl ?
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Stoddard solvent, Mineral spirit, what's the difference?
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Solar-distilled Water & your health
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Chemical Reactions of Substances & Professors' Advice
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How Do Lead Acid Battery Reactions Work?
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Is a .1M HCl solution more acidic than a .2M HCL solution ?
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Chemical to absorb oxygen and nitrogen
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Metals and Coordination Chemistry
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Solutions, solvents, solvability and statistics
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Can water be instantly vaporized without reaching its boiling point?
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Position of subshells in a bond
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Advice needed regarding MgCl2 analysis and purification
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Rusting of Nails in Salt Solutions
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Exact Solutions for Kinetics of 2A + B → C + D Reaction with Rate Constant k
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I'm confused about this excited electron configuration
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Why does the enthelpy equation include work (PV term) twice?
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Solving Titration Problems: NaOH + Oxalic Acid
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Where can I find organic chemistry exercises with solutions?
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Corrosion data using Electrochemistry
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Hybridized orbitals (can't understand diagram)
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Equilibrium Constant Table Method
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Bowl turns black with heat Strange physicochemical phenomenon
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Help required with chemical formula and spectrophotometry
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Pentagonal Bipyramidal and Square Antiprismatic
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Experimental demonstration of existence of atoms
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Confused about mole ratio being relative or absolute
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Need opinion on titration question
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Alumina aerogel as refractory material
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Buffer (pH of a weak acid decreases when we add NaOH Yes, really
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Fischer–Tropsch process and catalysts?
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Which HPLC Column is Best for Separating Enantiomer Proteins?
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Can Perlite Be Used as Vacuum Insulation for Cryogenic Hydrogen Tanks?
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Help with a non-water based conductive liquid at room temp.
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Troubleshooting Titration: Hair & Water Effects
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Variable valency explanation and cause
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Iodide Oxidation by Hydrogen Peroxide
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