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Understanding the Relationship Between ΔH and q in Thermodynamics
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Molecular Orbital Theory: Explaining a "Dot" Representing No Interaction
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Equilibrium constant vs rate constant - where kinetics meets thermodynamics?
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Where can I find a salt bath that reaches 600°C?
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What are the products of the reaction: SnCl4 + CH3OH + N2 + H2O?
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Name the following molecule (common name and IUPAC)?
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Electron Configuration Exceptions
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Comparing Reactivity of Cyclohexane and Hexane
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How can I successfully precipitate gold from ore using aqua regia?
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Can Van Gogh's Greyed Flowers Be Restored Through Square MM's?
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Xenon oxide photochemical preparation?
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Why is Diethylamine a Stronger Base Than Dimethylamine?
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Phases of Acetone and Diphenyl at room temp
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Is water a pure substance? I had a question on a quiz and it said
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How can NO and HNO3 be removed during the lab preparation of dinitrogen?
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What caused the spontaneous ice slush in my carbonated drink?
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Some terminology clarification, please.
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List of Properties of Elements: A Comprehensive Guide
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I seek an equation for water/oxygen in an airmass
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IR spectrum of an octahedral complex
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Question regarding Millikan's oil drop experiment.
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Calculus for Chemistry Majors: Overcome Struggles & Prepare for Grad School
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Arrhenius equation problem - converting equations
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Why might a bunsen burner heat slowly?
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Potassium Phosphate Buffer
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I've seen many mentions of metal catalysts why metal? What do they do?
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Chlorine and Hydrogen Bonding: Examining the Strength and Nature of Interactions
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If pH is below pKa, chemical will be protonated: corresponding rule for pKb?
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Which electrolyte can I use for electrolytic etching of Aluminium
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Electrolysis of Water: Harnessing Oxygen & Identifying Gas
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Electron affinity and electron gain enthelpy
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PH of saturated solution of CaCO3
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Some doubts I have while trying to compare boiling points/ solubility
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Cream of tartar and baking soda
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Solving Solubility Doubt: Sodium Benzoate vs. Toluene
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Acetone in Gasoline: UOP Shadow Racing Team Tested
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Why is oxygen more paramagnetic than nitrogen?
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Energy generation form heat using reversible equations
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Altering the odor of paint thinners
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Saltwater Electrolysis - Adding HCl
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Early 1900's Concentration Measurements
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How to break down Dichlorodifluoromethane
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Why do high-melt-point crystals melt so low in molten glass?
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Understanding Peptide Bonds: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners
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Uranium Nitride Synthesis Breakthrough
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How to find missing final/initial temp
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Hydrogen, in the presence of oxygen, will combust when exposed to a
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Measuring of electrode potential.
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Urea sulfate synthesis (acid concentration?)
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Paralysing the somatic nervous system
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Electronegativity and stability of ions?
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Why is magnesium an NMDA antagonist?
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Why Doesn't a Soap Film Burst When Held Vertically?
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How were atomic numbers exactly determined?
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How to Create 3D Diagrams for Enantiomer Reactions?
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Investigating the Hydrothermal Decomposition of Hemicellulose
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Want to learn more about phase transitions
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Why Use Hess's Law in Chemical Reactions?
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How Can I Find the Chemical Hg12Ti3Ba30Ca30Cu45O125?
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Question about exponential decay timing.
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What are limitations of an experiment?
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Organic compounds with a charge
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Salt Battery: Choosing anode/cathode
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Does Iron Lose Mass When Exposed to Water and Oxygen?
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Practical Endothermic reactions
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Ribose cyclization: pyrane or furane?
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Extraction of carbon distribution data from blended biofuel
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Why methane burn at high temperature?
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Why are sugars found predominantly in D-form in biochemistry?
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What is the ionized and unionized form?
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How to Scale Up Production of Iron (III) Oxide?
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Production of Pure, Dry Oxygen from Silver Oxide
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Why N-Butane & Isobutane Have Different Autoignition & Flash Points
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Flash point ,autoignition temp
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Logarithmic Decay of Hypochlorite/Chlorine by UV light
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Why Are Ionic Compounds Hard & Brittle?
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Calc Mass Calcium Carbonate Precipitating
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What factors contribute to the strength of an atomic interaction or bond?
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Busted at the Fair: Buy Slushy Magic
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MIT developed a cheap artificial leaf
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Solving "Grey Compound" Mystery: Copper + (KI + I2) = ?
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How to Safely Create PolyAluminum Chloride from Aluminum Chloride?
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Unique Bonds: Diborane's Bent Bond Structure
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Do enzymes tranfer energy to break substrates?
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Purification of alkyl halide from pyridine
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Calculating 10% NaOH eqv. to 10% NH4OH
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Why Does the Common Ion Effect Increase Ksp for AgCl in the Presence of Cl-?
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Method for analyzing pure carbon
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How does non-ionizing substance prevent reaction reversal?
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Concentration of synthesized nanoparticles
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What Causes the Color of Hydrogen Gas?
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How does UV radiation affect polymer decomposition?
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Temperature range at which a reaction is spontaneous, Where is the mistake?
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What is the oxidation mechanism of KMnO4 on alkanes?
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Synthesizing alkyne from alcohol
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Can concentrated hot sulfuric acid directly react with alkenes?
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Problems with Raman Spectrometer
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Electron configuration 3d orbitals
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Calculating Van Der Waals Forces: Gecko Climbing Walls
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Why Do Rocket Hobbyists Use Non-Stoichiometric Mixes in Propellants?
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