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Etymology of 'Base': Understand Why It's Called So

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Balancing MnO4- + C2O42- redox reaction in acidic solution

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Delocalised pi electrons in benzene

  • Parbat
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What Triggers Ionic Bonding in Atoms?

  • Pengwuino
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Infinite number of energy levels available to an atom

  • thewall12
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Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

  • Bashyboy
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Catalytic Converters - Three Questions

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Making thermite paste with iron oxide

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What Determines the Changeover from Liquid to Solid or Steam in Water?

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What Determines the Colour of Compounds?

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Chemical equations are becoming my greatest nightmare

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What do these molecular term symbols mean?

  • AxiomOfChoice
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Chemistry self-study book for thermodynamics prerequisites

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Understanding Enantiomers of 3-Bromo-1-Butanol

  • Marconis
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I don't understand what causes redox reactions to occur.

  • emr564
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Why is cobalt aluminate sintering done at 1200°C with finely ground powders?

  • Panthera Leo
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Cheap liquid with Sp.Gravity betn. 2.8 to 6.5

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Water H2O convert to Hydrogen peroxide H2O2

  • Jacquesl
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Acid-Base Reaction Temperature Conundrum

  • Dramen
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Why is Trifluoroacetic Acid more acidic than Trichloroacetic Acid?

  • triplej
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Unusual observations any sensible answers?

  • Caniche
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How to Identify a Metal Using Work Function and Wavelength?

  • geej77
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Understanding Equations for Chemistry Exam Prep

  • hamxa7
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Heavy Elements Accumulate in Earth: Why?

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Why Does One Mole of Any Gas Occupy Same Volume?

  • Bashyboy
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Why do Cl-35 and Cl-37 have the same chemical reactions?

  • lionely
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Hi guys. Imagine how dumb I feel for never having heard of this

  • Salamanca
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Where Can I Find Detailed Information on Conway Microdiffusion Analysis?

  • ~christina~
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How to Determine the Products of Chemical Reactions

  • ashine
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Wave function , robability density , probability contradiction?

  • khurram usman
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Why is the mass number of chlorine not a whole number?

  • Jadaav
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Molecular Ionization: Is Rydberg Formula Possible?

  • ShayanJ
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Anionic ligands in coordination complexes

  • CrimpJiggler
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What kind of math is required for upper level chemistry classes?

  • bael
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At what temperatures do the omega-3 fatty acids oxidize?

  • treehouse
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Ksp, saturated solutions and precipitation (Ionic Equilibria)

  • Ashu2912
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A test for hexan-1-ol and methylpentane-1-ol

  • Anna55
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Oxidizing suspended sulfur to sulfate in solution

  • siggihm
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Determining When Molecular Compounds Ionize When Dissolved Into Water

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Do High Power Microwaves Alter Food's Molecular Structure?

  • student_
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How did scientists determine the number of electrons in each element?

  • lssam
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How do atomic orbitals combine to form molecular orbitals?

  • CrimpJiggler
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Why Can't I Get the Same Answer for the Boltzmann Equation Problem?

  • atsum
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Ionic Bond Strength: LiF vs K20

  • Qaztgbe
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Bunsen Coefficient Solubility Calculation Units?

  • jeanius
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Understanding Selectivity of Reducing Agents in Organic Chemistry

  • kyletheskater
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What is a Double Displacement Reaction?

  • Bashyboy
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How Do I Light My Steam Engine Fuel Tablets?

  • BadBrain
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Find hybridisation of Carbon compounds

  • Saitama
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Toxic chemical compounds used in products that you are aware of

  • Jurrasic
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Two fairly simple, but unrelated queries.

  • Bashyboy
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Oxygen + Photons: Uni- or Bi-Molecular Process?

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What is the Chemistry equivalent of Particle Physics?

  • MarcAlexander
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Equilibrium constant contradiction

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What is a Subshell in Chemistry?

  • physics kiddy
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How can I make hydrochloric acid at home?

  • jason006
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Why is hydrogen in group 1 if it doesn't behave like alkali metals?

  • physics kiddy
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Why do sulfite and sulfate ions have the same net charge?

  • Bashyboy
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Chemistry learning resources and tutorials

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What is the Name of B(C6F5)4 Compound?

  • zeromaxxx
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Irreducible Representation and IR stretching bands

  • remeday86
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Virtual chemistry lab software for general chemistry

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Can you have a triple replacement reaction?

  • dnt
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Chemical Bonding: Does CN Neutral Exist?

  • Shivam123
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Chemistry Lab Help: Get Answers Now

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Choosing a partner in chemistry courses at a university or college

  • Jurrasic
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Why dilute HF and HNO3 didn't fizz when neutralized with calcium hydroxide

  • Aaron William
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Balancing Equations: Oxygen in Compounds

  • J-Girl
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Is it possible for HCO3 to have a -3 charge?

  • martianman
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Finding percent abundance of multiple isotopes from atomic mass

  • Same-same
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How do we know the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in each atom?

  • scientifico
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Possible Errors Made Regarding Polarity and Intermolecular Bonds

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Why is \frac{dN_i}{N}\neq dX_i when using the mole fraction concept?

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Is ml/gal the same as gal/ml when both equal 1 liter?

  • asburypark
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What is sodium hydroxide for in this hand sanitizer formula?

  • mrwhitee
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Isolating cembranoids from tobacco flowers without nicotine

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Finding research starting points for autocatalytic reaction cycles

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Polar compounds that are insoluble in water

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Does Water Break Down/Rot?(Chemistry Ignorant)

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If Cadmium is Toxic then how does it get in jewelry so often?

  • Jurrasic
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Orbital hybridization and lone electrons

  • CrimpJiggler
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Why doesn't sulfuric acid react with electrowinning zinc at the cathode?

  • SMD1990
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How do ions conduct electricity in water?

  • scientifico
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Why measure NaCl and container before the container alone

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How Does Baking Soda Absorb Odors?

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How are subscripts 1 and 2 assigned in character tables?

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Inorganic I - 8 Coordinate Complexes

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Understanding Chemical Bonding: Why Last Sublevel Electrons Matter

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Acetone v. Alcohol for cleaning a pipe.

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Can a solution contain only cations?

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Why can the mixing of acids and bases be dangerous

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Is a Daniell Cell Rechargeable?

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