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Calculate the frequency, in hertz (level n = 10 to level n = 5)
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What Makes Hydrocarbons Unique?
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Troubleshooting pH Levels in Saltwater Aquariums
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Chemical to cut headlight oxidation?
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A question regarding oxidation numbers
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How do you write chemical formulas for ionic compounds?
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All of these numbers have 3 significant figures right?
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Some Basic Line Spectrum and Chemistry Questions I Have
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Determining D and L Stereoisomers: Explained
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Finding Mole Ratios of 3 Substances
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Understanding Energy vs. Enthalpy: Real Life Applications
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Km and Vmax dependence on enzyme concentration
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What is the proposed name for Element 112 and why was it chosen?
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Calculating Final NaCl Concentration After Dilution
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Which structure is correct according to its name?
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Organic Chemistry - why not just three 2p orbitals in ethene?
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O-H Bonding (and ion dissociation)
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Solving Isotopic Symbols Problems: Ar-40 & Beyond
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What are the different types of motion in a CH2 group in IR spectroscopy?
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Increasing vapor pressure in water
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Dancing bananas thread in chemistry
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How Do Fractional Bond Orders Arise in Resonant Molecular Structures?
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Why are metals more dense than non-metals?
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Element abundance on earth's crust
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What are the limitations of RP-HPLC in chemical analysis?
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Does Titanium Dioxide React with Strong Acids and Oxidizers?
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Possible Causes for Red Urine with Bleach Addition?
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Why Do Carboxylic Acids Deprotonate?
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How can I improve molecule elution in thin layer chromatography?
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Need a glue that will withstand 250°C or 350°C
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Gibbs Energy and Equilibrium Constant
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Extracting energy out of hydrogen and oxygen
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Difference between physics and chemistry
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Oxygen/cargon monoxide when burning
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How Can Methane Be Used as a Viable Fuel Source for Transportation?
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Alternative to HCFC: Ozone Layer Protection
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CO2 vapour pressure passed critical temperature
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Dielectric Strength Of Liquids: looking for data
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Entropy & Osmosis: Brownian Motion & 2nd Law of Motion
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Organic Reaction Mechanisms: Memorizing vs. Computing
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Testing pH Change of Na2CO3 Solution After a Month
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How Many mg/l Are in a 3% Sodium Hypochlorite Solution?
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How are smells created and mediated?
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Lattice Diffusion : Techniques & Procedure
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What will happen if CuSO4 is taken as electrolyte.Zn & Cu are two electrodes.?
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Spin Quantum Number: Why is it Always + or - 1/2?
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Speculative Biochemistry: Because Earth is just one planet.
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Smaller Packing Fraction, Higher Nuclear Stability - Chemical Kinetics
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Why Does Water Require More Energy to Become a Gas?
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Create Lead Nitrate - A Step-by-Step Guide
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Explaining the Kinetic Gas Equation
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Q. about the Cossee-Arlman mechanism in alkene polymerization
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Mixing bleach/disinfectants with glycerine
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What is the best intro book for Chemistry
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Measuring degradation/decomposition
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Looking for Exciting Chemistry Experiments to Try at Home?
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What would happen if propane was well-mixed with air?
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Magnetic water? and a question or 2 about ions
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Lab Experiment for Preparation of Ammonia
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Understanding Carbon Electrons: Is the Chemistry Book Right?
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Why does coupling intensity in H-NMR correspond to Pascal's triangle?
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Temperature Coefficient: Exothermic & Endothermic Reactions
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Nuclear Reactions: Spallation, Reaction & Radioactivity | Identify
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How does a Voltaic cell produce electricity using zinc and copper plates?
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Electroanalytical Chemistry HELP
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Help with a peakfitting software
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Chloramination and detecting chloramine with a total chlorine test.
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Polybutene (Isobutylene/butene copolymer) 100% by wt.
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Determining how compounds react
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Supercooling of water-what's going on?
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How Can Surfboard Wax Avoid Sticking to Hair?
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Why and What are SP Carbon Orbitals When Hydrogens/Protons Removed?
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Is This Resonance Structure Valid?
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What is the meaning of Arrhenius behavior?
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Wilderness Chemistry: What an Ultimate Chemist Should Know
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IR Spectroscopy Help for Organic Chemistry
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Is There a More Efficient Heat Absorbing Material for Summer Energy Storage?
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What's the sp orbital of this carbon?
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Can Pressure Cause Water to Freeze at Room Temperature?
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Can Luminol Create a Glow-in-the-Dark Mist?
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Does all alcohol undergo halogenation and controlled oxidation?
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How does smoking meat preserve it?
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What are the best chemical options for cleaning oil field water injection lines?
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Calculating Moles of O in 4.5 Moles of P2O5 - Need Help!
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Anyone have a science lab in their home?
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Testing Water for Magnesium w/ Titration Kit
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What Is a Pseudochiral Carbon?
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Understanding Lewis Structures: When to Form Double Bonds
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What is the state of fire ? is it gas , solid or liquid ?
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Understanding Lone Pairs & Orbitals
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Enhancing Magnesium-Water Reaction with Pressure and Temperature
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Why are intermolecular HCl molecules among them not considered hydrogen bonds?
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Understand Carbon Bonding: Electron Movement?
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Intro to Chemistry: Find a Short Intro Course For Chem 101
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ACS Organic Exam Who's taken it?
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What are Limiting Reactants & How to Find Them
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Will carbon powder dissolve (ionize) in sulfamic acid? If so, what ionic state?
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DC Effect on Activated Carbon: Will it be Attracted to the Cathode?
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How Can Hydrogen Gas Be Produced Cheaply and Safely?
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Ksp Equation for CaF2: Coefficients and Stoichiometry Explained
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