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    Zwitterion and isoelectric point

    Yeah at the isoelectric point, amino acids neutralise themselves because H+ ion from the carboxyl group bonds to the amino group. Below the IEP there is an excess of H+ ions floating around so the carboxyl group gets its proton back leaving the molecule positively charged. Above the IEP there is...
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    Hydrogen bond big problems in my mind

    When a H atom bonds to a highly electronegative atom it pretty much becomes a bare proton which is highly electropositive. Electropositive things attract electronegative things so this proton will be attracted to electronegative atoms like O or N.
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    Can someone explain electronegativity, please.

    Electronegativity is a measure of how much an atom or functional group attracts electrons.
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    How to determine the value of electronegativity

    Well period 4 elements will be way bigger than period 3 elements and as a result their effective nuclear charge is a lot weaker because their nuclei are shielded way more (due to the greater number of electrons surrounding the nuclei). Thats why electronegativity usually decreases as you move...
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    Explaining why some reactions are spontaneous at certain temperatures

    Oh yeah didn't think of that. I could also plot T vs. their sum.
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    Van't Hoff Approach to Finding ∆H and ∆S

    Heres the question: http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/9042/vanthoff.png and here's the Van't Hoff equation (the form I like to use): [PLAIN][PLAIN]http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/1577/vtequation.png I'm a bit confused about what's going on here. I see the formula includes ∆Ho, meaning...
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    Mastering Equation Balancing in Chemistry: A Universal Method for All Reactions

    Yeah I'll post the questions in the forums anyway, that way I'll get explanations from more than 1 person. Borek that's a brilliant site you started there. I was thinking about making a site like this for a long time but didn't have the time to get it started. If you need any help I'm fairly...
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    Explaining why some reactions are spontaneous at certain temperatures

    On an exam I got this question: [PLAIN]http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/5732/spontaneity.png but at the time I had no idea how to answer it. I still don't really know if I can answer it. I can explain it mathematically with the equation: ΔG = ΔH - TΔS seeing as a spontaneous reaction...
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    Mastering Equation Balancing in Chemistry: A Universal Method for All Reactions

    Thanks c03rcion. What I was struggling with was balancing the oxygens at the end, I didn't think of using a fraction to balance it then multiplying every coefficient by the denominator of the fraction. I've been practicing a fair bit and now I have no trouble with these combustion equations. I'm...
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    Mastering Equation Balancing in Chemistry: A Universal Method for All Reactions

    No. In my summer exams I had a Hess' Law question that I couldn't even start because I couldn't balance the equation for the combustion of acetaldehyde. EDIT: I looked it up and I see now that when I have trouble balancing 1 element like that I just put a fraction beside it then multiply...
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    Mastering Equation Balancing in Chemistry: A Universal Method for All Reactions

    I'm in my 3rd year of a chemistry course so its fairly ridiculous that I can't balance equations. I can balance simple equations in my head in seconds but what I need is an algorithm that I can use to balance any equation I will ever encounter. Can any of you teach me a method for balancing...
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    Why was Tesla obsessed with the number 3?

    Its pretty frustrating now being able to pinpoint the source of this quote. The fact we don't know whether that's a quote or a paraphrase or whether Tesla actually said anything like that at all adds an extra layer of ambiguity.
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    Why was Tesla obsessed with the number 3?

    I read somewhere that he said "he who knows the magnificence of the number 3 will understand the mechanisms of the universe" or something to that effect. Just because he had OCD doesn't mean he didn't have a valid (with respect to his belief system) reason to indulge in a particular obsession.
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    Why was Tesla obsessed with the number 3?

    https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Nikola_Tesla#Later_years http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/4278842 http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/strange.htm http://primes.utm.edu/curios/page.php/3.html [http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~noelh/Tesla.htm They're obviously...
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    Why was Tesla obsessed with the number 3?

    I've read plenty of claims that Tesla had an obsession with the number 3. I read about half of his autobiography so far but I didn't come across any mention of the number 3. Anyone know why Tesla had an obsession with the number?
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