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No. I really don't know how to even begin to understand this information. That's all of the information I was given.

Homework Statement How do you explain the difference in acidity of the ortho, meta, and para- fluorophenols. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I know that EWG enhance the acidity of phenols because they stabilize the delocalized negative charge. I also drew out the...

Homework Statement I'm having a hard time understanding spectral data. It says that there is a compund with a sharp IR between 1700 and 1720 cm-1 and a strong broad absorption over the region 2500-3000 cm-1. 1H NMR: 2.49 (t, 2H), 2.80 (t, 2H), 3.72 (s, 3H), 6.78 (d, 2H), 7.11 (d, 2H)...

can anybody possibly help me understand this?

Homework Statement I need help with this problem please. My partner and I have stared at this problem and keep going in circles and can't seem to figure out how to work this problem. Please help! One mole of an ideal diatomic gas undergoes a transition from a to c along the diagonal path in...

Wow! What an explanation! That makes sense. Thank you.

So does the cheese conduct more heat than the dough so it transfers more heat to your tongue. Or is it because the cheese was originally a solid and it melted so it absorbed more energy than the bread, so the cheese transfers that energy to your tongue?

Consider a hot pizza from the oven. Why do you tend to burn your tongue on the cheese, but not the crust?