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Awarded 103 times.
Why isn't the American nickel magnetic?
Awarded Mar 12 at 21:46
What's the biggest organic molecule that could have a smell?
Awarded Mar 12 at 21:46
Why does alcoholic KOH prefer elimination whereas aqueous KOH prefers substitution?
Awarded Nov 11, 2023 at 14:08
What properties of carbon dioxide make it a greenhouse gas?
Awarded Apr 13, 2023 at 19:25
Why does water evaporate at room temperature?
Awarded Mar 22, 2023 at 6:31
What is the reason for the exceptional stability of the cyclopropylmethyl carbocation?
Awarded Mar 8, 2023 at 11:46
Why is [PdCl4]2- square planar whereas [NiCl4]2- is tetrahedral?
Awarded Aug 12, 2022 at 17:47
Why is methane's molecular formula conventionally "CH₄", while water is "H₂O" (among others)?
Awarded Jul 22, 2022 at 16:43
How does ammonium nitrate explode on its own?
Awarded Mar 13, 2022 at 17:05
Mechanism of arene side chain oxidation by permanganate
Awarded Mar 4, 2022 at 15:50
The last element's atomic number
Awarded Dec 23, 2021 at 17:43
Why is the bond angle H-P-H smaller than H-N-H?
Awarded Oct 22, 2021 at 15:01
DFT Functional Selection Criteria
Awarded Sep 17, 2021 at 11:33
How to differentiate between iron and sodium flames?
Awarded Aug 7, 2021 at 11:02
Why is the vanadium(3+) ion paramagnetic?
Awarded Jul 15, 2021 at 6:40
Why does nitration of N,N-dimethylaniline occur at the meta position?
Awarded Jul 5, 2021 at 15:19
What makes banana bonds possible in diborane?
Awarded Jun 7, 2021 at 10:03
How much is 1 mμg?
Awarded May 28, 2021 at 14:07
Why does sulfur, but not oxygen, catenate?
Awarded May 11, 2021 at 12:50
Why doesn't NASA or SpaceX use ozone as an oxidizer for rocket fuels?
Awarded Apr 14, 2021 at 18:59
Why does whipped cream use nitrous oxide instead of nitrogen gas?
Awarded Apr 12, 2021 at 10:33
How to interpret parts-per notations? Is 1 ppb equal to 1 μg/kg?
Awarded Apr 2, 2021 at 12:56
How does Walter White make pure crystal meth using a non-stereospecific reaction?
Awarded Mar 3, 2021 at 13:50
Why does lemon juice reduce the "fish" odor of sea food — specifically fish?
Awarded Jan 11, 2021 at 21:47
How can one explain niobium’s weird electronic configuration?
Awarded Dec 29, 2020 at 4:18
Bonding in diatomic C2, a carbon-carbon quadruple bond?
Awarded Dec 29, 2020 at 4:18
Difference between exothermic and exergonic
Awarded Dec 3, 2020 at 8:36
Why is '-ethane' in 'methane'?
Awarded Nov 20, 2020 at 13:25
What exactly is happening when sodium, potassium, or other alkali metal explodes in water?
Awarded Nov 5, 2020 at 14:42
Why is chemistry unpredictable?
Awarded Oct 22, 2020 at 17:27
May I treat units (e.g. joules, grams, etc.) in equations as variables?
Awarded Sep 9, 2020 at 16:03
Why does cyclopropane react with bromine?
Awarded Sep 9, 2020 at 16:03
Why is pyrimidine less basic than pyridine?
Awarded Aug 24, 2020 at 10:33
What is the difference between ∆G and ∆G°?
Awarded Jul 8, 2020 at 5:20
Difference between shells, subshells and orbitals
Awarded Jul 7, 2020 at 11:02
Can we fill potato chips bags with a gas other than nitrogen?
Awarded Jul 3, 2020 at 22:45
Why do research papers mention experimental details in such detail?
Awarded Jun 8, 2020 at 15:28
Positive or Negative Anode/Cathode in Electrolytic/Galvanic Cell
Awarded Apr 8, 2020 at 12:45
Why does bond angle decrease in the order H2O, H2S, H2Se?
Awarded Apr 6, 2020 at 10:05
What would be the effect of the addition of an inert gas to a reaction at equilibrium?
Awarded Mar 30, 2020 at 10:50
Do molecules with bridges through rings exist?
Awarded Mar 4, 2020 at 5:35
What roles do neutrons play in an atom?
Awarded Dec 8, 2019 at 0:00
The reason behind the steep rise in pH in the acid base titration curve
Awarded Dec 2, 2019 at 21:45
Does oil break down condoms?
Awarded Jun 25, 2019 at 11:10
How to properly store acids at home?
Awarded Jun 17, 2019 at 3:30
Why is it wrong to use the concept of hybridization for transition metal complexes?
Awarded Jun 12, 2019 at 17:00
Why is FORTRAN so commonly used in computational chemistry?
Awarded May 5, 2019 at 6:35
Are diamonds really forever?
Awarded Apr 18, 2019 at 19:55
Why doesn't H₄O²⁺ exist?
Awarded Apr 4, 2019 at 16:35
Differences between phenols and alcohols
Awarded Feb 16, 2019 at 13:40
Could a magnet pull oxygen out of the air?
Awarded Dec 14, 2018 at 22:35
Why is an S-S bond stronger than an O-O bond?
Awarded Dec 3, 2018 at 21:25
Unit of the equilibrium constant: contradiction of Bridgman's theorem?
Awarded Nov 26, 2018 at 11:05
What is Bent's rule?
Awarded Nov 1, 2018 at 20:30
Ortho-effect in substituted aromatic acids and bases
Awarded Oct 17, 2018 at 5:50
How do I figure out the hybridization of a particular atom in a molecule?
Awarded Oct 12, 2018 at 13:05
Has anyone even taken a picture of a molecule to confirm the geometry predicted by theory?
Awarded Sep 30, 2018 at 19:00
Acid Accident Treatment
Awarded Sep 13, 2018 at 15:55
How are poisons discovered? Does someone have to die/be poisoned from it first?
Awarded Jul 10, 2018 at 23:31
Why is it important to use a salt bridge in a voltaic cell? Can a wire be used?
Awarded Jun 23, 2018 at 15:15
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