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### Bonding and Antibonding

So I understand, electrons exist in orbitals, mainly s, p, d, f and that when they bond with one another it will form sigma and pi bonds and that whether it bonds in a certain orientation a molecular ...
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### Why do aqueous solutions always have to be electrically neutral?

I was reviewing some analytical chemistry and stumbled upon a section that explained the imperfection of using a salt bridge. It said that the using dissimilar ions is a problem because in, for ...
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### Electrolysis: Water to Hydrogen gas?

I recently conducted an experiment where I electrolyzed a solution of sodium chloride. I was using a copper coin as the anode, and I observed a pale blue precipitate in the cup when I was done with ...
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### Are there any free electrons in metal vapor?

Metals contain free moving electrons, in both the solid and liquid state. Does this happen when it is in vapor form?
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### synthesizable functional groups [closed]

I was told in this question: https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/4789/synthesizability-and-energy-minimization-of-a-structure/4791#4791 to [Count the] "number of accessible functional ...
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### How do you determine which entity gains or loses an H+ in an equation?

$$\ce{HCO3- (aq) + H2O(l) <=> H2CO3(aq) +OH- (aq)}$$ I do not understand why this makes an Arrhenius base and why it doesn't form: $$\ce{HCO3- (aq) + H2O(l) <=> CO3^2- (aq) +H3O+ (aq)}$$ ...
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### I have to write a Python program relating with molecular weight. Any insight?

Write a program that determines the molecular weight of a chemical compound based on the number of hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen atoms in the compound. You should use the following atomic weights: \...
Starting point for Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (AIM) is the electron density $\rho(r)$. It could be determined experimentally (X-ray diffractions). I want to know how can we estimate them ab ...