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Why does the reaction quotient use the products (multiplications) of reactants and products, rather than their respective sums?

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Why is the enthalpy change not zero in an adiabatic process?

17 votes

Deriving a reduction potential from two other reduction potentials

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Extraction of Sn from SnO2

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Why does acetylene, having an acidic proton, not react with strong bases like NaOH and KOH?

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Splitting of $d$ orbitals when ligands approach central metal ion

14 votes

What is the edge of a diamond like?

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Why does HNO3 not give off H2 when reacting with Cu?

11 votes
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Difference of dipole moments of dichloromethane and trichloromethane?

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How can molecularity be the order of the rate determining step?

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Why do alkyl bromides and iodides develop colour when exposed to light?

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Derivation of relationship between Gibbs free energy and electrochemical cell potential

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Energy required to remove an electron from He

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In Graham's law, is the rate of effusion only dependent on molar mass?

7 votes

Does rate of Evaporation change with surface area?

7 votes
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How is an aqueous Ag+ the same as [Ag(H2O)2]+?

6 votes

Derivation of relationship between equilibrium constant and Gibbs free energy change

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Isothermal vs. adiabatic compression of gas in terms of required energy

5 votes

Thermodynamics and equilibrium constant

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Water-water vapour equilibrium above the boiling point

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For which pair of species is the difference in radii the greatest?

4 votes

Boyle's Law of pressure and volume

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What is the reason behind the characteristic colours of elements?

4 votes

Calculating the pH of a solution of Ca(OH)2

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Use of osmosis to measure molecular weight of macromolecules

4 votes

Why does equilibrium exist?

3 votes

Effect of concentration on molar conductance

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Is this relation in case of a mixture of ideal gases valid?

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Carbon Free energy vs Temperature Diagram

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Heat transfer dependence on temperature gradient?