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19 votes
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Propose a chemical formula for the white solid that forms during the initial stages of the reaction of Sn with benzyl chloride

17 votes
2 answers
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Why are fluoroalkyl chains hydrophobic/oleophobic?

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1 answer
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Negative ions and health: pseudo science or something more?

13 votes
3 answers
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How are N95 masks different from dust masks?

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1 answer
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How do you calculate a unit cell's dimensions from an XRD spectra?

8 votes
1 answer
878 views

Why does pasta become sticky after being cooked?

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1 answer
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Why is Nitrogen 15 found almost exclusively in marine environments?

6 votes
1 answer
616 views

What, if any, are the differences between hemiwicking and wicking?

6 votes
2 answers
970 views

How to calculate the oxidation state and the number of equivalents oxidized with YBa₂Cu₃O₇

6 votes
1 answer
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Relation between the virial coefficients and van der Waals constants

5 votes
2 answers
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Find the pH of a sodium chloride solution using the extended Debye-Huckel equation

5 votes
0 answers
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Finding the irreducible representation which an orbital transforms under [duplicate]

5 votes
1 answer
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Will oxidation/reduction of copper still occur in an electrochemical cell if it is not in an aqueous environment?

5 votes
1 answer
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By using the magnetic susceptibility, calculate the number of unpaired elections in the complex

4 votes
2 answers
863 views

How do I setup the electrodes for cyclic voltammetry on a capacitor made on dry copper sheets?

4 votes
1 answer
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Van der Waals equation at high temperature and high molar volume

4 votes
1 answer
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How to determine the packing geometry of compounds with contradicting coordination number and radius-ratio values?

4 votes
1 answer
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Adjusting the ph of salicylic acid using sodium hydroxide

3 votes
1 answer
166 views

How to calculate mass of nanomaterial grown on a substrate

2 votes
1 answer
470 views

What is the mechanism for electrospray ionization?

2 votes
2 answers
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A thermos bottle containing milk is shaken vigorously

2 votes
1 answer
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What is a sacrificial agent?

2 votes
1 answer
428 views

Suggest a method, other than spectrophotometry, for determining the reaction rate

2 votes
4 answers
1k views

Justify assuming first-order kinetics for a complex

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61 views

Estimating the protein concentration of an unpure protein solution

1 vote
2 answers
283 views

Predict the standard potential at 310 K for the cell constructed from the hydrogen electrode and metal-insoluble salt electrode

1 vote
3 answers
193 views

What would the Electronic Configuration of Ru²⁺ be?

0 votes
1 answer
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Calculating collision diameter with viscosity, but not having the mass given

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Why is the product of sodium and water, sodium hydroxide and not sodium oxide? [duplicate]