matt_black

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Why can a diamond be broken using a hammer if it's the hardest natural substance known?

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Is carbon dioxide organic or inorganic?

Dec 30, 2014

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Why doesn't NASA or SpaceX use ozone as an oxidizer for rocket fuels?

Dec 19, 2020

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Why is chemistry unpredictable?

Oct 19, 2020

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Why does mercury decolourise a gold ring?

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How does Walter White make pure crystal meth using a non-stereospecific reaction?

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Does heavy water taste sweet?

Dec 31, 2016

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Are there any significant uses of the compound formed by magnesium and anthracene?

Aug 1, 2017

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Which platonic solids have been built as carbon skeletons?

Sep 25, 2016

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What is the mechanism of action of anaesthetics?

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Whatever happened to the use of perfluoroalkanes as breathable liquids or blood substitutes?

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Maximum number of double bonds a carbon atom can make

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Why did J.J. Thomson observe protons in his cathode ray experiment?

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