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    Organic Chem Synthesis Help - Struggling to Get Started

    We've been doing syntheses for a little bit in class and I just can't get these. I'm having trouble taking the final compound and figuring out how to synthesize it from the starting compound(s). I feel like I'm better using reverse synthesis but I'm still getting stumped on that. I just can't...
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    Chemistry Basic Mole Concept Questions, Grade 11 Chem

    Hey guys, I'm back, finished my term in physics with a 96% final grade, thanks to all you guys. So i thought id try you guys before i went to find a chemistry help forum. I get the Mole Concept, kinda, here's an example question (i got an answer, not sure if its right, we don't get a "back...
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    How Does Methanol Affect Breathalyzer Readings?

    If a person drank methanol, they would go blind, and their breathalyser analysis (in units of mg/100 mL blood) would be in error. Its reading would be?
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    Organic Chem: Energy Barriers to Rotation

    I have a lab question that I'm stuck on. For your assigned molecule evaluate the energy barrriers to the rotation: from anti to gauche from gauche to gauche from gauche to anti I have data/graph of steric energy vs. dihedral angle of 1-chloropropane, but I don't know how to use...
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    Balancing Chemical Equations: How Much HCl is Consumed By 3.54 Mol of Mg?

    help with this chem question please! Homework Statement One reaction that produces hydrogen gas can be represented by the unbalanced chemical equation: Mg(s) + HCl(aq) --> MgCl2(aq) + H2(g) What mass of HCl is consumed by the reac- tion of 3.54 mol of magnesium? Answer in units...
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    How Many Atoms of Nickel Are Needed to Plate a Steel Part?

    in order to plate a steel part that has a surface area of 200 in^2 with a 0.002 in thick layer of nickle, how many atoms of nickle are required not looking for an answer i just need help on what to do. i know how to find how many atoms of somthing when given the weight. just not sure what to...
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    Are These Two Structures Resonance Forms?

    Homework Statement Are these two structures resonance? if not why not? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I drew these resonance forms myself, but the answer book didnt' have this resonance structure in its answer and i wanted to know if this indeed is a...
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    Organic Chem - Resonance Structures #2

    [SOLVED] Organic Chem - Resonance Structures #2 Homework Statement Trying to figure out this resonance structure...Draw the lowest energy alternative.. http://img162.imageshack.us/my.php?image=553562cu7.jpg The Attempt at a Solution ive been trying to move the upper double bond...
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    Enviro Chem.- simple ideal gas law calculation.

    Homework Statement 1. Ozone has a maximum concentration of 4.7 x 1012 molecules/ cm3 at an altitude of 20 km. The total pressure at this altitude is 100 torr. Using the ideal gas law, what is the mole fraction of O3 at that altitude? Now express the mole fraction in ppb. Homework...
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    How much of General Chemistry is covered in Organic Chem?

    Hi everyone (me again), I am currently in my first year Chemistry course, s its really general in the sense that we are covering broadly about every topic in Chemistry (except for the specialized ones). Now we just started organic chemistry and I noticed not a lot of math is involved, so I...
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    Conquer Your Chem Finals: Effective Study Strategies for Comprehensive Exams

    I have a final coming soon in Chemistry, and it is going to be comprehensive. I am really nervous about it, and I am not sure of a good study strategy. I know I can't read the entire book in a week, so I was hoping someone might have a good study plan for a comprehensive exam. Thanks in advance
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    Intro Chem vs Gen Chem: My Experience and Tips for Success

    Hope I am posting this question in the correct forum, I was not sure as there are so many. Anyways, I am in finals week for Intro to Chemistry class. It really put me through the ringer, I mean I had a hard time in this class, and yes I studied. Now I need to take Chem 200 or General Chem...
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    What Happens When BiCl3 Solution is Added to Water?

    Homework Statement Explain what happened when the solution was added to water in terms of Le Chatelier's principle and ocument your explanation using observations. Think Carefully! write out the correct mass action expression before you answer--this is subtle! Homework Equations a...
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    Plus: Cold Flow: Is it None of the Above?

    Hey guys, I have a question about one of the problems on my practice chem exam for which the prof. does not give the answers to. This guy also really likes to use trick questions and so I am not sure if this is one or not. I know it is an easy one but I don't want this to be a trick question and...
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    How Do I Balance the Equation for Nitric Acid and Magnesium Hydroxide Reaction?

    I need to write a balanced equation for a reaction between water solutions of nitric acid and magnesium hydroxide. I'm stuck and I'm sorry I don't know how to type in subscripts, so I can't write out the formula on here. Any help?
  16. rocomath

    Loved General Chem, but not so much Organic what's next?

    i really liked Gen. Chem b/c it involved calculations and i miss that, what's the next Chem course I can take that is heavy in Math in Chem? also, i understand and know most of the things that is expected from a 1st yr Organic student, it's just not that appealing to me.
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    Chem Test Review Questions (multiple chice) Need help , please

    1) Calculate the pH of a solution prepared by dissolving 0.370 mol of formic acid (HCO2H) and 0.230 mol of sodium formate (NaCO2H) in water sufficient to yield 1.00 L of solution. THe Ka of formic acid is 1.77 x 10^-4. a) 2.30 b) 2.09 c) 10.46 d)3.54 e) 3.95 2) The solubility...
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    How to Determine the Mass Percent of Sulfate in an Unknown Salt?

    Hey, I have a worksheet due tomorrow for my chem class and it includes #9 from the 1997 FR AP Chem Test. I can't figure it out! Any help would be appreciated! Here goes: An experiment is to be performed to determine the mass percent of sulfate in an unknown soluble sulfate salt. The equiptment...
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    Chem Lab Titration: Finding Unknown Molarities

    We recently did an experiment in chem lab with titrations and we are supposed to find out the molarities of some unknown solutions. I thought that I was doing my calculations right, but the checking program that I am using keeps telling me that I am wrong. We made a standard solution that was...
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    AP Chem Lab: Investigating Copper Reactions

    [SOLVED] Chem Lab Help! My AP chem class did an experiment where we started with 0.500 grams of copper and we ended up with 0.525 grams of copper after the experiment. The experiment consisted of us sending copper through different reactions to observe the effects of a series of reactions on...
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    Balancing Half-Reactions: Determining H2O2 Concentration with KMnO4 Titration

    Problem: Determine concentration of H2O2 with Titration of KMnO4 Balance the equation and create a net ionic equation then balance using redox techniques and replace spectator ions Balanced Equation: 5H2O2 + 2KMnO4 + H2SO4 ==> K2SO4 + MnSO4 + H2O + O2 My Work: I eliminated all spectators and...
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    Chem Problem: Calculating Zinc Percentage in Alloy from Hydrogen Gas Volume

    Homework Statement 0.2500 g sample of an Aℓ-Zn alloy reacts with HCℓ to form hydrogen gas: Aℓ(s) + 3H+(aq) → Aℓ3+(aq) + 3/2H2(g) Zn(s) + 2H+(aq) → Zn2+(aq) + H2(g) The hydrogen produced has a volume of 0.147 L at 25°C and 755 mm Hg. What is the percentage of zinc in the alloy...
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    Physical Chem, work of a non-ideal gas

    I have a problem where I am given an equation of state pV=RT+(bRT-a)/V and asked to find the work produced in the isothermal, reversible expansion from V1 to V2. I thought I would want to use W=-integral(nRT/V)dV, but that is apparently only for ideal gases, and this problem concerns a...
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    [CHEM] Simple stoichiometry problem help

    Homework Statement 5.00g alloy of Magnesium and Aluminum is treated with excess HCl, forming MgCl2 and AlCl3 and 6.65L of H2 at 25 degrees celcius and 99.2kPa. What is the mass percent of Mg in the alloy? Homework Equations PV = nRT The Attempt at a Solution Using PV = nRT...
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    [Chem] Ions' States of Matter when not in solution

    Homework Statement Hydrogen peroxide decomposes into water and oxygen gas with the help of a catalyst. write the molecular formula and the redox half reactions. Homework Equations (N/A) The Attempt at a Solution the molec. formula is of course 2 H_{2}O_{2} (l)...
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    [Chem] Balancing Redox Eqn Any Diff from Regular?

    Homework Statement Balance this redox equation. Homework Equations Ag + H^{+} + NO_{3} ^{-} \rightarrow Ag^{+} + H_{2}O + NO The Attempt at a Solution Using a conventional balancing mechanism I got these coefficients: 1 + 8 + 2 -> 1 + 4 + 2 but the correct...
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    Help setting up a CHEM E problem

    [SOLVED] help setting up a CHEM E problem Homework Statement Three fillers used in packaging a pharmaceutical emulsion (ro = 1050kg/m^3) are fed from a single product line. One filler has a capacity of 2700kg/h, the second operates at 4600 kg/h and the third at 6800 kg/h. The emulsion is...
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    Couple of problems left over from Chem homework I didn't get.

    Hi, I'm taking AP Chem this year, and we just had this big assignment. I got through most of it, but here's some I need a walkthrough with. Homework Statement A titration is done using .1302M NaOH to determine the molecular weight of an acid. The acid contains one acidic hydrogen per molecule...
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    Calculate Mass of Iron in Erlenmeyer Flask Experiment 8

    here is the question: The entire contents of one of the Erlenmeyer flasks used in the oxalate-permanganate titration in Experiment 8 was poured into a 250 mL volumetric flask. The volume was made up to 250 mL. A 20 mL portion of the solution was placed in a 100 mL volumetric flask and 20 mL...
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    [Chem] Determining Masses from Concentration

    Homework Statement In lab, a student decides to analyze a 0.6118 g sample containing only magnesium chloride and sodium chloride. He does this by adding 145 milliliters of 0.1006 M silver nitrate. A precipitate, silver chloride, is formed, which has a mass of 1.7272 grams. Using this data...
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    How Do You Calculate the Mass Percent of Iron in an Ore Using Redox Titration?

    Is anyone here able to help me or point me in the right direction? Iron ores often involve a mixture of oxides and contain both Fe 2+ and Fe 3+ ions. Such an ore may be analyzed for its iron content by dissolving it in an acidic solution, reducing all of the iron to Fe 2+ ions and then...
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    Need to take Gen. Chem. again, advise?

    I have to take a second semester General Chemistry course (qualitative analysis) in community college. I took quantitative analysis about 3 years ago, and I didn't need it for transferring to CSU Long Beach, but I've decided to go to a different school now and I need to take it after all. My...
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    Isothermal and reversible expansion work problem (Physical Chem)

    Homework Statement A sample of 2.00 mol. CH3OH (g) is condensed isothermally and reversibly to liquid at 64*C. The standard enthalpy of condensation of methanol @ 64*C is -35.3 kJ/mol. Find w and q for the reaction. Homework Equations w = -nRT * ln(Vf/Vi) (although I don't have volume...
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    Calculate Theoretical Yield of Sn(C2H5)4 from SnCl4 & Al(C2H5)3

    Organotin compounds play a significant role in diverse industrial applications. They have been used as plastic stabilizers and as pesticides or fungicides. One method used to prepare simple tetraalkylstannanes is the controlled direct reaction of liquid tin(IV) chloride with highly reactive...
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    Calculating Solution Composition: Isopropanol in Water

    Homework Statement A solution is made by disolving 0.40 mol isopropanol (C3H7OH) in 0.70 mol water. (a) What is the mole fraction of isopropanol? (b) What is the mass percent of isopropanol? % (c) What is the molality of isopropanol? m Homework Equations...
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    AP Chem; Calculating energy released

    I have just started AP Chemistry this year as a junior at my high school despite all peer protests against it. And I admit so far the course has lived up to it's reputation of being very difficult. I was rather ecstatic to come across this site where I may obtain the help I /know/ I will need...
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    Double checking organic chem mechanisms

    Hello, I need to make sure I understand some of the reactions correctly... For example: CH2OHCH3 in H+ will give us CH2=CH2. I would think that here the H+ bonded with the OH resulting in H2O (a leaving group), but I am not sure what happens to the other leaving H. In RC≡CR' in Na/NH3...
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    Repost: Because maybe this is more of a Chem Eng thing

    Hi, I was just wondering if anyone had any advice on sources of steam ejector design principles. I've seen one textbook on the topic of steam ejectors that is now out-of-print, and haven't been able to find any suitable online resources (generally, they're very basic and don't quantify much...
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    Chem Eng: Hot Career Option for Canada?

    I'm a chemical engineering undergraduate studying in Canada right now. I'm not too sure what my future looks like, so I'd like to have some opinions on whether it's a good engineering discipline to stick with. 1. I'm interested in a career in R&D, but I hear that you need at least a PhD. I'm...
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    Are Organic and Natural Products Really Safer Than Chemicals?

    we ofen hear the terms organic, natural and chemical in the media. Organic and natural are usually used to imply that a product is "healthy" and/or "environmentally friendly" while chemical often implies negative implications for health and for the environment. In your opinion are these...
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    P. Chem Survival Tips: Advice from a Physics Major

    P. Chem--advice? I know, a physics major taking P. chem...why would he put himself through that? However, the topic has peaked my interest and it appears that what I want to do research on will require a knowledge of P. Chem, so my question is simply: Anyone have any survival advice? The...
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    Chem II - Solubility & Boiling Pts.

    Hello, I needed some help with my Chemistry Homework. I have 4 questions that I'm not so sure of the answer. I've given my best try. Please if someone can help me correct my answers or tell me which one is the right one and how to determine/solve it... Thanks in advance. Question One...
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    High school chem project [preferably on toxicology]

    hi all.. this is rohan here. It's time for the high school chem project, and i want to do a project on toxicology, though if i get a better idea in any other subject [related to chem], i'd do that too.. so.. I'm asking you for an idea for a high school chem project.. and preferably one on...
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    Determine Rate Law For Chem Reaction

    Can some body please help me on my homework. The problem is in the link image below (click to go to it) http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/1126/helplr7.jpg" I'd know how to do that problem if it said "initial rate (M/s)" in the last column, but it says "Reaction time (seconds)" and I...
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    How Do You Balance the Reaction Between Nitric Acid and Calcium Carbonate?

    Homework Statement My questions pertain to #4b of the free response. Question: Excess nitric acid is added to solid calcium carbonate. The question asks to predict a balanced equation for this reaction. The Attempt at a Solution what I wrote down was: H+ + CO3 ----> H2O...
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    Chem 2, Cell diagrams for oxidation/reduction reactions

    Homework Statement All I'm trying to do is translate the cell diagram below into a into a an equation so I can determine which is the anode and which is the cathode. Here is the cell diagram. I know how to balance it, I just want to make sure I'm putting reactants and products on their...
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    Help with Electrochemistry Lab: Al+3, Cu+2, Fe+3, Zn+2, KNO3

    I'm very confused with an electrochemistry lab. For the lab, we used Al+3, Cu+2, Fe+3, Zn+2, and KNO3. The setup was wells with all of the solutions in them. We soaked a piece of paper(filter paper) in KNO3 for the reactions, then used the paper as a salt bridge between the solutions of the...
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    Organic Chem - Synthesis of alcohols

    After drawing the 8 alcohols with the formula C5H11OH, I'm asked to "Describe how they are formed and give two uses for this type of alcohol." The only example in my text for this is the hydration of an alkene which, at a glance, wouldn't make sense for 2,2-dimethyl 1 propanol. Is this one...
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    What Is the Molarity of a Sulfuric Acid Solution Neutralized by NaOH?

    This is the question: If 20 mL of a 0.3M solution of NaOH is required to neutralize 30.0 mL of a sulfuric acid solution, what is the molarity of the acid solution? I just need to get pointed in the right direction and then just some simple steps from there... Thanks H20h
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    Chemistry How Do You Calculate Kp for the Formation of Ammonia from Nitrogen and Hydrogen?

    Homework Statement The standard Gibb's free energy for the reaction N2+3H2<--->2NH3 is -33.0 KJ at 298 K. Everything is a gas. Calculate Kp for this reaction. Homework Equations I have in my notes that Keq=e^(-Delta G/RT) where R is the constant 0.008314 KJ/K. I also have a formula...
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