... obviously to answer simple questions about everyday life:
Why are dishwasher washed glasses "squeaky clean"?
Not that I wish to be ungrateful, but I put far more effort, and found it far more interesting, to write an answer explaining where the idea that black holes are gateways to other un...
I'm talking about one recent question: Has a carbon compound ever been found having an ionic bond?
The question is quite trivial, so is my answer, and I expected it to get a modest sum of 2-3 upvotes over time. But 12? Flattering as it is, this just doesn't feel right. What kind of flashmob is t...
Bulk gold has a very characteristic warm yellow shine to it, whereas almost all other metals have a grey or silvery color. Where does this come from?
I have heard that this property arises from relativistic effects, and I assume that it has to do with some distinct electronic transition energies...
My book (G. Wedler, H.-J. Freund, Lehrbuch der Physikalischen Chemie, 6. Edition ... obviously a German book on physical chemistry) begins with the following, when introducing the BET equation.
Besonders bei der Physisorption beobachtet man, dass häufig Adsorption in mehreren Schichten überei...
According to Wikipedia, the enthalpy of formation of water is $-285.8$ kJ/mol while the enthalpy of formation of steam is $-241.818$ kJ/mol, implying the following:
$$\ce{H2O(l) -> H2O(g)}\mbox{ (}\Delta H=44.0\mbox{kJ/mol)}$$
Let us derive the enthalpy of the above reaction using the specifi...
The starch and iodide test is to detect amylose, a polysaccharide. We add an iodide solution to a sample and observe a color change with the starch; it turns dark blue.
While researching information online, I understood that $\ce{I_{2}}$ is not soluble in water, hence it needs to react with iod...
How would H2SO4 react to heat ? I assume that it would form toxic sulfur (di/tri)oxide, but I can't find any information on this.
I'm concerned about fire hazards specifically, so assume very intense heating and very low concentration.
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