well no, what I'm talking about are gen chem books. They cover pchem implicitly 'cause it's part of every other part of chem, but they're not explicitly pchem books
I recently found this big orange book in my library: https://www.amazon.com/Chemistry-OpenStax/dp/1938168399
it's freely available online and it provides a very well balanced overview of all the general topics in chemistry, useful for someone preparing to go into university. Somehow I can imagine you do more advanced stuff at that level though in India
my recommendation for the wide range of subject matters was Openstax: chemistry (the big orange book). I flipped through a copy the other day and I was impressed with the breadth and simplicity. I think it could be good for learning a wide range of introductory level chem subjects
I guess. who knows what '3rd year undergrad' means. The more I learn about other provinces' systems, nevermind other countries, the more I see that it's totally different everywhere.
More specifically I read the answer to the question "Why does sodium produce predominantly sodium peroxide when burned in air?" but I cannot match the results using the data I have from CRC Handbook. The reported values for the lattice entalipes are very different. What is the source of such data...
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@orthocresol did you know you can make diagrams with the MathJax O.o
I'm trying to read a [table full of pKa values for organic acids and bases,]( http://sites.chem.colostate.edu/diverdi/all_courses/CRC%20reference%20data/dissociation%20constants%20of%20organic%20acids%20and%20bases.pdf) but having trouble with the line
"Data for bases are presented as pKa values for the conjugate acid"
When it lists them like that, how do you know whether the compound listed is actually an acid or a base?
For example it says Methylamine has a pKa of 10.66 - does this mean it is a weak acid, and will donate a proton with a dissociation constant of 10^-10.66?
Or does it mean it is a weak base, and will take a proton with a constant of 10^-(14-10.66)
@JasonB Yes, that's a common problem with such tables. The table doesn't show which –H is responsible for the pKa. In principle, you only see that you have a protonated form at pH < pKa, and a deprotonated form at pH > pKa (like a titration curve). But the table doesn't show which form is which.
Does anyone happen to know where I can find an equation for a (generalised) reaction between an aldose and periodic acid? I can't seem to find it in any standard Org. Chem textbooks ._. [However Morrison and Boyd 7th Ed. goes on to say that something called "oxidative cleavage" takes place if there're two or more adjacent hydroxyl (on adjacent carbons) or carbonyl groups; however it does provide an equation :/ ]
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I don't need any votes for my answer, but for a different way to look at it, you can check http://www.maa.org/sites/default/files/Siu15722.pdf
The Periodic Table
The Periodic Table