The Periodic Table

6:49 AM

@LinearChristmas Why do you use \pu for this? :-(

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10:14 AM

@Loong a combination of laziness and visual similarity, I guess

I see.

\pu is much less tedius than \mathrm and \text :D

even though they are meant for different purposes

output is, for subscripts at least, dead similar

does it load more slowly, or is it more of a comment on proper usage due to the intent of introducing \pu in the first place (i.e. for physical units)?

I guess, it is first of all the use of such tools for the intended purpose.

Is that a German thing, or a @Loong thing?

And I also guess that the unnecessary use of such macros that could be replaced with standard expressions doesn't make things faster.

@LinearChristmas Might be a @Loong thing. ;-)

10:23 AM

@Loong maybe @mhchem (assuming they have visited chat) can clarify on this point

also why isn't \mathrm condensable into \mm or something

\pu could also limit the transferability since the mhchem extension is not installed everywhere

Q: Calculate the cathode electrode potential in this redox reaction

That's a valid point; it's also unlikely that \pu will be added elsewhere because other packages exist for units

though I have come across sites where \text does not work either

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Bounty Hunter

1:18 PM

In this problem I'm asked to calculate the electrode potential of the magnesium electrode ($E_{Mg^{2+}/Mg}$) given the red-ox reaction:$$\text{Mg(s)}+2\text{Ag}^+(10^{-2}\text{M})\leftrightarrow 2\text{Ag(s)}+\text{Mg}^{2+}(10^{-2}\text{M})$$ The information I'm given is: Temperature equal to ...

redox equilibrium nernst-equation

Yashas

1:43 PM

What's the structure of NO3 if it exists?

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3:06 PM

@AvatarShiny After your edit this zwitterion question is still bad and probably was kicked off of review queue...

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Avatar Shiny

4:32 PM

@Mithoron Ahh well he did get two up votes though. I didn't know that every question is reviewed, or that if I proposed an edit and it got accepted it would be kicked off the queue.

5:18 PM

in The Awkward Silence, 1 min ago, by Shog9

Just a FYI... Don't superglue cotton pants while wearing them.

6:08 PM

@Loong How come chat on beta site is full of people? For a moment I thought you liked chat on meta.se o.0

orthocresol

6:45 PM

Well, I guess people feel like they can contribute to IPS.

I don't. Although I might have questions.

7:04 PM

Maybe higher interpersonal skills = more talkative ;)

orthocresol

7:34 PM

But being on the Internet = antisocial loner.

:-(

Aren't we all?

Probably

8:23 PM

hey all!

@orthocresol I'm on the internet, but I'll talk your ears off in person

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