The Periodic Table

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Gaurang Tandon

01:07

Q: Why does automotive glass shatter into tiny pieces but glass used in our houses into shards?

The first picture depicts the glass that is found from an accident site, while the second picture depicts the glass that we use in our home. What is the difference between these two glasses? Why doesn't the first glass, which is used as a wind shield in vehicles, breaks like the glass that w...

everyday-chemistry

"No one is answering my question" clearly the most honest bounty message I've ever seen :P

MollyCooL

01:42

Lmao

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Abcd

08:41

Lol

Jan, ManishEarth no longer come online ...

Q: Number of hyperconjugating structures due to a C=N system

How many hyperconjugating strutures are there for the following compound? I thought the answer to be 8 (as there are eight alpha hydrogens) but the correct answer given is zero. Why isn't the answer eight here, as expected from a $\ce{C=C}$ alkene? Does the explanation invoke the very ...

organic-chemistry

@GaurangTandon It got closed :\

Gaurang Tandon

well then; will have to live with what I told you

Abcd

09:13

What??

Q: How to calculate n factor in non redox reactions?

I read that n factor of a non redox reaction = product of displaced mole × its charge. I am not sure that I understood this. Could someone please explain this? Are there any other rules for non redox reactions? For Ex: Calculate n factor of $\ce{CaCO_3}$ in $$\ce{CaCO3 -> CaO + CO2}$$ From wh...

physical-chemistry stoichiometry

This is marked as a duplicate of a "page not found" question

Please check and re open

So a mod called santiago has also left

I think they should conduct new mod electrions...- Santiago, ManishEarth have left ...

Avnish Kabaj

09:42

I wonder if I could make it out of primary phase

Vote for Avnish

Interest free loans for all

Gaurang Tandon

10:14

@Abcd santiago was never a mod dude :/

F'x was a pro-tem mod, who didn't contest elections

rest all of the mods are listed on the "moderators" page

you can also check the badge listing for "Sheriff"

@Abcd "I have deleted the old question now." the OP deleted his own past question

Abcd

@GaurangTandon They should remove ManishEarth now #No offence. #Reason: He is never online now.

Gaurang Tandon

10:30

@Abcd well...ping MAR he'll know better

Abcd

@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ Ping.

Curio

11:22

Can semimetals form metallic bonds?

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orthocresol

14:21

@Abcd Manish has contributed a great deal to chem.SE especially when the site was new. Although he isn't around much anymore, he still offers us some occasional advice. It is true that today there would not be much difference if he was no longer a mod, but the same can be said the other way round: there is no harm in him remaining as a mod, and on top of that, he deserves some recognition for the work he has done. If he steps down at some point in time, it will be of his own accord.

Regarding mod elections, we think we are coping just fine with the moderation workload. You have to remember that we are generally quite hands-off (stackoverflow.blog/2009/05/18/a-theory-of-moderation). Although we have considered adding one more person, we don't see an urgent need for it right now, although obviously this may change in the future.

Mithoron

@Curio Even oxygen can be metallic under extreme pressure.

Also I suggest to stop spawning random questions :/

@orthocresol o/

orthocresol

14:46

Abcd

15:04

@orthocresol I see, okay.

@orthocresol Any idea why he doesn't come around anymore?

Curio

16:01

@Mithoron how is it possible? Why isn't it a molecular solid?

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orthocresol

17:19

@Abcd He has more important stuff to do, I guess... you can find more on his profile. :)

well, technically all of us have more important stuff to do. I guess that as life progressed he just found that SE was less and less of a priority, which is pretty understandable.

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