@YUSUFHASAN If you like chemistry then you might love majoring in materials science and engineering. IMO its like chemistry on steroids and the academic programs tend to have far fewer electives and more focus on the subject matter you are going to school for.
@Zhe Why is the sigma(star) C-X drawn like that,with the solid green lobe made opposite to C-X bond.. Why not ,say,perpendicular to original bond or some other orientation
> What reaction is responsible for the well-known ability of carbon steel implements (e.g. a chef's knife, or cleaver), being used to remove garlic odor from one's fingers after chopping/slicing it?
In Line-Dash-Wedge notation, when illustrating that an atom or bond is directed towards or away from the viewer (solid triangle for coming forward, dotted lines for going back), does the location of these lines matter when doing illustrations?
For example, a THC molecule.
The two hydrogen ato...
@YUSUFHASAN Because it's a mix of a $p_{x}$ orbital and a $s$ orbital, assuming $x$ is the along the axis of the bond. If you don't mix in $p_{y}$ or $p_{z}$, how is it going to point in another direction?
Querying wolfram alpha for the melting point of aspirin (link) returns $\pu{140 °C}$. The Wikipedia page for Aspirin lists $\pu{136 °C}$ instead, citing this book.
How am I supposed to know which figure to cite? And in general, what should I do when I encounter contradicting chemical data?
In Line-Dash-Wedge notation, when illustrating that an atom or bond is directed towards or away from the viewer (solid triangle for coming forward, dotted lines for going back), does the location of these lines matter when doing illustrations?
For example, a THC molecule.
The two hydrogen ato...
Querying wolfram alpha for the melting point of aspirin (link) returns $\pu{140 °C}$. The Wikipedia page for Aspirin lists $\pu{136 °C}$ instead, citing this book.
How am I supposed to know which figure to cite? And in general, what should I do when I encounter contradicting chemical data?
The Periodic Table
The Periodic Table