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 The Periodic Table

Haikus are awesome / Chemistry's even better / So pull up a chair
A.K.
Nov 14, 2020 13:40
^how?
A.K.
Oct 30, 2020 18:18
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Q: Why is "iron" pronounced "EYE-URN" but not "EYE-RUN"?

SphinxI just noticed that the word iron is pronounced EYE-URN instead of what the spelling suggests. I have always been pronouncing it "EYE-RUN" but I just checked its pronunciation and it shocked me a bit. So in UK English, it is /aɪən/ and in US English, it is /aɪrn/ according to the Cambridge Dictio...

pronunciation spelling phonetics phonology
A.K.
Oct 30, 2020 12:35
Wait Faded Giant is not on Chem.SE now
A.K.
Sep 3, 2019 17:05
@Martin-マーチン Roger wilco
A.K.
Apr 29, 2019 00:43
19 hours left: 2019 Moderator Election Q&A - Question Collection
A.K.
Apr 27, 2019 17:12
@WilliamR.Ebenezer My opinion is not of value the how chemistry works.
A.K.
Apr 24, 2019 01:51
@orthocresol hear, hear [upvote]
A.K.
Apr 23, 2019 16:23
@GaurangTandon You can ask what ever you like. If some one asks another one, the community can choose between the two. If you are feeling uninspired check out example from the 2016 Questionnaire Collection
A.K.
Apr 22, 2019 20:22
@orthocresol Ooh, Your bad.
A.K.
Apr 21, 2019 23:35
@WilliamR.Ebenezer FYI: there is an astrochemistry tag.
A.K.
Apr 15, 2019 01:10
Keep in mind we are human, mistakes happen, things fall through the cracks. I have had to say sorry a few times myself.
A.K.
Apr 15, 2019 01:08
@WilliamR.Ebenezer I think your analysis was correct but I think your justification could have been misinterpreted. Also I think reviewers tend to be more discerning to approve tag only edits if they do not substantially improve the post. I do think a better justification would have been either 1.) this is about mining not geological chemistry OR 2.) This question is not within the scope of the tag.
A.K.
Apr 13, 2019 18:41
@Avka if you have time from your exams check out the 2015 and 2016 question collections for inspiration as to questions you might like to ask.
A.K.
Apr 13, 2019 18:38
@Avka To add to ortho's point people do occasionally go through cycles of lurking and participating. I've been here 3 years and change but have only been active in more than just answering main the last ~8-9months. I think when people have the opportunity to say "I've been busy with X but that is over so I would like to help more going forward, I don't spend as much time with X but still managed to do this and that" we will get a more holistic view of the candidates.
A.K.
Apr 13, 2019 16:01
@Avka Some people are active in their own way. For example Jonsca hasn't posted on main since 2014 but is still active in the moderation of the site and meta.
A.K.
Apr 13, 2019 04:33
So this was updated without much fan fair: chemistry.meta.stackexchange.com/q/4402/23561
 

 Spring Cleaning

[reaction]: goo.gl/KPBWGE || possible chemdraw query: goo.gl/3...
A.K.
Aug 23, 2019 16:14
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A.K.
Aug 21, 2019 19:32
@Martin-マーチン I usually think of synthetic chemistry as designing a sequence need to produce a compound, experimental chemistry is more about the actual exectution. e.g. synthetic chemistry - I need cryogenic conditions with dry atmosphere to perform a sensitive reaction; experimental chemistry - I use dry ice to acheive cryogenic conditions and molecular sieves to achieve a dry atmosphere. I would say they compliment each other but are not synonyms.
A.K.
Aug 21, 2019 19:28
^recomend delete - very low quality
A.K.
Aug 21, 2019 19:28
:: chemistry.stackexchange.com/q/91483/23561 del m.
A.K.
Jun 17, 2019 02:03
@MelanieShebel edited
A.K.
May 23, 2019 18:38
^this was closed as duplicate (reposted) which I think interferes with the targets ability to be roomba'd. it may be necessary to reopen and close as homework, but I'm not sure.
A.K.
May 23, 2019 18:37
:: chemistry.stackexchange.com/q/115822/23561 will roomba a bit later than the original
A.K.
Apr 30, 2019 11:49
@Martin-マーチン Considering that every question left has an answer and votes, it might be just a lot of detagging (we can hope).
A.K.
Apr 28, 2019 21:57
[homework] is:question answers:0 closed:no score:0.. (sort by votes) 2 left, I have voted to close one and am ambivalent about the other, thus defered to others.
A.K.
Apr 28, 2019 01:11
@GaurangTandon if you want to do editing, the Buzzwords series could use some help. (e.g. 80 questions with problem in title)
A.K.
Apr 27, 2019 05:49
^DV/delete related meta: chemistry.meta.stackexchange.com/q/3876/23561
A.K.
Apr 27, 2019 05:47
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Q: Propagating Uncertainties for a Dilution to make a Standard Curve

Hamza QayyumSo I made a standard/calibration curve for $\ce{CuCl2}$ (Absorbance vs Concentration), and to do that I had to start off with an initial concentration of $\ce{CuCl2}$, which was $\pu{0.5 M}$, dilute that to get a lower concentration, take the absorbance reading (at $\lambda_\text{max}$), and repe...

experimental-chemistry spectrophotometry
A.K.
Apr 26, 2019 19:07
I just edited two posts to change computational. Could someone make it a synonym of computational-chemistry? I felt this was trivial enough to not use meta.
A.K.
Apr 25, 2019 20:24
@Martin-マーチン I think the concept is helpful, Karsten posted a new link to a different article. That said, TBH for the amount of work it would take to rehab this question, I would rather post a better one myself and mark this one as duplicate.
A.K.
Apr 25, 2019 20:22
@Martin-マーチン delete
A.K.
Apr 25, 2019 20:22
@Martin-マーチン delete
A.K.
Apr 24, 2019 23:59
@orthocresol Given how trivial (🙄) it was to get the first 10k maybe its not a bad idea.
A.K.
Apr 24, 2019 00:29
So now that I have 10k rep, I was wondering if there is anything I should know before I go breaking things with delete votes?
A.K.
Apr 21, 2019 21:31
^delete - too broad
A.K.
Apr 21, 2019 21:30
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Q: Calculations for Titration

thezayntheFC1 is $16.75~\mathrm{g/cm^3}$ of hydrated sodium carbonate $\ce{Na2CO3 . $x$ H2O}$ FC2 is $0.125 ~\mathrm{mol/dm^3}$ of hydrochloric acid. Volume of FC1 is $25~\mathrm{cm^3}$ Average Volume of FC2 required to neutralize the base is $23~\mathrm{cm^3}$ Indicator is methyl orange if that matter...

homework titration
A.K.
Apr 21, 2019 21:28
^Could do without
A.K.
Apr 21, 2019 21:28
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Q: Precipitation of citric acid by CaCl2 and Ca(OH)2?

Emil Leth VillumsenI need to precipitate citric acid from an aqueous solution in the form of calcium citrate. There are, to my knowledge, two different methods of doing this: using $\ce{CaCl2}$ and which will react in an unknown way using $\ce{Ca(OH)2}$ which will react as such: $$\ce{2C6H8O7(aq) + 3Ca(OH...

homework aqueous-solution precipitation
A.K.
Apr 21, 2019 21:28
Just in case this chat is not immune to inactivity deletion:
A.K.
Apr 15, 2019 18:02
@Martin-マーチン reopen, but delete the hint answer.
A.K.
Apr 9, 2019 00:58
@orthocresol If I understood it better, I would.
 

 2019 Chemistry Moderator Election Chat

Open Discussion for chemistry.stackexchange.com/election/3
A.K.
May 2, 2019 19:54
Nomination submitted
A.K.
May 2, 2019 19:05
@Loong Yes I have been on travel thus far this week. I have not had a long enough block of time to write a proper nomination. Expect it later today.
 

 The Sidebar

General discussion for law.stackexchange.com | Please note tha...
A.K.
Apr 28, 2019 17:38
@NickAlexeev No, its too broad. If it can be edited down then here or maybe AskPatents.SE
A.K.
Apr 25, 2019 00:56
@feetwet Chemistry is having a mod election. As a semi-active member and a mod on another site, I would like to invite you to contribute the the Q&A question collection.
A.K.
Apr 19, 2019 18:02
@StephanS I do think the asking for legal advice close reason could benefit by being expanded. We may also benefit from some canned comments. See: this meta post from Chemistry.SE for an example of something that might be helpful here.
A.K.
Apr 19, 2019 13:29
and "do I have to comply with X"
A.K.
Apr 19, 2019 13:29
@StephanS There is a difference between asking "what can I do" and "what should I do"
 

Charcoal HQ

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A.K.
Apr 16, 2019 03:31
@PikachuthePurpleWizard Thank you, that helps
A.K.
Apr 16, 2019 03:24
Hello, I am interested in participating here. I have read the wiki's and am starting to get oriented, but was wondering if a member or two could give a simplified explanation in their own words.