Questions tagged [scope]
Discussion regarding what content is or is not well suited for Chemistry.SE.
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What is our target audience, today, in 2022?
I have been a scientist in the field of chemistry. I have been an academic, coincidentally, also in the field of chemistry. Some people may have even considered me to be a teacher in the field of ...
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How (and if) to get started at "supporting my product here"
Relevant background:
"Can I support my product here?" https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/help/product-support
"What topics can I ask about here?" https://chemistry.stackexchange....
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Would this question be on-topic here? Might it be likely to receive an answer?
I'm writing a program and need a way to identify and enumerate the number of possible distinct crystallographic domains when depositing one 2D lattice on top of another.
I've posed this as a question ...
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Would a "common reference" close reason make sense? Why or why not?
This post is one follow up to the discussion Gaps to fill without HW close reason. It seemed appropriate to give it its own place to discuss this.
It seems to me some questions (a lot of the ...
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It makes no sense to me that this question about thermodynamics was closed as being physics rather than chemistry
Several users voted to close this question,
Pressure-dependence of electrolysis voltage, in which the OP asked for help identifying the flaw in an electrochemical perpetual motion machine.
I gather ...
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Gaps to Fill Without a 'Homework' Close Reason -- Overview
I realize this 'homework' topic has been discussed before, tiringly so, but please Paddington with me. I'll try to attack it from a different angle. If you're not all caught up, check these previous ...
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How to post information that others might find useful (if I don't have a question)?
Suppose I've discovered something that I think will be useful for others. But I don't have a question, I just want to share it. Can I post that on Chemistry Stack Exchange? Do I have to do it in a "...
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Guidelines for closing as off-topic, belong on a different SE
Thinking about:
Why room gets heated (closed and deleted, access to moderation tool > 10k reputation required)
Now, I agree that this question has a strong physics bent to it, but thermodynamics is ...
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Where do I look for advice on computational chemistry software?
A Bit of a background before I go deeper into this post:
I would like to use ASE a Python library for molecular dynamics. I recently ran into trouble setting up GPAW, and I would like to know whether ...
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I'm looking for a gooey substance that has a greenish glow, helps stick automobile parts together and saves the world from hunger in the process
I don't know if it's some visionary dude coming up with a revolutionary idea, some lunatic who wants to prove sciencez is wrong and water can be a fuel, a curious "chemistry layman"1 who aims to ...
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What's our (maybe updated) take on questions about (quantum) chemical software?
From What topics can I ask about here?
Some kinds of questions aren't allowed here:
Computational questions: If your question is purely about numerical methods you are using in a simulation/...
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Policy on AMIRITE questions
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Consider two likely scenarios:
Q: How many grams of $\ce{O2}$ are there in one mole of oxygen gas?
I know that O is 16, so it should be 16 grams, AMIRITE? Please halp ugrant kthxbye
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Isn’t this question basically ‘what should I study’?
After having been away overnight and then scrolling through the list of active questions since my last visit I came across this one. If I try to boil this down to its bare essences, it would be one of ...
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Why was this reference request closed as unclear?
I don't quite understand why the following question was closed:
Molecular structure of all periodic table element molecules exceptional cases etc
It is especially not clear to me what's unclear about ...
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Why is this question not overly broad?
This question (Is there a chemical that when added to water makes the water flash evaporate?) was posted 2 days ago, closed yesterday as being too broad and reopened today (14th Sep 2016 at 17:45Z, ...
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