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Meaning of letter K in chemistry conventions [duplicate]
The letter "K" is usually used as chemistry (or statistics/ physics) conventions, take the equilibrium constant (Kc) and rate constant (k) as two prime examples.
Are there any reasons why &...
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How to obtain the expression for residual Gibbs energy?
The property involved is Gibbs free energy, the equations that I wrote are presented in my text book Introduction to chemical engineering thermodynamics by Smith and Van Ness, Chapter 6.
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Has anyone encountered the use of Omega to represent equilibrium?
One of my lecturers last year (a pharmacologist by training) used the symbol $\Omega ^m$ as a shorthand for equilibrium. He implied it was common practice but I've never come across it elsewhere. I ...
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Formating chemical equations for proteins binding in multiple configurations
I am working on problems involving protein-protein binding, particularly ones in which two proteins may bind in two or more configurations, and where some of the resultant structures may also bind ...
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What do curly brackets {} mean?
I learned that square brackets ex: $[\ce{H2O}]$ can be used to denote the concentration of water molecules in a fluid. The notation used much in equilibrium problems and such.
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How to know when subscripts refer to charges or not [closed]
My question is very easy. Sometimes to determine to charge of a compound you multiply the charge by the number of ions you have of that element. But sometimes it seems as if you don't do it this way. ...
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What are the correct equilibrium arrows?
I was recently subject to some atrocious teaching. One of the gems that found me was the equilibrium arrow usage. I am accustomed to write $\ce{<=>}$. Yet, the entire class had to use ⇆ ...
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Dissociation reaction notation
This equation has been described as an equilibrium in an article, how would you explain it to someone with not a lot of understanding of it.
The equation is:
$\ce{CH3COOH <-> CH3COO- + H+}$
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Should the 'a' in the acid dissociation constant (Ka or pKa) be capitalised?
In science, the negative logarithm of the acid dissociation constant is denoted $\mathrm{p}K_\mathrm{a}$ or $\mathrm{p}K_\mathrm{A}$ depending on the source (lowercase "a" or uppercase "A"). Since it ...
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