Questions tagged [reactivity]
Applied to a chemical species, the term expresses a kinetic property in reference to another species. The tag should be applied to questions seeking answers with respect to the reactivity (or unreactivity) of a certain chemical compound, species, molecular entity and/or functional groups. It must not be applied to questions about the stability of certain chemical species.
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Drano and Bleach reaction? [closed]
I’m not sure if anyone can answer this but I might’ve messed up, or I’m just overreacting.
My bathtub has been clogged for about a month now and I used a splash of Drano to see if it would do anything,...
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Why do stable covalent compounds react with water [closed]
I am curious why a discrete covalent molecular substance, say CO2, would react with water to form an acid, what happens in such a reaction? I'm assuming it has something to do with disassociated ions ...
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Is there an international standard for rating the danger of chemical elements?
I'm writing a small little tool (something like an interactive periodic table) and I wanted a good "guesstimate" of the danger of certain elements, to visualize across said table.
I could go ...
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Why does silver react preferentially with chlorine instead of chromate?
Mohr's method of precipitation titration relies on the fact that silver reacts preferentially with chloride ions instead of chromate ions in solution. When I searched up why this is true, the only ...
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Why can't RX add to alkenes / alkynes like HX?
With an analogous mechanism: C bonded to X has a δ+ charge and attacks the pi electrons to form a carbocation intermediate, with X- as a leaving group. X- then adds to the carbocation to neutralize it....
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Why are cyanamides more electrophilic than nitriles?
According to https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6642597_A_generally_applicable_method_for_assessing_the_electrophilicity_and_reactivity_of_diverse_nitrile-containing_compounds, cyanamides (...
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Can you oxidize gold using only oxygen?
I keep reading that gold does not react with oxygen, but I also see information about gold Oxides (ie: aurous oxide, Au2O and auric oxide, Au2O3)
Knowing that there is a way of getting gold oxide ...
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Can the relative velocity of two colliding molecules be too large to allow reaction to occur?
In a collision between two molecules, can the relative velocity of one with respect to the other be too large for a reaction to occur? For example, suppose that two molecules collide with (a) a ...
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Why bromoacetone is more reactive towards SN2 than alkyl bromides? [duplicate]
Compare the rates towards SN2 reaction:
I got the point that 2-bromobutane d is a secondary halide, so the steric hinderance is highest making it least reactive among the four. Both b and c are ...
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Can alkyl halides react with guanidine/guanidino groups?
I wonder how the π delocalization of guanidino groups affects the reactivity of the terminal nitrogens with respect to alkyl halides compared to, say, primary amines?
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What drives double displacement reactions?
I have two questions:
I understand that in a displacement reaction the more reactive element displace the less reactive element. But why? In the reaction with Zinc and Copper Sulfate, we form Copper ...
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Understanding grades of steel for cookware. 18/10 vs 18/8
I am looking for a stainless steel cookware and while researching on the best kind of stainless steel cookware, I came across this comment on youtube:
Actually 18/10 steel is better and costlier. You'...
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What makes a compound high or low energy and why does that relate to reactivity? [closed]
After reading about thermodynamic stability, it now makes sense to me how the enthalpy of a reaction relates to the thermodynamic stability of a compound.
However, when looking for a clear way to ...
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Does manganese reacts with water at "not" standard conditions?
In my answer, I stated that manganese is said to not react with water under normal conditions although some sources say it reacts with water to liberate hydrogen gas. Does it implies that it reacts ...
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Does solid manganese reacts with atmospheric air when heated?
As discussed in my answer, manganese is not particularly reactive to air. The surface of manganese lumps oxidize to a minor extent but when it is finely divided, it becomes pyrophoric and burns in air....
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