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Why doesn't water burn?

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Is there a cheap, safe liquid that evaporates EXOthermically around room temperature?

answered Jul 12, 2017 at 0:00

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Why isn't ethane used for cooking?

answered Apr 26, 2016 at 20:44

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When are two orbitals orthogonal?

answered Dec 14, 2016 at 3:57

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Realistic chemical spill accident in high school chemistry class

answered Mar 29, 2017 at 14:01

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What is the meaning of the "-osic" suffix on a metal (e.g., cobaltosic oxide)?

answered Jan 11, 2016 at 16:18

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Canonical MOs vs. Localized MOs: Do both represent reality in the same way?

answered Feb 20, 2017 at 16:14

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If you put two blocks of an element together, why don't they bond?

answered Oct 20, 2016 at 0:51

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What is actually the difference between valence bond theory and molecular orbital theory?

answered Jul 21, 2015 at 19:18

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Are electron shells probability distributions?

answered May 28, 2015 at 15:36

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What is charge shift bonding?

answered Feb 28, 2017 at 5:37

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Why is BCl3 a monomer whereas AlCl3 exists as a dimer?

answered Dec 19, 2016 at 3:57

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Are our hands really chiral?

answered Jan 10, 2017 at 16:41

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Can molecules diffuse upstream when emptying a cup of tea?

answered Feb 2, 2016 at 2:20

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Is there a way to "electroplate" wood with copper?

answered Nov 19, 2017 at 0:30

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How to calculate wavenumbers of normal modes from the eigenvalues of the Cartesian force constant matrix?

answered May 21, 2017 at 20:51

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Do 1 mole of both dioxygen gas and its atoms occupy 22.4 litres at STP?

answered Sep 21, 2016 at 0:34

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Does computational chemistry include neutrons in ground state calculations?

answered Nov 15, 2016 at 3:21

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Solubility of EDTA in water

answered Apr 17, 2016 at 2:43

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How can off-diagonal Hamiltonian matrix elements be nonzero when the overlap matrix is diagonal?

answered Dec 30, 2015 at 18:36

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What's the difference between a tetrahedron and a trigonal pyramid?

answered Jun 1, 2015 at 21:03

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What is the reason for the blue color of an ammoniated electron?

answered Dec 26, 2015 at 14:00

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Why does the reaction quotient use the products (multiplications) of reactants and products, rather than their respective sums?

answered Apr 24, 2016 at 23:30

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Where does computational chemistry overlap with organic chemistry?

answered Oct 11, 2016 at 4:08

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Prove that a 10-Degree Temperature Increase Doubles the Rate Constant (k), when the Activation Energy is Approximately 50 kJ/mol

answered Jan 13, 2017 at 22:31

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High voltage AC water electrolysis not working

answered Nov 21, 2016 at 19:41

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What are the important implications to the field of chemistry, if any, of the hexavalent carbon species confirmed in 2017?

answered Apr 9, 2017 at 6:47

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Natural Bond Orbital analysis: Significance of stabilization energy determined by 2nd order perturbation

answered Apr 24, 2017 at 1:23

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How to determine the angle between non-bonding electron pairs?

answered Jun 5, 2018 at 5:01

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Chemical reaction in homemade deodorant

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191 Answers

Why doesn't water burn?

Is there a cheap, safe liquid that evaporates EXOthermically around room temperature?

Why isn't ethane used for cooking?

When are two orbitals orthogonal?

Realistic chemical spill accident in high school chemistry class

What is the meaning of the "-osic" suffix on a metal (e.g., cobaltosic oxide)?

Canonical MOs vs. Localized MOs: Do both represent reality in the same way?

If you put two blocks of an element together, why don't they bond?

What is actually the difference between valence bond theory and molecular orbital theory?

Are electron shells probability distributions?

What is charge shift bonding?

Why is BCl3 a monomer whereas AlCl3 exists as a dimer?

Are our hands really chiral?

Can molecules diffuse upstream when emptying a cup of tea?

Is there a way to "electroplate" wood with copper?

How to calculate wavenumbers of normal modes from the eigenvalues of the Cartesian force constant matrix?

Do 1 mole of both dioxygen gas and its atoms occupy 22.4 litres at STP?

Does computational chemistry include neutrons in ground state calculations?

Solubility of EDTA in water

How can off-diagonal Hamiltonian matrix elements be nonzero when the overlap matrix is diagonal?

What's the difference between a tetrahedron and a trigonal pyramid?

What is the reason for the blue color of an ammoniated electron?

Why does the reaction quotient use the products (multiplications) of reactants and products, rather than their respective sums?

Where does computational chemistry overlap with organic chemistry?

Prove that a 10-Degree Temperature Increase Doubles the Rate Constant (k), when the Activation Energy is Approximately 50 kJ/mol

High voltage AC water electrolysis not working

What are the important implications to the field of chemistry, if any, of the hexavalent carbon species confirmed in 2017?

Natural Bond Orbital analysis: Significance of stabilization energy determined by 2nd order perturbation

How to determine the angle between non-bonding electron pairs?

Chemical reaction in homemade deodorant