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Karsten Theis

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Structural biologist teaching biochemistry. Preferred pronouns: he, him, his.

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Is there a difference between equilibrium and steady state?

equilibrium kinetics terminology asked Mar 11, 2019 at 4:46

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How can you build a model of tetrahedral coordination from objects found at home?

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Is there a name for this algorithm to calculate the concentration of a mixture of two solutions containing the same solute?

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Boltzmann factor vs. graph of Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution

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Are there acid/base processes in aqueous solution that are so slow that they are kinetically controlled?

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Who popularized the atom icon (atomic whirl or planetary model)

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Why would there be a non-zero Gibbs energy of mixing for ideal gases?

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In a liquid-in-glass thermometer, how does the gas pressure over the liquid affect the linearity of measurement?

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Experimental evidence for zwitterions

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What is the mathematical meaning of the plus sign (+) in chemical reaction equations?

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Top Answers

Why is '-ethane' in 'methane'?

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Why was Avogadro's number chosen to be the value that it is?

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Is there a difference between equilibrium and steady state?

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Is it possible to create hydrophobic water?

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How were x-ray diffraction patterns deciphered before computers?

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Why is octane more volatile than water while having a higher boiling point?

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Quadrupole moment of a molecule

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Which atom is the smallest atom?

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What is kekulization (in RDKit)?

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Why does a tetrahedral molecule like methane have a dipole moment of zero?

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Why would there be a non-zero Gibbs energy of mixing for ideal gases?

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What happens in an exothermic reaction at the atomic level?

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What exactly is temperature?

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Proposed changes to Help Center articles to include mention of AI-generated content policy

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Why does liquid water form when we exhale on a mirror?

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Is light a reactant in photochemical reactions?

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Our partnership with Google and commitment to socially responsible AI

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Are pseudo-zeroth order reactions possible?

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Distinguishing between octahedral and tetrahedral holes

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Pauli exclusion principle

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Why might a prepared 1% solution of glucose take 2 hours to give maximum, stable reading on a glucometer?

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Are physical space filling molecular modelling kits still available anywhere?

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Bonding in hypervalent molecules

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Why are isotopes an issue in reading mass spectra?

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Why do the first and second laws of thermodynamics not contradict each other?

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If you accumulate 100 identical spheres how many will end up on the surface?

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Where does the energy required to initially begin the reaction of iron and oxygen come from?

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Mechanism of the blue bottle experiment

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Reaction of phenol and zinc dust

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