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by tropicalwaters
Fri Dec 14, 2007 2:44 pm
Forum: Chemistry forum
Topic: why does methanol and methane has susch different boiling?
Replies: 1
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why does methanol and methane has susch different boiling?

I am curious, why does methane have a boiling point of -161.6 C and menthanol has a boling point of 64.7 C? they have similar structures.
by tropicalwaters
Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:29 pm
Forum: Chemistry forum
Topic: what law do I use for this equation?
Replies: 1
Views: 2856

what law do I use for this equation?

a small bubble (0.500 ml) forms at the bottom of a lake where the temperature is 2.0 c, and the pressure is 2.40 atm. what volume would the bubble occupy near the surface where the temperature is 32 c and the pressure is 1.10 atm?
by tropicalwaters
Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:56 pm
Forum: Chemistry forum
Topic: chem help
Replies: 1
Views: 2401

(How do I determine empirical formulas of compound that is 54.2%F and 45.8%S) *you have a 100 g sample- assume 54.2 grams of F and 45.8 grams of S *convert each element into atomic mass using the atomic masses find the atomic masses of F and S (F=19.00 and S is 32.07) *divide the values obtained fro...
by tropicalwaters
Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:50 pm
Forum: Chemistry forum
Topic: excited electrons
Replies: 1
Views: 12996

excited electrons

what is the excited electron configuration of a sulfur atom? and how would the orbital diagram look like?
by tropicalwaters
Sat Nov 10, 2007 1:54 pm
Forum: Chemistry forum
Topic: need help w/ this chem question
Replies: 2
Views: 2692

need help w/ this chem question

Can't figure it out:

If 19.0 grams of Cobalt are mixed with 19 g of FeCl2, Cobalt (II) chloride and iron are formed.

-how do I balance this:

CO + FeCl2= CO (II) CL2 + Fe

- and how many grams of each product will be produced?