Ask me a question about chemistry!

[Orange]

As a chemistry major, I'm eager to test my knowledge all the time. Go ahead - shoot! Although be sure not to ask questions about physics or biology. I'm aware chemistry bridges the gap between the two in some instances, but yeah I probably won't know the answer if you ask me about wave functions with electrons.

[PhobOuranos]

Is baking soda a direct descendant of God?

It's in recipes, it puts out fires, it cleans, really what doesn't it do?

[Codwina]

At 8/6/09 03:20 AM, PhobOuranos wrote: Is baking soda a direct descendant of God?

It's in recipes, it puts out fires, it cleans, really what doesn't it do?

Nope it is not...

:It's a direct descendant of a hybrid Tom Fulp/Chuck Norris person...

[yurgenburgen]

What is the chemical symbol for win?

[adio0205]

Who made up the word chemistry?

[explodingbunnies]

a few questions...

1. why are you a chemist?

2. why ARENT you a physicist?

3. what is the nest chemical of them all?

[satanbrain]

chemical composition of nucleotides.

[GayDorf]

Which element in the periodic table has the largest radius for its valence electron shell?

[andycastaneda]

what really happens when you mix bleach and ammonia?

KOTH

[andycastaneda]

At 8/6/09 03:25 AM, andycastaneda wrote: what really happens when you mix bleach and ammonia?

KOTH

you don't know do you?

[jewdudewtf]

Why is it that when divers surface faster than the bubbles emitted from their oxygen tanks, they suffer from what is called "the bends"?

This is pretty much all I remember from my high school chemistry class.

[CapnCrunchDaPimp]

What is the deadliest chemical that is known to man and why? I've always wondered this, but I think it might be Mercury. That shit can blind you dawg.

[Orange]

At 8/6/09 03:23 AM, adio0205 wrote: Who made up the word chemistry?

I don't know who coined the term, but it's a derivative of the word Alchemy. New scientists in the enlightenment era didn't want to be associated with the BS behind Alchemy, so they made a new name. Something like that.

At 8/6/09 03:24 AM, satanbrain wrote: chemical composition of nucleotides.

Carbon rings with the occasional nitrogen interrupt, depending on the nucleotide, and oxygen bonded to some parts of the various rings. There's also hydrogens attached all over the place to the structure. Adenine and Thymine I believe have two rings. Overall, Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Hydrogen. DNA adds phosphate and deoxyribose sugars to the mix.

At 8/6/09 03:24 AM, explodingbunnies wrote: a few questions...

1. why are you a chemist?

Because it's got applications in pretty much every field of industry/science.

2. why ARENT you a physicist?

The short answer - too much math. Also I like biology, which chemistry works better with.

3. what is the nest chemical of them all?

The best chemical... that's a really hard one. Nitric acid is pretty nifty. I like it.

At 8/6/09 03:24 AM, GayDorf wrote: Which element in the periodic table has the largest radius for its valence electron shell?

I'm pretty sure it's Francium (excluding the unstable atomic nuclei).

[Funzo123]

Ok, see if you can get this one.
The acacia bark contains the drug DMT.
You are supposed to extract the dmt. what chemicals would you use?

[PhobOuranos]

At 8/6/09 03:33 AM, CapnCrunchDaPimp wrote: What is the deadliest chemical that is known to man and why? I've always wondered this, but I think it might be Mercury. That shit can blind you dawg.

My vote lies with Uranium and Plutonium.

Ka-Boom.

[Emomudkip]

At 8/6/09 03:22 AM, Codwina wrote:

At 8/6/09 03:20 AM, PhobOuranos wrote: Is baking soda a direct descendant of God?

It's in recipes, it puts out fires, it cleans, really what doesn't it do?

Nope it is not...

It's a direct descendant of a hybrid Tom Fulp/Chuck Norris person...

Tom's avatar then?

[Leidolfr]

At 8/6/09 03:17 AM, Orange wrote: As a chemistry major, I'm eager to test my knowledge all the time. Go ahead - shoot! Although be sure not to ask questions about physics or biology. I'm aware chemistry bridges the gap between the two in some instances, but yeah I probably won't know the answer if you ask me about wave functions with electrons.

How would you synthesise chromyl chloride (CrO2Cl2)? What precautions might you take? Is it likely to be a liquid or a solid at ordinary temperatures, and what is its likely colour?

[Orange]

At 8/6/09 03:25 AM, andycastaneda wrote: what really happens when you mix bleach and ammonia?

KOTH

Bleach is a vague term. You can use a variety of chemicals as bleach.

At 8/6/09 03:33 AM, CapnCrunchDaPimp wrote: What is the deadliest chemical that is known to man and why? I've always wondered this, but I think it might be Mercury. That shit can blind you dawg.

I'm pretty sure its NX nerve agent. Mercury really isn't that bad. Yes, it'll kill you, but it's pretty avoidable. NX however will jump right into your nerves and kick your ass from the inside out!

Botulin is also the most potent toxin ever. I think.

[GayDorf]

At 8/6/09 03:24 AM, GayDorf wrote: Which element in the periodic table has the largest radius for its valence electron shell?

I'm pretty sure it's Francium (excluding the unstable atomic nuclei).

I asked that question already knowing the answer.

You are correct.

[Leidolfr]

So I dont get an answer? Mine was good, too...

[Orange]

At 8/6/09 03:51 AM, Funzo123 wrote: Ok, see if you can get this one.
The acacia bark contains the drug DMT.
You are supposed to extract the dmt. what chemicals would you use?

I don't know. Lyse and precipitate everything except DMT seems to be the only real solution to this. DMT ftw though =)

At 8/6/09 03:54 AM, Leidolfr wrote: How would you synthesise chromyl chloride (CrO2Cl2)? What precautions might you take? Is it likely to be a liquid or a solid at ordinary temperatures, and what is its likely colour?

I don't know exactly how you would make that. It doesn't look easy!

It'd probably be solid by itself, but you'd probably have to create that in a solution. As for color, you'd have to determine exactly how much energy there are between the electron levels and calculate the amount of energy a photon would have from converting that energy... it's not something you can know off the top of your head. My guess is green though because of the 2 Cls.

[GayDorf]

At 8/6/09 04:07 AM, Leidolfr wrote: So I dont get an answer? Mine was good, too...

You google searched "hard chemistry problems" and the first result was this page, which you copypasta'd accordingly.

The tipoff was the British spelling of synthesize, which was odd considering your profile indicates that you live in the state of Maine, in the USA.

[RandomExploit]

Bacon is an awesome substance

True or false?

[Orange]

At 8/6/09 03:52 AM, PhobOuranos wrote:

At 8/6/09 03:33 AM, CapnCrunchDaPimp wrote: What is the deadliest chemical that is known to man and why? I've always wondered this, but I think it might be Mercury. That shit can blind you dawg.

My vote lies with Uranium and Plutonium.

Ka-Boom.

but uranium and plutonium are lame as chemicals :P

I would be totally fine with holding a ball of uranium. It's not going to hurt you. Holding a "ball" of NX gas however, would fuck you up!

But yeah, thanks to physics uranium and plutonium became epic. Not because of their chemical properties though.

[Leidolfr]

At 8/6/09 04:15 AM, GayDorf wrote:

At 8/6/09 04:07 AM, Leidolfr wrote: So I dont get an answer? Mine was good, too...

You google searched "hard chemistry problems" and the first result was this page, which you copypasta'd accordingly.

The tipoff was the British spelling of synthesize, which was odd considering your profile indicates that you live in the state of Maine, in the USA.

thats exactly what i did, and imnot trying to hide it

[ would it have been better to grab a book and copy that? this is a bullshit thread, lol, look at the first few posts, dont be givin me shit ]

[iscrulz]

At 8/6/09 03:56 AM, Orange wrote: I'm pretty sure its NX nerve agent. Mercury really isn't that bad. Yes, it'll kill you, but it's pretty avoidable. NX however will jump right into your nerves and kick your ass from the inside out!

Botulin is also the most potent toxin ever. I think.

Time to get my hands on some NX nerve agent and Botulin and unleash it at the next Democratic National Convention. Or my school which ever one I hate.

Why do we say Girl A and Boy B have chemistry, I think being chemistry is a science and the mainstream isn't interested in it some other word would be used, but as the example above its main stream pop culture as Hollywood actors.

[GayDorf]

At 8/6/09 04:36 AM, iscrulz wrote: Time to get my hands on some NX nerve agent and Botulin and unleash it at the next Democratic National Convention. Or my school which ever one I hate.

Yo yo yo the FBI monitors that shit. You say something like that and they're gonna be at your fuckin' doorstep mayn, I shit you not. Its happened on this site before, when that dude posted he was going to kill his sister, and the authorities tracked him down. Don't be a faggothead, buddy, be a smarthead.

[Orange]

At 8/6/09 04:41 AM, GayDorf wrote:

At 8/6/09 04:36 AM, iscrulz wrote: Time to get my hands on some NX nerve agent and Botulin and unleash it at the next Democratic National Convention. Or my school which ever one I hate.

Yo yo yo the FBI monitors that shit. You say something like that and they're gonna be at your fuckin' doorstep mayn, I shit you not. Its happened on this site before, when that dude posted he was going to kill his sister, and the authorities tracked him down. Don't be a faggothead, buddy, be a smarthead.

Yeah - NG gets enough bad attention from the FBI from the loli hentai and shit. Lmao.

It's much easier to make... (cough) A (cough) -nthrax.

JUST KIDDING FBI. I JUST WANT TO CURE DISEASES. I DON'T INTEND TO HARM ANYONE.

[MissingNYC]

tell me how to make LSD safely at home

yes that is indeed a chemistry question

[Prinzy2]

I've heard of the term "Heavy water" and wiki'd it, but all I found was that it had more connective bonds?, please explain how that works and does anything good/bad happen from drinking it.