Why does my sea salt have a best by date? [duplicate]
Apr 3, 2022 · @Farooq: As the link in this answer shows, culinary “sea salt” certainly can contain anti-caking agents. And as the answer explains, the (potential very slight) deterioration that justifies the …
Why is a C4 ring impossible? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Mar 20, 2023 · A four C ring does exist in many compounds, but it is not possible for double bonds. Cumulated double bonds $\ce {C=C=C}$ must be linear, in 1 line. They can be bent a little, but it …
Differences between Oxides and Hydroxides when Formed from a …
Aug 13, 2024 · When Group 1 and 2 metals (other than beryllium) react with liquid water, they will form that metal hydroxide and hydrogen gas, at different rates, per reactivity. When other reactive metals …
What are the maximum number of electrons in each shell?
Feb 20, 2014 · The first shell can carry up to two electrons, the second shell can carry up to eight electrons. The third shell can carry up 18 electrons, but it is more stable by carrying only eight …
organic chemistry - Comparing stability of carbon free radicals ...
Feb 11, 2025 · The following question was asked in a JEE Adv paper a few years back: Arrange the following carbon free radicals in decreasing order of their stability I solved the order of their stability …
Why is OH- so electrically conductive? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Jan 10, 2025 · In high school (or mine, at least), we're taught that H+ ions are very conductive, due to their small molar mass, and by Newton's 2nd Law, higher acceleration, making them more mobile in …
Why does liquid water form when we exhale on a mirror?
Mar 11, 2019 · In the descriptions below, I always assume external pressure to be constant at 1 atm, the condition where daily observations are made. 1) When I exhale on a mirror, liquid water forms on the …
Why does the Co³⁺/Co²⁺ couple have such a high reduction potential?
Mar 16, 2019 · @AbhigyanC no, that cannot explain anything. If anything, the large CFSE of Co (3+) should lower the reduction potential (as it stabilises the oxidised form). Anyway, as described in the …
Does hydrogen bonding only occur between water molecules?
Oct 2, 2015 · A quick check of Wikipedia reveals: "A hydrogen bond is the electrostatic attraction between polar molecules that occurs when a hydrogen (H) atom bound to a highly electronegative …
Why is the combustion of Nitrogen endothermic? [closed]
Dec 12, 2018 · Other combustion reactions are exothermic but this combustion reaction endothermic. Why ? Please explain..