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 …
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 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 …
Hybridisation of Tetraammine copper (II) sulphate
Apr 22, 2025 · While studying coordination compounds from my high school textbook I noticed an irregularity in the hybridisation of the above mentioned compound, because it is said to be dsp2 …
Does dilithium exist? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Apr 25, 2019 · The dilithium dimer exists- but it isn’t particularly common, and we usually only see it in the gas phase. Essentially, the 2s electrons interact and form a bonding orbital. (s-p mixing is …
Oxidation states of oxygen - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Oct 15, 2016 · The concept of oxidation state simply works on concept of electronegativity.The more electronegative atom acquire a negative charge while less electronegative atom acquire a positive …
Reaction of Iron with Concentrated and dilute hydrochloric acid
Jul 29, 2016 · Does Iron react differently with dilute and concentrated hydrochloric acid? A. I know that with dilute hydrochloric acid Iron (II) chloride is formed. B. I read on the internet that with concentrated
pH electrode with poor calibration slope - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Jan 14, 2025 · I am currently working with two pH electrodes in my lab, and I’ve noticed they are not performing well between pH 7 and 10. Upon further investigation, I found that the issue seems to be …
Which is really water soluble, amylose or amylopectin？
Oct 31, 2022 · Check quite detailed respective Wikipedia pages, eventually their references. Amylopectin reportedly seams more soluble, being loosely packed with less hydrogen bond linking, …