What is the difference between O & O2 - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Jan 9, 2017 · O is a free oxygen atom and 2 O X 2 is two oxygen atoms chemically bound to form an oxygen molecule. There is no common analogy for C, but 2 N X 2 is called nitrogen, 2 H X …
diH2O, dH2O, and DI H2O. What do they mean?
Feb 17, 2016 · What do $\\ce{diH_2O, dH_2O}$, and $\\ce{DI H_2O}$ mean? I'm not asking for a description of deionized water and distilled water. I'm asking what the three …
inorganic chemistry - Why is an S-S bond stronger than an O-O …
Feb 28, 2016 · 53 I'm wondering why exactly the single bond between two sulfur atoms is stronger than that of two oxygen atoms. According to this page, an \ceO − O \ce O O bond has …
Differences between H-H-O and H-O-H - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Jan 14, 2015 · H-H-O H-O-H To add to this, there are exceptions to the 'hydrogen only makes one bond' rule of thumb, in the form of unusual as found for instance in boranes, however this does …
everyday chemistry - C + O2 is equal to C + O, how is that …
0 C + O = CO 2 . This is because carbon has valency of 4 while oxygen has valency of 2. When they react the valencies are criss crossed which means we will get C 2 O 4 but this is …
ions - Why doesn't H₄O²⁺ exist? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Apr 3, 2019 · Why can't another proton just latch onto that? Adding to the confusion, \ceH4O2+ \ce H 4 O 2 + is very similar to \ceNH4+ \ce N H 4 +, which again is extremely well-known. …
Ortho-effect in substituted aromatic acids and bases
Jan 6, 2014 · When comparing o,m,p -toluidine basicities, the ortho effect is believed to explain why o -toluidine is weaker. But when comparing o,m,p -toluic acid basicities, the ortho effect is …
How does VB theory explain the Si-O-Si bond angles in SiO2?
That the Si–O–Si bond angles arise from the arrangement of the SiO4 tetrahedrons is obvious, as well as the fact that the O–Si–O angles are always 109.5° in stable polymorphs (since we're …
In Crystal Field Theory what does Δo=10Dq mean?
May 12, 2015 · While studying the Crystal Field Theory I was told Dq D q is a unit, related to the unit ΔO Δ O by the relation ΔO = 10 Dq Δ O = 10 D q. But aren't ΔO Δ O and Dq D q …
Why do we call O2 oxygen? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Nov 25, 2018 · Likewise OX2 O X 2 is as much oxygen as atomic oxygen is. The only complication is that what we habitually think of as oxygen is oxygen as a gas comprised of …