Why do we wash inorganic salts with alcohol?

Started by Maria | Last post by GCT May 15, 2005, 02:23:30 PM

Why does aluminum react exothermically with palladium?

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Why does crystal field splitting increase with oxidation number?

Started by CrimpJiggler | Last post by Yakimikku February 25, 2012, 02:05:17 PM

Why does H2S have a smaller bond angle than H2O?

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Why does HCl dissolve ZnO but not SnO2?

Started by jakethepeguk1 | Last post by jakethepeguk1 February 08, 2010, 12:01:07 PM

Why does hydrogen form metallic hydride like LiH ?

Started by Aakash | Last post by Enthalpy November 27, 2013, 10:52:19 AM

Why does increasing electron density near Boron cause a downfield shift?

Started by SheffieldWednesday4ever | Last post by SheffieldWednesday4ever October 16, 2011, 02:05:43 AM

why does oxalic acid solution need to be store in a clean and dry bottle?

Started by Spasmodic | Last post by Spasmodic October 30, 2006, 10:08:08 AM

Why does PbO2 turn dark brown when HNO3 is added?

Started by Timothy | Last post by Timothy February 18, 2010, 03:46:05 PM

Why does PO3- ion undergo polymerization easily whereas NO3- does not?

Started by adianadiadi | Last post by jcjlf March 15, 2011, 04:38:03 PM

Why does Pt(s) dissolve in a mixture of HCl and NO3-, but not seperately?

Started by billsauce | Last post by Borek May 06, 2012, 01:45:23 PM

Why does rate of reaction decrease with time?

Started by Needaask | Last post by Needaask September 30, 2013, 01:38:47 AM

Why does silver only can have a coordination number of 2?

Started by gertrudetrumpet | Last post by dipesh747 March 19, 2012, 07:43:59 PM

Why does sulfur exist as S8 and not S2 like in O2?

Started by Technicalhuman | Last post by Corribus December 03, 2013, 11:58:34 AM

why does the equilibrium constant changes with temperature and pressure?

Started by Erik | Last post by Jorriss August 21, 2012, 12:22:31 PM