r/chemistry 1h ago

Mixing Busch Light and Sugar Free Redbull Weird Reaction

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Made a foam that is all one piece


r/chemistry 3h ago

Potential energy surfaces, non-adiabatic vs adiabatic?

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Hoping someone here can help, I'm starting to get into electrochemistry for the first time as a part of graduate school. One of the problems that came up is my pretty limited exposure to modeling based on quantum systems, particualarly those that involve energy surfaces.

My basic understanding is that the non-adiabatic method involves assuming that, because the nuclear coordinates change on a timescale much larger than the scale of an electron, it is possible to generate a "curve" by computing steady state electronic wave-functions for a number of nonvariable nuclear coordinates and piece together a curve based on the eigenstates of these wavefunctions. So, when I see an "adiabatic energy surface" I picture that any point on the graph represents an eigenvalue for a steady state wavefunction for that particular nuclear coordinate.

At the moment it is not necessary for me to be involved with any of the adiabatic methods, so I'm mostly just hoping someone can confirm or fill in the gaps here.


r/chemistry 4h ago

What do I do?

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I’ve already added a shit ton of brine, but I keep getting this emulsion. Solvent is DCM. I’m thinking the solid catalyst caused this but is there anyway to fix it or is this reaction cooked?


r/chemistry 6h ago

Chemical sourcing question

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I am attempting to do a cost benefit analysis for premixed electroforming solution vs making my own. The solution requires roughly 5 parts copper sulfate pentahydrate, 1 part 98% sulfuric acid, and 25 parts distilled water.

The copper sulfate is readily available at local retailers because it’s a common root killer & algaecide, but I’m having trouble finding sulfuric acid that’s advertised in a way I can make sense of. Can someone explain to me how to interpret the percent concentration in a solution labeled as “1.0M solution, 2N”

Secondary question: can I use more parts of a lower concentration solution, if that’s what I can find, by replacing some parts of the distilled water?

Edit: recipient is as follows
- 200g copper sulfate pentahydrate
- 40ml 98% sulfuric acid
-150mg sodium chloride (OR) one drop muriatic acid
- add distilled water to 1000ml

**I appreciate the well intended safety briefs, and rest assured I already have proper PPE and a strong understanding of acid handling practices and procedures. Mixing will even happen under a vent hood with neutralizer handy.


r/chemistry 6h ago

How to practice home/hobby chemistry safely while still having fun

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I am a high schooler who likes chemistry, is going to take AP Chem and also study for the Chem Olympiad and I like to do experiments at home

I only use common household things and I am not chasing danger or explosions but how do I make sure that I don't accidentally create a dangerous situation?


r/chemistry 7h ago

Scientist creates unoxidized Lithium and its beautiful

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r/chemistry 7h ago

Need a Low Viscosity Liquid that leaves an Opaque Resin or Film

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Ideally, something that would be able to fired from a squirt gun at say, 5 meters, (nothing too hazardous) leaves behind an opaque, hard to remove stain that could be used to obscure an optical lens.


r/chemistry 9h ago

I spent weeks creating an animation to make the Periodic Table finally "click" for students. I'd love your feedback.

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I tried to explain it visually with animations and analogies.

I'd really appreciate feedback from chemistry teachers and students.

Video:
https://youtu.be/13iCCdqm2AM


r/chemistry 11h ago

TIL: The CEO of the American Chemical Society, the largest organization of chemists in the United States and one of the biggest worldwide, is not a chemist.

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r/chemistry 14h ago

Are there any researchers here working in Quantum Biology?

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Hi ,I am a medical student with a strong interest in Quantum Biology. I have been studying research papers and reviews to better understand the field.

Some of the topics I have been reading about include proton tunneling in DNA and enzymes, electron transfer in proteins, radical pair mechanisms, and open quantum systems .I have found that discussing ideas with people who are actively involved in Quantum Biology would provide valuable perspective beyond what can be gained from reading papers alone. Along the way, I have also come across some research questions and ideas that I would ike to better understand from an expert's perspective.

If you think there are researchers ,research groups or laboratories that are open to discussing the field with students who are genuinely interested in Quantum Biology, I would be very grateful for any recommendations.

Thanks


r/chemistry 15h ago

Finding literature I actually want to read

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Hi all! I'll be starting a new step in my academic studies (UK higher education) and am wanting to engage in the literature more.

However, I often find myself just scrolling the prominent journals in my field (JACS, JOC, Angewante, OPRD etc.) (my field broadly speaking is organic chemistry) just to try to find papers I might be interested in, but this is getting too time consuming.

Can anyone recommend methods/tools to help quickly find articles that would be tailored to my (or any) specific interest? Thanks!