I can’t understand why chloroform isn’t flammable while formic acid is when the carbons have the same oxidation state.

I can’t understand why chloroform isn’t flammable while formic acid is when the carbons have the same oxidation state.

u/1s2_2s1 — 20 hours ago

Why does the substituent on the ring matter so much if the negative charge on oxygen can’t delocalize to the ring?

u/1s2_2s1 — 1 day ago
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How can chemicals with such different structures smell alike?

u/1s2_2s1 — 6 days ago
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Why are phases discrete and not continuous? Like why aren’t there a phases between solid and liquid etc.

u/1s2_2s1 — 8 days ago
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If molecular motion is related to temperature, is there a maximum temperature because nothing with mass can move at the speed of light

u/1s2_2s1 — 1 month ago