RULES: Ask a question and the first gender who answers correctly three times in a row gains +1 point for their gender. Do try and keep track of the score!
Please keep the material at a reasonable standard preferably GCSE up to A-Level; but don't be afraid to stretch the fellow Chemists of TSR!
First question: Distinguish between an exothermic and endothermic reaction.
Unfortunately the Chemists of TSR do not seem interested.
How about another game in which the elements of PSE must be named by clues (the properties of elements)? It comes into my mind when I watched 'the big bang theory'. That would be interesting in my opinion - and a very different game to the other ones in biology and physics (although I like this variation too ).
How about another game in which the elements of PSE must be named by clues (the properties of elements)? It comes into my mind when I watched 'the big bang theory'. That would be interesting in my opinion - and a very different game to the other ones in biology and physics (although I like this variation too ).
That does sound interesting, but it is pretty limited because once the common and well known elements have been identified only the difficult ones will be left imagine describing Technetium . It is not my thread, so that is up to the OP.
I was hoping to be mentally stimulated in this thread, but nobody is posting!
Why is Ammonia better at forming bonds with a central metal ion than Water.
I'm a little out of my depth here, but my (little bit bonkers) chemistry teacher always taught us that if something can form strong bonds with something else, its cause they have the right amount of electrons to fill the outer shell of the other element. however, seeing as were dealing with ions and molecules, instead of elements, i'm thinking its cause ammonia can fill the outer shell of the ion with less molecules of ammonia.
either that, or ammonia is more reactive than water.
(i may be completely wrong, i've only just completed GCSE chemistry! :P
I'm a little out of my depth here, but my (little bit bonkers) chemistry teacher always taught us that if something can form strong bonds with something else, its cause they have the right amount of electrons to fill the outer shell of the other element. however, seeing as were dealing with ions and molecules, instead of elements, i'm thinking its cause ammonia can fill the outer shell of the ion with less molecules of ammonia.
either that, or ammonia is more reactive than water.
(i may be completely wrong, i've only just completed GCSE chemistry! :P
Clues coming up!!!
It's to do with how well the ligand can donate electron density to the metal ion.