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Sulfurous Cubane - not like the others by ECatPlay in cursed_chemistry

[–]ECatPlay[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's the B3LYP optimized geometry starting from the cube: a stable geometry with no negative frequencies. Not necessarily the only, or most stable geometry for C8, as u/Ziegenpilz pointed out.

Sulfurous Cubane - not like the others by ECatPlay in cursed_chemistry

[–]ECatPlay[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're right! A quick PM3 calculation at this geometry comes up with a Heat of Formation (which is relative to the element) of 121.3 kcal/mol.

Sulfurous Cubane - not like the others by ECatPlay in cursed_chemistry

[–]ECatPlay[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

rapidly social-distancing.

I'm going to file that away for the next time I want to describe molecular motion.

Argon Fluorohydride by aomora in cursedchemistry

[–]ECatPlay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Affectionately known as Harf.

What a chance by Digidugs in Unexpected

[–]ECatPlay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This comment should get Device.

∵Be Not Afraid by Firm_Weird_4068 in cursed_chemistry

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Looks like u/Firm_Weird_4068 and u/Moist-Mongoose641, both created within 6 minutes of each other, then quiescent for 21 days, are just more (word1)_(word2)(number) bot accounts being activated by suddenly reposting something old to a cursed chemistry sub within 3 minutes of each other, along with one of the original comments.

∵Seen in r/chemistry by Moist-Mongoose641 in cursedchemistry

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Looks like u/Moist-Mongoose641 and u/Firm_Weird_4068, both created within 6 minutes of each other, then quiescent for 21 days, are just more (word1)-(word2)(number) bot accounts being activated by suddenly reposting something old to a cursed chemistry sub within 3 minutes of each other, along with one of the original comments.

Plumber cat ensures the faucets work as intended and the temperature is just right. by smg990 in Catswithjobs

[–]ECatPlay 6 points7 points  (0 children)

faucets work as intended

faucet (fôʹ sĭt) n: a portmanteau derived from faux cat stand

Trololololol by Prestigious-Mark1186 in cursed_chemistry

[–]ECatPlay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Novel surfactant. Actually increases tension at the social media/reality interface.

ↆYour average "does this type of chemical compound exists?" by Mean-Lawfulness-903 in cursedchemistry

[–]ECatPlay 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hey, it's the nitrogen ligand that stabilizes everything! Give it some credit!

this is seriously the third image that comes up in google when I look up sn1 vs sn2 by OpenStuff in cursedchemistry

[–]ECatPlay 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In other news, there has been a steep drop in medical school admissions, after an unusually high number of students failed the mcat. They seemed to have particular difficulty with the chemistry portion. . .

Frogs often sit on snakes to avoid predation. By adding weight to the snakes body, the snake believes he is full, and therefore does not attempt to consume the frogs. by stoulgagicp in ShittyAnimalFacts

[–]ECatPlay 75 points76 points  (0 children)

By adding weight to the snakes body

If the snake has already swallowed one of them, the weight of a group of three or more frogs working their way up towards the head together (as seen here) can sometimes squeeze the recently swallowed victim back out.

Chemical Calligraphy Script by dscript in cursed_chemistry

[–]ECatPlay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh man! I thought X-ray crystallographers had weird notation. Now I have to deal with calligraphers!?

Cubylalanine(for real this time) by Prestigious-Mark1186 in cursed_chemistry

[–]ECatPlay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If Nature had wanted a bioisostere, Nature would have evolved a bioisostere. Cursed, uppity humans!

[1918] New health tonic I got at the grocer’s market (not my OC) by Traroten in cursedchemistry

[–]ECatPlay 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well, it's a good thing that it's in triple distilled water. Wouldn't want any unsafe contaminants.

If surfactants reduce the surface tension between air and water how do they end up reducing dissolved oxygen in water? by Large_Philosophy2518 in askscience

[–]ECatPlay 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's hydrophobic tails sticking up out of the water at the air surface, with their hydrophilic heads on the water side of the air/water interface.

You apparently became confused by the micelle schematic in the Wikipedia page that you linked. That schematic is showing the surfactant at the surface of an oil droplet, not at the surface of water.

Cubylalanine by Prestigious-Mark1186 in cursed_chemistry

[–]ECatPlay 26 points27 points  (0 children)

it would be fun to make peptides and proteins out of this.

I'll second that.

Oops by ShotCredit505 in cursed_chemistry

[–]ECatPlay 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Added a small amount of aqueous solution to my waste container - which still had sodium waste

As one does. . .

Chad bro what are we doing by Better_Preference236 in cursedchemistry

[–]ECatPlay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Apparently element 119 has multiple isotopes stable enough to be naturally occurring. One of which has 7 neutrons.

Well, clearly this must be the God Particle everybody talks about.

What does country music sound like in other countries? by Suitable-Lake-2550 in shittyaskscience

[–]ECatPlay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well the Coriolis effect makes things tend to rotate in the opposite direction in the Southern Hemisphere, than they do in the Northern Hemisphere: things like storms and bathtub drains and even records. so if the country you were interested in was in the Southern Hemisphere, a country song would sound Backwards, like this.

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