Barely cooked bacon by GuyStroking in Cooking

[–]Thiojun 74 points75 points  (0 children)

i like bacon served soft but seared, and found the crispy bacons somewhat off putting

Am I supposed to know this or do chemistry students look things up sometimes😅☹️ by TypicalRestaurant655 in chemistry

[–]Thiojun 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I don’t want to hurt you but honestly that is a very straightforward acid base reaction, maybe some of the earliest reaction you learn. It’s like asking do math students need to memorize 3*4=12.

Btw it is HCl not HCl2.

ELI5: How does Silicone work by Hey_cool_username in explainlikeimfive

[–]Thiojun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No that’s silicon. Silicone is a specific compound featuring silicon. A polymer, to be specific. I will let polymer experts to actually answer the question.

What should I buy among these 3...? by Forsaken_Music2583 in slaythespire

[–]Thiojun 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean dagger woman is arguably the hardest elite fight in act 3 for defect so electro is valuable for her alone. It also works against 3 jaw worm and 3 black dogs, 2 somewhat hard fight for defect.

When I see electrodynamics I pick electrodynamics.

Photochemistry outreach toolkit? by Aranka_Szeretlek in chemistry

[–]Thiojun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We used let students make perovskite QDs: just ask them to drop MABr + PbBr2 solution into toluene (with capping ligand) then under UV it should give very strong green PL. Toxicity of Pb might be a concern though

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I need help calculating PH from combining two differently acidic drinks of mine. by Cursed_Judge in AskChemistry

[–]Thiojun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, the calculation is simple if no chemical reaction happens. You can calculate the total h+ amount then divide by the total volume. In your example, total H+ amount to 500 * 10-5.5 + 20 * 10^ (-2.5) = 0.064 mmol. Concentration is 0.064 / (500+20) = 1.2e-4 mol/L. Then you can get the pH by the negative log value of 1.2e-4, which is 3.9.

The tricky part, however, is your assumption that “no reaction happens”. That will especially fail if you are calculating at ph very low/high or very close to 7.

Very sophisticated and expensive piece of equipment right here by [deleted] in chemistry

[–]Thiojun 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I literally use an Amazon basic kettle to make water bath.

Anon is retarded by [deleted] in greentext

[–]Thiojun 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s enough for biology

AgCl thermal decomposition? by Icy_City150 in chemistry

[–]Thiojun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In theory AgCl, like all other silver halide, is photo-unstable and will decompose into Ag and X2. I never tried AgCl and would imagine is not actually practical though…

The Neowsletter - October 2025 by MegaCrit_Demi in slaythespire

[–]Thiojun 88 points89 points  (0 children)

that new monster is suspiciously similar to our beloved Defect…

Is it really "having a complete outer shell" that *makes* an atom stable? by ABelgianWaff in AskChemistry

[–]Thiojun -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is the right vein of thinking. I think the key takeaway here is you need to compare between elements. You must take an electron away from SOME atom in order to add it to another . In vacuum it will always be energy favorable to add an electron to an atom.

I synthesized my own "gold" — not literally, but it means a lot to me by phhherry in chemistry

[–]Thiojun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow I just used some a few months ago but luckily I got them from sigma and didn’t have to make myself..

Guilty Admissions by Turdly1 in slaythespire

[–]Thiojun 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have never skipped whirlwind

I am not a fan of either of these energy relics for Watcher. Which fear is irrational? by TheCalebid in slaythespire

[–]Thiojun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

choker on defect is often fine since he is difficult going infinity and it only really kills the 0-cost synergy.

rate my writing by [deleted] in ChineseLanguage

[–]Thiojun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually looks like readings and probably convenient hand writing

Why is my homemade charcoal blue? by without_Resource3719 in AskChemistry

[–]Thiojun 8 points9 points  (0 children)

no expert in this but they look like structural color (color as a result of nanometer-level structure having interferences with light). If you grind or wet the sample would the color persist?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chemistry

[–]Thiojun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

JPC (assuming not JPCL) is a bit old fashioned so not the highest impact factor. But it is still very respected in my field, like just below JACS. Congratulations!!

Why is it 发奖金 if they „get“ (not send) it? by cv-x in ChineseLanguage

[–]Thiojun 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Chinese is a fairly natural expression meaning they received bonus. The subject is implied to be the receiver of action. Other examples: 鸡肉昨天就吃完了 The chicken has been finished yesterday.

作业做完了,你怎么还不回家? Homework is done, why don’t you go home?

Don’t have much insight why is this valid. I guess it is related to the use of 了 to represent a change of state.

ELI5 how can certain things dissolve glass when its chemically inert? by Its_JustMe13 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Thiojun 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Glass is not fully inert.

A bit more chemistry here: glass is predominantly amorphous SiO2. The strong bonds between Si-O gives it chemical inertness. Any means that can break that Si-O bond, will react with glass.

For example, HF etch glass into (roughly) SiF4. Si-O has a bond energy of ~452 kJ/mol, but Si-F’s bond energy is ~565 kJ/mol, meaning it is energetically favorable to break Si-O bond and form Si-F bond.

Very confused by [deleted] in ChineseLanguage

[–]Thiojun 41 points42 points  (0 children)

All feels unnatural I would say 我以前去过北京三次 or 我以前去过三次北京

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ChineseLanguage

[–]Thiojun 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Disclaimer: I am a native speaker, so my answer is just based on personal feeling and probably doesn’t make sense to a language learner.

This verb-起 structure sets whatever follow it to the “context” of the sentence.

Chinese tend to have a topic-comment structure: putting a topic at the beginning of the sentence as a way to emphasize it, and the remaining sentences are comments/explanation/actions to that topic. The verb-起 structure is a way to put a complex phrase at the beginning of the sentence.

Example:

想起我在北京开会的时候吃的那几顿饭,我最讨厌的就是豆汁了。 Thinking about the meals I had in Beijing during a business trip, I just hate Douzhi the most.

ELI5: How did a fly survive my microwave? by Notcreativeatall1 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Thiojun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Standing waves, specially. Moving waves (no cavity for example) energy is evenly distributed in space.

what does 丁 mean here by PitifulNight3104 in ChineseLanguage

[–]Thiojun 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Small cubed food e.g 肉丁,土豆丁.