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I wonder if there's a chemestry person in the house

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Nicktendonick
, September 10th, 2013 at 11:42 AM (8227 Views)
I wonder, is there any?

My chemistry teacher, well, doesn't do a good job in teaching. Dear lord, she can be just too confusing, too fast, and well, unhelpful. We're 3 weeks in, and...*sigh*
At least her stuff will always be multiple choice.


(oh yea, finished moving and finally, and my door's getting put in today (I think))
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  1. Seika's Avatar
    What kind of course are you taking at 25 which still present multiple choice questions?
  2. Break's Avatar
    it would help if you actually told us which topic you are having problems with.

    My chemistry teacher was pretty outstanding, but its been a while since i thought about any of it deeply so... well, just ask and lets see wether we can help you.
  3. Nicktendonick's Avatar
    "What kind of course are you taking at 25 which still present multiple choice questions?"

    Aside from the burn, It was foreshadowing for something I shoulda seen coming. ( Either way, it's a gift horse, I'm not looking any further)

    "it would help if you actually told us which topic you are having problems with."

    In all truth, it's "Intro to chem". I've been putting it off (and damned requirements)" for a bit now.

    Currently, it's in understanding how to decifer some charges, and today's class was writing chemical compounds from their name into their form seen on the periodic table (I forgot the term).

    Such as Cobaltic Chloride to CoCL2
  4. Break's Avatar
    okay
    so its basically the really basic stuff? Just memorize them i guess
    and think about how big their atoms are and how many of that one kind you can fit on that other kind
  5. Strange_One's Avatar
    Consulting the table of periods, I confirm that Cl is first column from the halogens. Memory bit fuzzy when not at work and brain is off.
    Therefore it its outer orbital tends to have only one electron.

    Cobalt is one of the messy transition metals but since it's gotten two Chlorine atoms I assume it's in Cobalt (II) oxidation state. But then I'm unable to concentrate and so have no idea whether I'm correct or relevant.
  6. In-N-Out Double-Double & Animal Fries's Avatar
    Khan Academy
  7. ratstsrub's Avatar
    Read. Your. Textbook.

    Before. Each. Lecture.

    Ask. Any. Confusing. Concepts.

    Have. Confusing. Concepts. Ready.

    I.e., Read. Your. Textbook.


    You don't have any actual questions right now, so I dunno how much specific help any of us can give you. It needn't be specific, but something like, "I don't know how to determine formal charges." Followed by some examples, would do wonders for our ability to not telepathically know where you're struggling.
    Updated September 10th, 2013 at 07:47 PM by ratstsrub
  8. Nihilm's Avatar
    Yeah, I used to be pretty good at chem when I was in High school, but I can't really help you when I don't know what you need help with. It looks like you haven't even gotten to the part where you need to start balancing electrons, so it shouldn't be that complicated to understand just from reading your textbook.