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Practice Problem: Analyzing Acid-Base Equilibria
Acids! Bases! Conjugate acids! Conjugate bases! We definitely have to be able to label such things, and we should also know how to state which direct…
2 weeks ago
Practice Problem: Acidity of Carboxylic Acids
Let's rank these carboxylic acids by acidity! Do you know about the various ways these carboxylate anions can be stabilized? Check it out.
Try all of …
2 weeks ago
Hiyama Reaction
We've learned several cross-coupling reactions, so let's learn one more! The Hiyama reaction, developed by Tamejiro Hiyama, uses silanes as coupling …
2 weeks ago
Joe Biden: Pandemic and Inflation (2021 – 2025)
Joe Biden was president from 2021 to 2025, but he had a long career in politics prior to the getting elected. What's his story, and what were the maj…
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Hemiacetals, Acetals, and Imines
There are so many aqueous acid-base equilibria happening in our bodies. So much enzymatic chemistry is about proton transfer. Let's learn about some …
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Latin Vocabulary: Colors
It's time for some more Latin vocabulary! Let's learn how to say all the colors in Latin.
Script by Patrizia Farina, Professor of Italian at Western C…
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Metatron is a Whiny Little Baby
My recent video examining reality denial and the behavior of trolls that infest my channel featured a tantrum by a loser named Metatron, where I mock…
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Practice Problem: Assigning Molecular Structure From an NMR Spectrum
For this one we need to be able to interpret NMR data in order to arrive at the correct molecular structure based on an empirical formula. It's not a…
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Mammalian Body Systems
With some general information regarding mammals covered, it's time to look at their body systems. How are they structured, and how much variety is th…
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Practice Problem: Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Retrosynthesis
You gotta know your EAS reactions for this one! Make sure you do them in the right order, too.
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