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Poll 12: Picture from Thread Science and Chemical & Engineering News, 1/15/18, p. 48, Newscripts. What’s with this picture?
color = 1, bonding = 11, structure = 7, shape = 3, property = 3, savage = 1, puns = 1
Poll 11: Hardest test I ever took
DMV drivers test = 4, kinder nap time = 1, science = 1, math = 4, First O chem exam = 10, pregnancy = 7, erection test = 12, other = 12
Poll 10: My best mixture
coffee = 14, salt-sand (the beach!) = 4, oil-vinegar salad dressing = 0, gasoline = 1, water = 7, AMF = 4, Rope and neck = 4, Mashed potatoes and gravy = 4, bleach and kool aid = 14, Pinto Grigio = 1, holy sh#t = 5, Thc and butane = 6, wine and dine = 1, peanut butter and jelly = 3, THC and liquid CO2 = 4
Poll 9: My favorite chemistry thing this summer
ice cream = 8, driving my car = 6, BBQ = 4, sun tan = 6, breathing = 20, other (meth (like methyl) = 31, Harambe 2016 = 10, Chick Fil A = 3)
Poll 8: Strangest chemical fact
reactions occur in mole ratios = 1, a lot of space between atoms in a solid = 4, absolute 0 = 2, some people actually like chemistry = 2, I passed my chemistry course = 4, more than one possible answer = 2, my feet smell because of chemistry = 2, chem is try everything = 1, some people actually don’t like chemistry = 1
Poll 7: My favorite phase change is
vaporization = 3, night to werewolf = 4, sublime = 2, full moon to new moon = 7, condense = 1, C. Jenner = 12, emo to scene = 2, Super saiyan 1 –> super saiyan 2 = 17, Old Deadpool to New Deadpool = 3
Poll 6: Oddest property of water
bond, hydrogen bond so bugs float on surface = 1, density of ice is less than density of liquid so lakes won’t freeze from bottom up = 1, absorbs IR = 0, makes it humid = 0, liquid at room temperature = 0, common on earth, rare elsewhere = 2, we use 2,000,000 gallons per person per year = 8, too wet = 8, Can be created by Matt Damon on Mars by combustion rxn = 7, WATER you talking ’bout? = 9
Poll 5: My favorite chemical reaction is
combustions so I can drive my car = 2, acid-base for my indigestion = 0, decomposition so I can use hydrogen peroxide to make oxygen = 1, oxidation-reduction so my phone stays charged = 4, my chemical romance = 10, Making America great again = 7
Poll 4: One word about organic chemistry.
hard = 12, memorize = 1, logical = 1, magic = 6, #%&* = 6, errands = 3, john cent = 7, atychiphobia = 3
Poll 3: Chemistry happens because ______.
opposites attract = 1, atoms = 5, radicals = 0, electrons = 5, Jesus is always the answer = 76, John Cena = 15
Poll 2: Chemicals are ______.
good = 3, bad = 0, good and bad = 7, everywhere = 18, delicious = 17, 1 = 1
Poll 1: What is your favorite science topic?
astronomy = 3, biology = 14, chemistry = 13, geology = 0, physics = 6, engineering = 1
My Chemistry Courses
General Chemistry 1A (1st semester General Chemistry)
General Chemistry 1B (2nd semester General Chemistry)
Organic Chemistry 12A (1st semester Organic Chemistry)
Organic Chemistry 12B (2nd semesterOrganic Chemistry)
Go to the Bookstore for Lab Books for:
- General Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry