Your drinking water

[The Khan Artist]

Should the US government limit the amount of dihydrogen monoxide allowed in drinking water?

 

[Eagle]

Not everybody is as blessed with Chemistry knowledge as you and I. It helps to inform people what the f*** your talking about

http://www.dhmo.org/

 

[Trotterwatch]

It's a highly dangerous and noxious in large quantities, this could easily kill.

(that good enough for you), lol

 

[DuDe]

LOL...
I heard some students in the US freaked many people out with that joke

 

[zorbid]

Dihydrogen monoxide is an under rated problem. When you know the amount of that shit you drink every year... Scary.

H=O=H is THE danger for the 10 next years.

 

[mesman00]

hahaha, now this is a funny joke, i'm goin to tell it to my chem professor tonight in class!

 

[DuDe]

Anyway, the headline of the thread gave a lot away...

 

[Tk64]

H=O=H is THE danger for the 10 next years.

It's not H-O-H - it's actually:

    O
  /   \
H      H

... the bonds are not straight but angled (109 degree angle I believe).

 

[KingTom]

true, true
. |" I love water i love water la la la la laaa
. |
.O

 

[The Khan Artist]

Nice site, Eagle. I recommend everybody go there for more information about this highyl deadly chemical.

Trotterwatch, delete that blasphemy right now!

 

[pj64er]

hahaha, now this is a funny joke, i'm goin to tell it to my chem professor tonight in class!

ironically, my chem prof told me this!

 

[blizz]

yeah it's water

 

[Eagle]

Yup, its water with improper chemistry syntax. Its been a few years but if memory serves me its actually called dihydroxide, or am I wrong and thats something totaly different? Argh, Its been 3 years and I never like chemistry.

 

[blizz]

none of them are strictly right or wrong, aslong as it's clear what the substance is (usually by a diagram) then whatever you call it is what's used in the end, despite the naming system (which is consistently ignored by my lecturers )

for example ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid is called EDTA, and is commonly called EDTA

 

[Eagle]

none of them are strictly right or wrong, aslong as it's clear what the substance is (usually by a diagram) then whatever you call it is what's used in the end, despite the naming system (which is consistently ignored by my lecturers )

What I was getting at is that there is a wrong way and a right way to write it. For example

1-ethyl 2-methyl dioxide
or
2-methyl 1-ethyl dioxide

One is correct the other is wrong. I remember taking tests purely on identifing compunds in the correct order.

 

[DuDe]

What I was getting at is that there is a wrong way and a right way to write it. For example

1-ethyl 2-methyl dioxide
or
2-methyl 1-ethyl dioxide

One is correct the other is wrong. I remember taking tests purely on identifing compunds in the correct order.

Hmmm, if I actually still remembered the way that these atoms connect, I could`ve told you which one of them is right. But basically, you`re suppose to say it by the order in which they are connected together (?).

 

[mesman00]

the title of this thread should be changed to battle of the nerds

 

[Eagle]

Hmmm, if I actually still remembered the way that these atoms connect, I could`ve told you which one of them is right. But basically, you`re suppose to say it by the order in which they are connected together (?).

Yes but in the case of carbon chains like this, you have to find the longest carbon chain first, then start from there, then you order it by which is closer to the outer carbons. For example, the following are the same compund ( I didn't put in the electrons, but you get the idea)

Ya know I never thought I'd ever use chemistry with my major, hehe.

On this example (bottom), youd start naming from the right because the intersection is only two carbons from the end of the chain, where as the left there are three carbons from the end of the chain to the nearest intersection.

 

[blizz]

yeah basically longest chain rules then start with the first side arm which is the shortest distance from the first carbon in the chain

 

[DuDe]

Yes but in the case of carbon chains like this, you have to find the longest carbon chain first, then start from there, then you order it by which is closer to the outer carbons. For example, the following are the same compund ( I didn't put in the electrons, but you get the idea)

Ya know I never thought I'd ever use chemistry with my major, hehe.

On this example (bottom), youd start naming from the right because the intersection is only two carbons from the end of the chain, where as the left there are three carbons from the end of the chain to the nearest intersection.

Ya, you`re totally right.