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Constants and Other Useful Information

Name Symbol Value
Ideal gas constant R 8.314472 J/K-mol or .082057 L-atm/K-mol   (check your units!)
Avogardro's Number N 6.023e-23
Charge of an electron e 1.6022e-19 Coulombs (C)
Speed of light c 2.9979e8 m/s
Planck's constant h 6.6260693e-34 J-s
Mass of electron me 9.10939e-31 kg
Mass of proton mp 1.67262e-27 kg
Mass of neutron mn 1.67493e-27 kg
Faraday constant F 9.64853e4 C/mol
Water Auto-ionization constant Kw 1e-14
Strong Acids   HCl, HI, HBr, HNO3, HClO4, H2SO4, H3PO4
Strong Bases   KOH, LiOH, CsOH, NaOH, RbOH, Ca(OH)2, Ba(OH)2, Sr(OH)2

 

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Interactive periodic tables:
WebElements
American Elements

Finding Spectra (IR, NMR, etc.)
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Try NIST, SDBS, and Aldrich Catalog

Finding Chemical Properties and Physical Data:
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Try the Merck Index, CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, or ChemFinder (see right sidebar)

Finding Reactions:
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Help for Specific Types of Chemistry:
Dr. Nash's General Chemistry Site
Dr. Bodner's Chemistry Help Page
Visualizing Mechanisms
Organic Reaction Help
Metal Chemistry (inorganic)
Washington State University Inorganic Website

Homework:
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