Quick References and Useful Links
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| 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 | |
Useful Links:
Interactive periodic tables:
WebElements
American Elements
Finding Spectra (IR, NMR, etc.)
Purdue University Mellon Library of Chemistry: You must login with your Career Account ID to access some of these sites.
Try NIST, SDBS, and Aldrich Catalog
Finding Chemical Properties and Physical
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Try the Merck Index, CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, or ChemFinder
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Finding Reactions:
SciFinder Scholar
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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