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chemistry, organic chemistry

Chemistry: polypropylene, part 2: why is it called polypropylene?

Jack Aug 16, 2026 Tagged with how is polypropylene made?, polypropylene, propene, why is it called polypropylene?

Self-tutoring about chemistry: the tutor discovers the name “polypropylene” seems to come from how it’s produced. …

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chemistry, materials, organic chemistry

Chemistry: polypropylene, part1: what is polypropylene?

Jack Aug 16, 2026 Tagged with polymer, polypropylene

Self-tutoring about chemistry and materials: the tutor looks into the structure of polypropylene. I’ve been reading …

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organic chemistry

Chemistry: heterocyclic compounds

Jack Feb 21, 2026 Tagged with example of a heterocyclic compound, organic chemistry, what does heterocyclic mean?, what is a heterocyclic compound?

Self-tutoring about chemistry: the tutor mentions heterocyclic compounds. The following is according to my understanding. In …

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organic chemistry

Organic chemistry: why is the carboxyl group acidic?

Jack Jun 7, 2024 Tagged with carboxylic acid, functional group

Tutoring chemistry, concepts arise. The tutor mentions an idea behind the acidity of the carboxyl group. …

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organic chemistry

Organic chemistry: what is a fatty acid?

Jack Jun 5, 2024 Tagged with carboxylic acid, fatty acid definition, organic acid

Self-tutoring about organic chemistry: the tutor mentions the term fatty acid. One hears about fatty acids …

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organic chemistry

Natural gas vs propane: part 0

Jack Sep 12, 2018

Self-tutoring about common fuels: the tutor makes an initial comparison of natural gas to propane. Natural …

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chemistry, organic chemistry

Chemistry: molecular weight of fats and oils

Jack Apr 10, 2017 Tagged with lipids, mm of typical fat or oil, molar mass of typical fat or oil, molecular mass of typical fat or oil, molecular weight of typical fat, molecular weight of typical oil, triglyceride

Tutoring organic chemistry, the composition of a fat or oil might be of interest. The tutor …

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chemistry, exercise and fitness, lifestyle, organic chemistry

Organic chemistry: cis and trans

Jack Apr 26, 2015 Tagged with cis and trans, cis and trans isomerism, isomerism, isomers, trans fat, why trans fat might be avoided

The tutor gives a simple explanation of why trans fat may be disadvantageous. Cis and trans …

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chemistry, organic chemistry

Organic Chemistry: sn1 reaction

Jack Apr 10, 2015 Tagged with leaving group, organic chemistry reaction, organic chemistry substitution reaction, sn1 reaction, substitution reaction

The tutor describes  a fundamental reaction of organic chemistry. In yesterday’s post I explained the concept …

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biology_12, chemistry, organic chemistry

Biology: monomers and polymers

Jack Dec 5, 2014 Tagged with biological compounds, biological molecules, carbohydrate vs simple sugar, monosaccharide, nucleic acid vs nucleotide, polymer vs monomer, protein vs amino acid

Tutoring Biology 12, you cover this concept.  The tutor approaches it from a simple, practical point …

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