I just finished my second semester of Chemistry but I'm still curious.
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Entropy is a measurement of probability.  Say that there's two chambers of pink gas connected by some tubing.  The pink gas is free to move around between the two chambers.  \nIs it possible that every particle of gas will rest neatly in the first chamber?  Yes.  Is it at all probable?  No way.  The chances of that happening are nearly nothing.  That's because of entropy.  Entropy is disorder, and everything likes to go to higher disorder.
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i find  your question, interesting but quite inexplicable .\n this is something new to me . I was not  very attentive in my chemistry studies ..\n\n My memory centre is all clogged up with other facts , just now ; \n this must be the reason for me , to draw a blank here\n \n i will go hang my head in shame .\n \n or hunt up that  answer,  LIT UP for all to see , on Google or some other wondrous search engine .\n\n good luck \n \n.
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DO NOT TAKE ORGANIC 1 WITHOUT FINISHING CHEM 2!\nThere are a lot of subjects that you will cover in the last half of Chemistry that you will be sorry you don't know. Your best bet is to finish the semester with Chem 2 and take Organic 1 and Organic 2 during the summer. That is what I did and I found it to be much easier. I was a straight A Chemistry student, graduating Magna Cum Laude. The labs and material in O Chem are different and more complicated than Inorganic Chemistry, so just taking the whole series over the summer gives you time to study and time to play and work. Good Luck!
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The only thing I can say is keep your eyes on the prize!  You want that second degree for some rational reason, or you wouldn't be putting yourself through the stressful (yet gratifying) pursuit of higher education.  I got through nursing school (my 2nd degree and 5th and 6th years of consecutive college) by knowing that I was getting married as soon as it was over, and I was going to work in a pretty cool field.  I was so sick of school when I was done, but so glad it was over with.  I had a nice 3 year break to work full time before I became a full time student again for my masters degree.  It's daunting and stressful, but I really want it, so I work for it.  You have to do what you have to do.  If you really do feel burned out, you probably aren't learning the material well, and the whole point of school is to learn, not just go through the motions.  Just be sure that it is ok to miss a semester with your program.  I know some programs have a pretty strict schedule from semester to semester and it can set you back pretty far if you take one off (like a spring class is a prerequisite to a fall class, etc).  I liked the advice someone else gave about working in a field related to what you're studying.  Not only will it help you realize if you still really want to pursue it, but it gives you real world views on the field and something to put on your resume.  Then again, if you feel the only way to spend your time off is something fun and crazy like backpacking through Europe for a few months, more power to ya!  You're only young once.  Good luck with your decision!
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It sounds like perhaps your learning style doesn't mesh with the teaching style of your chemistry professor.  I wonder if this will cause you problems with future college classes (such as the others that are required for your major?).\n\nIt's a good idea to find a tutor, or at least an interested friend, who will check up with you.  You can make yourself accountable to this person.  Inform him/her of your schedule and set a system of rewards when you accomplish some of your goals.  This person can check with you to see if you are doing what you want to do.  If you didn't do it, you'll have to tell him/her the truth, and hopefully the threat of embarrassment will keep you studying.\n\nI hate to tell you, but a huge part of college is reading books, digesting the material, and spitting it out.  If you don't like that, you might want to rethink your major and/or college career.  Perhaps you can find some other field that interests you more.  If they require a chemistry class, I suspect that you probably really have to know chemistry.
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"The final experiment was to observe the reaction when one small crystal of NH4SCN was added to 0.1 M FeCl3. The color of FeCl3 was yellow, but after NH4SCN was added, the color of contents changed to red.\nIn second experiment, when the Mg was ignited, the resulting flame was hot. Therefore, the release of thermal energy through the interaction of Mg and O was shown.\nFiguring out the type of the last two reactions was difficult, because the chemical equations were not given. However, the possibility that the type of both reactions were replacement reactions was high. The reason being that the chemical reactions were observed as a color change and this means that the composition of the substance is changed.\nThis experiment was very successful, and it was a good opportunity to observe chemical reactions directly."\n\nI would change your paragraph to that.  I would also expand on the other experiments if you know more about them.
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I used to teach chemistry, what is your question?
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go to your advisor at your school with these questions! start doing research on chemistry programs at universities/colleges that are affordable (a public university/college in texas would be the most affordable, as out of state tuition is very expensive.) take tours of colleges...talk to current chemistry students (you could sit in on a chemistry class--ask the professor at teh beginning of the class--and talk to students and the professor in the class about the program, etc.). talk to admissions advisors at different colleges. google searches help too...i think they rank colleges for different programs. \n\ngood luck!! keep up the good work in doing research....it's definitely worth it find the appropriate college of your choice!
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If you don't have to pay attention I assume that you know the material. Most colleges will let you 'test out' out of a class and take one that offers more challenges.  If not you could participate and offer explanations that would help other students that may not be as knowledgeable in the class as you are. Often,  although the professors are expert in whatever class they are teaching, they have difficulty relaying  information so students can understand it. Last of all, like most everything else in life, its a matter of attitude. You go expecting to be bored you will be!
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wow... you really do know your chemistry - sorry again, can't help you but I wish you ALLLLLLL the best, and must say the folks who answered - if they are infact correct, very nice.\n\ngood luck in whatever you are trying to figure out.
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I was a biology major (unofficially) my freshman year, and I got a GOOD taste of what it is like. I can tell you right now the hardest class for most people is organic chemistry. It was hard for me, and I had no trouble in calculus, 300 level (for juniors) biology classes, and I absolutely aced the general chem classes. You have to memorize a ton of material, AND understand the concepts inside out. Actually, organic wasn't that bad, but I dropped it mid-semester because after reading 300 pages of chemical structures and reactions, I was bored to the point of insanity, and we all know it is hard to do well in something if you're bored. I did have a bad teacher too though.The biology classes seem like more memorization than anything else, so if you have a good memory like me, you should do well in them, but of course you need a basic understanding of chemistry to do well in biology. As always though, if you are truly interested in the subject (I don't think I was), you can succeed.
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I just did a bomb calorimeter experiment in my physical chemistry lab, I am sure most universities with chemistry programs will have them.
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I know exactly how you feel. Try to keep in mind that you are thisclose to getting your degree and think back to all of the hard work you've done to get to this point and you are not going to let this paper stand between you and your degree. The paper is not bigger than your will, desire and determination to succeed. I hope this helps and best of luck to you in this and all of your future endeavors!! :)
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Some of your core classes that you have completed may still go towards your degree.  Talk to an academic counselor to see which classes you will need to complete.
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I went through the same thing myself...I would suggest getting a tutor. I think some schools offer tutoring services for free...you might want to check with your schools learning center or the chem/physics department. My college allowed people needing help to sign up for tutors and the school paid the tutors to help students out for an hour a week. If this kind of service isn't available, you could try getting a tutor on your own. I think in the case of orgo, its really best to have someone there to talk through concepts and reactions to make sure you're really understanding it. Books that try to dumb things down just dont help because they can't tell you if youre actually understanding things correctly. Good luck!
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If you are in grad school perhaps you ought to be hitting the library instead of Yahoo message boards. Bio chem is a pain but not something to compromise grad school for.
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Dear Giridhar,\nFirst of all you must understand that the +2 chemistry  alone is not your life.Of-course you have to study and pass it in either the June exam.or in the coming October exam.Don't be disheartened by this.\nYou can try other sources and earn a technical degree.You can join next year or you can join AMIE and do it. So nothing has come to an end.You need not feel so sad or need not get depressed .\nBetter luck next time.When one door is closed there will always be another door open which will lead you to a better  life than what you have been  trying. So be confident of a very bright life.Degrees alone are not the breadwinners.\nDon't think that these marks,degrees and the related paraphernalia are  alone going to give life.Be cheerful.\nBest wishes.