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Reference-requests, books and closure. Where lies the fine or not-so-fine line?
The site aims to keep high standards and attract experienced and knowledgeable practitioners of chemistry. The point is to share knowledge, not "doing someone else's work", but that is just ...
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Is ChatGPT diverting "homework" questions from science Q & A sites in general, and Chemistry SE in particular?
We have had posts previously discussing how ChatGPT might affect answers on Chemistry SE. Here, I am opening a discussion about how it might affect traffic and types of questions posed on Q&A ...
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Approach to sensitive chemistry topics ( poisons, explosives, drugs etc. )
Is there a recommended, in place approach on CH SE site to potentially suspicious questions
about sensitive chemistry topics like poisons, explosives, drugs etc?
Many of such questions manifest common ...
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Edit history doesn't show edited portion - bug?
I was trying to see what edit was made in this particular answer but the edit history doesn't show the edited portion. I thought maybe some extra spaces was wiped out but couldn't figure where was the ...
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Please help me understand why asking about an acid-base reaction was down-voted and closed
I am new to Chemistry on SE and was DV'd several times and closed for this question:
What results from the neutralization copper citrate with Na2CO3
It seems on-topic, but I must be missing ...
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When should I vote to close?
Seeing this post closed it feels useful to review the motivation behind use of the close option. Yes, the OP considered a number of orthogonal options to rid said food of the offending substance, ...
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To what extent does blender speed dissolve table salt + cold tap water?
I have a question about my Chemistry Stack Exchange post: To what extent does blender speed dissolve table salt + cold tap water?
Why does my question need "details or clarity"? Buck Thorn ...
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2022: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here are aware, sites on the Stack Exchange ...
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Why was this question closed as a homework-style question?
I asked this question: Is there a general name for a group connected to a N-atom?
While it may not be the peak of my SE presence, I was surprised that it got closed as a homework. The question itself, ...
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What are common questions students have about physical chemistry?
If we look at the questions on the Chemistry site, what would a physical chemistry FAQ look like? Because the site tries to avoid duplicates, frequently asked does not mean frequently posted. Ideally, ...
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Would it be a good idea to ask here why uric acid is not 1,3,7,9-tetrahydropurine-2,6,8-trione but rather is 7,9-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6,8(3H)-trione?
Would it be a good idea to ask here why uric acid is not what I would have guessed, i.e.
1,3,7,9-tetrahydropurine-2,6,8-trione
but rather is something that I find surprising, i.e.
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There's a hole in the help center awaiting to be filled
I just noticed (for reasons you could guess, hint) that there is an edit link in the help center where I did not expect one to be.
There is no content to see, so let's create some.
Here's the page: ...
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What is official policy toward AI generated content on Chemistry SE?
A few weeks ago OpenAI released chatGPT, a chatbot capable of generating detailed human-readable answers to the types of questions encountered on SE sites.
For instance, when fed the question
What is ...
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Holiday Bounty Suggestions?
In the past, we've had some "bounty dances."
In the spirit of end-of-semester end-of-Gregorian-year Winter/Summer Bash spirit, I'd like to borrowing / shamelessly steal the previous idea, ...
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Would it be on-topic to ask why guanine is sometimes referred to as "Acyclovir Impurity B"?
"Acyclovir Impurity B" is the name for guanine used by a handful of websites. Googling the term shows this.
https://www.trc-canada.com/product-detail/?G836000 which seems to confirm that ...