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What factors affect chemical stability?

Chemical stability of species is of interest to chemists because the relative stability of compounds affect the relative equilibrium constants of reactions, as well as the relative reaction rates of chemical reactions via the stability of reaction intermediates affecting the…

Why and how do eggs crack?

We have all had that feeling before: opening a box of eggs, and realizing that more than half had been broken on the way home from the supermarket, whether it is accidentally hitting the box against the wall, or dropping…

The Chicken McNugget Theorem

Chapter 1: The Scenario Have you ever ordered Chicken McNuggets from McDonalds? Originally, Chicken McNuggets were only sold in boxes of 9 or 20 nuggets. It was soon discovered that you can buy certain numbers of Chicken McNuggets, but not…