Archive for the ‘Education’ Category

How many bonds does Sulfur forms to ahieve stability?

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

Minitrue asked: In terms of bonding, I see sulfur sometimes form 4 single bonds with surrounding atoms, and sometimes form 6 single bonds. How do you know which one to follow when you are given the formula for a molecule? When does sulfur form 6 single bonds in a ...

How credit cards become asset-backed bonds

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

marketplacevideos asked: Mortgages arent the only financial instruments that get turned into securities. Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains how companies make money by buying credit card debt and bundling it. More coverage of the financial crisis is at marketplace.org/financialcrisisLEVI

Molecules: Breaking and Making Chemical Bonds

Friday, June 5th, 2009

uctelevision asked: Dudley Herschbach, Professor of Science at Harvard and winner of the Nobel Prize for chemistry, delivers the Hitchcock Lecture at UC Berkeley. He explores the fascinating world of molecular science for a general audience as he discusses how molecular bonds are made and broken. Series: UC Berkeley Graduate ...

Organic Chemistry: Covalent Bonds

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Studio4Learning asked: Covalent bonds are very kind and generous. Electrons shared between atoms belong to both-- not to one atom or the other. Learn more about them and their electronegativities, polarities, and affinities.LINCOLN