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Study of macroscopic and microscopic phenomena in chemical systems in terms of physical laws and concepts [thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, kinetic theory, quantum mechanics...].

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Should a polyatomic crystal behave similarly to the bulk of each/either of its constituent e...

Generally, metals are usually fairly conductive, but their oxides aren't. I know conductivity is just one attribute, but in general, should you expect a, say, diatomic bulk crystal's properties to be …
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How to determine what an object is composed of?

Well, the fancy experimental way would be to use things like mass spectrometry or x-ray diffraction, or many other techniques. Doing it without those machines though... maybe chemistry would be your …
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Why does ice have a lower density than water?

Due to the crystal structure of the solid phase of water, the molecules arrange themselves in a rigid, ordered fashion and end up being, on average, farther apart from each other (than they are in the …
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