crazybrain68

Whoops. You are right it is secondary. That is the answer because the more substituted the carbon is, the better able it is to distribute the charge, if i remember correctly.

It would be the tertiary carbocation, wouldnt it?

High school or college level?

I would think as long as you don't actually drink the methanol you should probably be fine. If you do drink it, it will blind you if it doesnt kill you.

Why do you think it is nickel? Nothing in your original post mentioned anything about nickel

Is this just a general chemistry class? If it is in my experience you just need to be able to work a calculator. The equations you get in a general chemistry class are pretty easy, as long as you understand what they are being used for.

You shouldn't be so anxious to wish a part of your life away, there is much more to high school than learning what is taught in class. High school teaches you how to deal with people, which is a vital skill in all aspects of life, including the sciences. I also think you are underestimating the value of the basics of science, sure a lot of it can be boring, but it is key to understand the basics if you are going to really understand the cool, advanced concepts. You don't want to get to college and do poorly because you lack the basics because you rushed through high school. However it is excellent that you show this much enthusiasm and desire to learn science, that is amazing to see in a high school freshman. My high school also had what was called Science Olympiad, I do not know if your school has this, but it would be a good way to learn more advanced topics and compete against other schools. Good Luck

Not a problem. What did you google? I am interested because it looks similar to a type of molecule I have seen before.

Chemical reactions. If you are really interested in learning all of this stuff and cannot wait for a class, I suggest investing in a general chemistry textbook. There are excellent deals on amazon.com.

The lines indicate bonds. One line is a single bond, two is a double bond, etc. The "hexagon with lines in it" is benzene, which is a pretty cool molecule. By the way, where did you find the molecule in your original post?

A lot of this is opinion based, a chemist will say chemistry is the most important, a physicist will say physics and a biologist will say biology. What it comes down to is what area you like the MOST out of all science.

The wedge bonds are the ones that indicate that atom is "coming at you" and are very dark lines that look like elongated triangles. In this molecule they are located at the center. The dashed lines indicate that the atom "is going away from you", they are also located at the center of this molecule.

You could do that, you would just have a multiple major (ie a double major in biology and chemistry),which can be a difficult path to take. However I am sure that with the more science classes you take you are going to find that one area interests you more than the others. If you are worried about limiting yourself to much, just remember that many teams of scientists are interdisciplinary. For example my advisor is a molecular biologist but regularly works with chemists and physicists.

The double lines indicate a double bond between atoms. The hexagons with the alternating (conjugated) double bonds are called benzenes. The O and the H are oxygen and hydrogens, I guess I should have said that were the lines come together that arent labeled are carbon atoms. The wedge shaped lines indicate the stereochemistry. The wedged lines indicate that the atom is "coming at you" while dashed lines indicate that the atom is going away. I hope this helps you out.

You should work in whatever area interests you the most, not necessarily what area will help the most people. In pretty much all science your research will aid people, either directly or indirectly. Since you are still in high school I would take a variety of science classes and use those to judge what interests you the most.