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I cannot comment on China, but in Japan they pretty much use standard keyboards with extra buttons. They can either use modifier keys to type in hiragana (a 46 char alphabet I think), but I believe they mostly input directly with latin chars, and if the katakana (the other, other alphabet) or hiragana modes are set, then the OS interprets them phonetically and converts them on the fly. They can then use buttons like space to convert the hiragana into kanji, which are the 2000 chinese characters you refer to. The maths and programming are handled the same as in the USA.

Hello, After dabbling with science on an amateur/foundation level for a year, I have decided to pursue a BSc in one of the science fields. However, I'm torn between physics, biology and chemistry, all of which I find appealing. Since I feel attracted to them all, particularly modern physics and biochemistry, which one would provide the best employment opportunities in the future? It seems at first glance that chemistry and biochemistry would provide the best opportunities, but would it be possible to study physics on the undergraduate level and then study electrical or mechanical engineering on the postgraduate level? That might cover both bases . Thanks for any help, this decision is really tearing me apart! Hopefully I will be posting here much more often in the future

Hello, After dabbling with science on an amateur/foundation level for a year, I have decided to pursue a BSc in one of the science fields. However, I'm torn between physics, biology and chemistry, all of which I find appealing. Since I feel attracted to them all, particularly modern physics and biochemistry, which one would provide the best employment opportunities in the future? It seems at first glance that chemistry and biochemistry would provide the best opportunities, but would it be possible to study physics on the undergraduate level and then study electrical or mechanical engineering on the postgraduate level? That might cover both bases . Thanks for any help, this decision is really tearing me apart! Hopefully I will be posting here much more often in the future

Excellent , thanks for the help!

In this piece of homework I am asked to describe the process I would use to prepare a sample of dry hydrogen selenide. I am given serveral materials to do so : Liquids : concentrated nitric ccid concentrated hydrochloric acid water Solids : calcium chloride granules sodium chloride aluminium selenide sodium hydroxide Solid aluminium selenide will react with water to form solid aluminium hydroxide [Al(OH)3] and hydrogen selenide gas (H2Se). I need to isolate and dry the hydrogen selenide gas (which is denser than air). How would I do this? EDIT : After some thought, I've considered this : I'll use two addition funnels, the top with water in it, and the bottom with aluminium selenide. Water will be allowed through by undoing the valve, and the two substances will react. The valve on the water funnel will then be closed and the gas will escape through a tube on the side. The hydrogen selenide gas will then pass through a u-tube filled with calcium chloride granules to dry the gas. Finally, another tube will take the gas into a jar for collection . Would this work? Thanks.