Hydrogen Molecules

[sfpublic]

Where might I be able to find a list of molecules that have hydrogen in them. Such as water, amonia, etc. I know there are way too many to name, but where could I find such an answer?

[CaptainPanic]

I think you should try to read the "Handbook of chemistry and physics".

 

http://www.hbcpnetbase.com/

 

It only has 20 sections, each with up to 500 pages. It will contain probably less than 1% of all the molecules with hydrogen in it.

 

Why on earth do you want a list of molecules with hydrogen in it?

 

I'm glad you realize that your question will not have a short answer. If you specify whether you're interested in either:

 

1. inorganic molecules

2. organic molecules

3. common molecules

4. something else, namely...

 

Then someone might be able to refer to a book on a specific topic...

 

Have you tried to do a google/amazon search on "hydrogen handbook"? I haven't, but it might help you. Good luck!

[YT2095]

the Homologous Series is a little gold mine for Hydrogen too

 

here`s a brief idea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homologous_series

[ChemSiddiqui]

Every Hydrocarbon has got Hydrogen in them (which makes literally every organic compound). Water, ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, mineral acids all are common examples of compound with hydrogen in it. Hope it helps!

[thedarkshade]

If you are thinking of memorizing them, then don't even try to. It's way too much. You got [ce]H2[/ce] almost everywhere!

[Mr Skeptic]

Where might I be able to find a list of molecules that have hydrogen in them. Such as water, amonia, etc. I know there are way too many to name, but where could I find such an answer?

 

Well, there's (I think) all biomolecules, water, most if not all acids, anything with the hydroxide (--OH), amino (--NH₂) etc groups, and so on. If you wanted a list of every molecule that contains H, I don't think you could write it in all the paper in the world.

[YT2095]

it would probably be easier to make a list of the ones Without, and just say anything else by default has Hydrogen

[insane_alien]

still going to be a long list but a few orders of magnitude smaller.

 

it the kind of thing you could spend your entire life compiling. not to mention the thousands of new compounds made/discovered each year.

[YT2095]

Shush, you weren`t s`posed to mention that!

 

I was so looking forwards to the compiled PDF list for a little bit of light bedtime reading

[ChemSiddiqui]

Shush, you weren`t s`posed to mention that!

 

I was so looking forwards to the compiled PDF list for a little bit of light bedtime reading

 

O, so that's what you do for a little bit of light bedtime readings:rolleyes: . I always thought you to be very intellegent but now I see whats in that that makes you one! Just joking:-) !

[John Cuthber]

The alkanes are an infinite set of compounds with hydrogen in them.

The perfluoroalkanes are an infinite set without.

The monofluoroalkanes are another infinite set with H, the difluoroalkanes.....

 

It's a bit tricky to say which set is an order of magnitude bigger when the sets are infinite.

Practically speaking, among those chemicals that have been characterised, there are more with than without.

[Mr Skeptic]

The alkanes are an infinite set of compounds with hydrogen in them.

The perfluoroalkanes are an infinite set without.

The monofluoroalkanes are another infinite set with H, the difluoroalkanes.....

 

It's a bit tricky to say which set is an order of magnitude bigger when the sets are infinite.

Practically speaking, among those chemicals that have been characterised, there are more with than without.

 

Well, I don't think they are an actually infinite set, but they are theoretically infinite. Eventually they have some limits, such as the number of atoms in the universe, or the size of a black hole, etc.