Hi:

I'm taking Organic Chemistry this semsester and I'm just curious if anyone knows any tricks for doing it. Thus far, I have just plugged in different values and tried them out, but is there a more efficient way?

Thanks!

 

uh i used to do that back in high school chemistry. It was fun until me and a couple buddies got kicked out for taking a fist-size hunk of potassium and tossing it into the school pond. Upon it all breaking up, the small fish in the pond ate it--in 30 mins there were dead fish everywhere
ahh those times were fun.....

 

If you can't figure out how to balance chemical equations then you are probably going to have a hard time with the rest of the class. I would suggest talking to your teacher or getting a tutor. There are no real shortcuts.

 

No shortcuts at all. I would definitely talk to the teacher.

 

Thanks for the imput...it's not that I can't do it, just want a faster or more efficient way of doing it! I can do the math aspect with no problem, but I don't like wasting more time than I have to. My Chem teacher is "drilling" us with these things. they arn't the small, easy ones either! They have to do with the synthesis/condensation of organic molecules.
Thanks!

I'm in a fairly advanced math class, but these chemical equations are driving me nuts!!! There has to be a quicker way!!!