There is a famous question asked by the Beis Yosef (R' Yosef Karo): Why do we celebrate eight days of Chanukah if the miracle lasted only seven? The jug of oil contained enough to be lit for one day, so the first day was not a miracle.
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periodic trends - Comparing radii in lithium, beryllium, magnesium, aluminium and sodium ions
Apparently the of last four, $\ce{Mg^2+}$ is closest in radius to $\ce{Li+}$. Is this true, and if so, why would a whole larger shell ($\ce{...
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According to the values of boiling points that I found on internet the order is as follows: $\ce{H2O}$ > $\ce{HF}$ > $\ce{NH3}$ I was ...
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On-yomi of kanji feel a bit like they all sound alike. For instance, vowels /o/ and /u/ are over-represented. Are there statistics of phonem...
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Who knows one hundred fifty? Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point at least twenty-four hours from now, I will: Upvote a...
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Who knows seventy? Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point in the next few days, I will: Upvote all interesting answers. A...
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