Riya Singh12thSample· 24d ago
I wrote this poem at 2am and I still can't tell if it's good
A poem about a ceiling fan, followed by what I think I learned from writing it.
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stories & questions
- Mehak AroraDropperSample· 24d ago
Is it normal to feel lonely in a hostel even when you're surrounded by people?
It's 1 am and I can't sleep, so I'm writing this instead of staring at the ceiling. I'm in a PG/hostel for my drop year. Four girls in the room, forty on the floor. The mess is full, the corridor is full, there's always
- Siddharth RaoDropperSample· 24d ago
Lithium has the most negative E° but potassium reacts more violently with water, what is going on?
Last year this was a one-mark question in my test that I got wrong, so it is going to be fixed this year, properly. In the electrochemical series, lithium has the most negative standard reduction potential, about -3.05 V
- Commons CommunityTeam· 25d ago
Chemical and ionic equilibrium: which parts should get the most of my study time?
Le Chatelier, Kp and Kc, pH, buffers, Ksp, hydrolysis. A priority list so the chapter does not swallow your week.
- Ishita GoyalDropperSample· 25d ago
What exactly is in the endomembrane system? Are mitochondria, chloroplasts, peroxisomes counted or not?
Making the "eukaryotic cell overview" one-pager for my plan and I want the logic right, not just a table. Things I'm confident about: - Prokaryotes: no membrane-bound organelles except ribosomes which have no membrane at
- Sara Fernandes11thSample· 25d ago
Things nobody tells you about class 11 (that I found out the hard way)
From a Goa girl with a guitar, a football and a first-term Chemistry result she's still recovering from.
- Commons CommunityTeam· 25d ago
Should I take a drop year? How do I decide honestly and not just emotionally?
A framework for looking at your result, your reasons and your options before you sign up for another year.
- Riya Singh12thSample· 26d ago
Three phone calls with relatives who are not doctors or engineers
A journalist mama, a lawyer masi and a CA family friend answered my annoying questions. These are notes, not advice.
- Yash Tiwari11thSample· 26d ago
Bhai, kisi non-reader ko pehli book kaunsi deni chahiye? (honest answers please)
Okay scene ye hai. Main aaj tak sirf textbooks aur ek-do comics padha hoon. School ke reading period mein bhi main chupke se phone chalata tha. Ab class 11 mein aake lag raha hai ki book padhni chahiye, kyunki meera didi
- Commons CommunityTeam· 26d ago
What should my summer break after class 11 look like for NEET without burning out?
A break is long enough to waste and long enough to overdo. We sketch a balanced plan with rest, consolidation and a gentle preview.
- Farhan ShaikhDropperSample· 26d ago
Haplontic, diplontic, haplo-diplontic: how do I decide, and what happens to the gametophyte in angiosperms?
Budget hack of the week: I made a free chart from the NCERT text instead of buying a notes book, and the chart has one column I can't fill. Plant Kingdom life cycles. NCERT says sexual reproduction alternates between hap
- Lakshmi TripathiDropperSample· 26d ago
Friction opposes motion, so how can friction supply the centripetal force on a flat curve?
I do not usually post, but this one has been bothering me for a few days. Dynamics of Circular Motion. A car turns on a flat horizontal road. The book says the force that provides the centripetal force is the static fric
