What's your favorite chemical?

[PakledHostage]

Not kidding here, water is pretty great.

Water would have been my vote. It is a lot of fun and looks great in both its solid and liquid forms. It is also pretty fundamental to all life as we know it.

[lajoswinkler]

Those are elements, which can be part of chemicals... but carbon and silicon are not chemicals

You're using the word "chemicals" as a synonim for "chemical compounds" which is incorrect. Chemical compounds are made out of elements. Chemicals are anything we prepare in a chemical process. Stuff that sits in a bottle with a label describing the stuff inside.

Sodium chloride is a chemical compound.

These are chemicals.

We couldn't call carbon a chemical because it comes in a variety of allotropes. Graphite powder is a chemical, though.

Silicon comes amorphous and crystalline, so we need to specify that, too.

[LordFerret]

That's not gonna make you feel happy though... If you want to feel great, you should consider serotonin instead !

The two kind of work hand-in-hand, one of the reasons many psychotropic drugs used in depression treatment have both serotonin and dopamine re-uptake inhibitor properties.

[adsii1970]

My favorite chemical is C₈H₁₀N₄O₂ and I prefer it in a cup...

[Ethanadams]

Aerogel

[Sanic]

Kerosene! The magical substance

It's C₁₂H₂₆

[lajoswinkler]

Kerosene is not a compound, it's a mixture and thus can't be expressed with a chemical formula. But yeah, it's a chemical.

[Kuansenhama]

Quartz, mainly in crystal form.

SiO₄

[Panel]

To be honest, I really like Hydrogen Peroxide. It works as an oxidizer, and it will work on its own as a monopropellent.

[Hcube]

To be honest, I really like Hydrogen Peroxide. It works as an oxidizer, and it will work on its own as a monopropellent.

And with a bit of platinum it will even clean your eye lenses

[ZooNamedGames]

ANFO, or AN/FO, for ammonium nitrate/fuel oil. It consists of 94% porous prilled ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) (AN) that acts as the oxidizing agent and absorbent for the fuel and 6% number 2 fuel oil (FO).

Basically a poor ISP solid rocket propellant and or low speed explosive. If any of you watch Mythbusters, you know how badass this is.

[LvL]

Sugar. Because who doesn't like sugar?

C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁

_{Love that formula too}

[Just Jim]

Sugar. Because who doesn't like sugar?

C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁

_{Love that formula too}

You just made me realize, mine would have to be salt... if it qualifies as a chemical... I'm a salt-a-holic way more than sugar

[Flymetothemun]

You just made me realize, mine would have to be salt... if it qualifies as a chemical... I'm a salt-a-holic way more than sugar

She be a chemical. NaCl. Where I live, we hate it because it rusts out the bottom of cars in the winter when it's used on the roads. You either pay for undercoating every couple years or replace a bunch of parts on a regular basis.

Also, I've heard some recordings of flutes like the ones you make. Really pretty sound; wish I had the skill to build and play them. Could probably build them but it doesn't seem like I'm wired for musical instruments.

[pincushionman]

I'm a big fan of:

C₂₅₇H₃₈₉N₆₅O₇₇S₆

Cookies for anybody who can identify that. Because I like cookies. That's a hint.

Plus, my screenname will make a lot of sense.

[Just Jim]

She be a chemical. NaCl. Where I live, we hate it because it rusts out the bottom of cars in the winter when it's used on the roads. You either pay for undercoating every couple years or replace a bunch of parts on a regular basis.

Also, I've heard some recordings of flutes like the ones you make. Really pretty sound; wish I had the skill to build and play them. Could probably build them but it doesn't seem like I'm wired for musical instruments.

Ahhh, I grew up in upstate NY.... I remember road salt well. Nasty stuff for cars.

Thank you for the flute comment. I have some really pretty ones. If I ever get the software to record KSP vids, I'll make some music videos with flutes and synthesizers.

[Streetwind]

I'm a big fan of:

C₂₅₇H₃₈₉N₆₅O₇₇S₆

Cookies for anybody who can identify that. Because I like cookies. That's a hint.

Plus, my screenname will make a lot of sense.

*googles that*

...Oh dear, now your screenname makes me uncomfortable Hedgehogs are cute, but medical needles on a daily basis? Eeek!

But hey, at least you have a pretty good argument for why that is your favorite chemical, if it helps you eat cookies.