Frequently Asked Question

F.A.Q.

Where does The Chemistry Consortium comes from?
Ans: The Chemistry Consortium was hosted by Think Quest, ADVANCED NETWORK & SERVICES, Inc. is dedicated to advancing education and science through the promotion, use, and diffusion of networking technology.
thinnest is an annual contest that challenges students age from 12 to 19, to use the internet as collaborative, interactive teaching and learning tool.

Does the Chemistry Consortium has a mirror site?
Ans: No, it doesn't. It is not mirrored by any other sever than Think Quest.

Why do we need to learn chemistry?
Ans: Chemistry is the science that studies the substances that constitute all matter. It is a systematic interpretation of the properties of such substances, or of higher level substances formed by combination, or of low-level substances resulting from decomposition. Chemistry was one of the foundation of science and must be studied.

What is a frame?
Ans: Frame is one special type of format for HTML (hyper text markup language). You need frame supporting browsers to view the frame. Those browsers could be found at www.browers.com.

How could I link to The Chemistry Consortium from my web site?
Ans: You could link to /10676

Could I use pictures and information that's found on The Chemistry Consortium?
Ans: Yes, but only for educational or personal usage. Any unauthorized
usage would be subject to violating copyright laws.

What's the disclaimer of The Chemistry Consortium?
Ans: Any information that is made available to download from this server is the copyrighted work of The Chemistry Consortium and/or its suppliers. Use of the information is governed by the law of United States.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, COPYING OR REPRODUCTION OF THE INFORMATION TO ANY OTHER SERVER OR LOCATION FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED.

Did The Chemistry Consortium use any info from other web sites?
Ans: Yes, and the info could be found in the acknowledgement page.

How could I give comments and feedback to the authors?
Ans: You could send your comments at the "Authors" page.

Does The Chemistry Consortium require user logon before accessing certain documents?
Ans: No, all the info on this site is free to the public.

Does The Chemistry Consortium log my name and email address? Because I don't want my personal info to be disclosed.
Ans: The server would not log your name and email address. Instead, it
would only log your IP address for score calculation purposes and would
be kept secret.

Why does it seems that it took me a long time to load the page? Is the server slow?
Ans: It's because either your connection is slow, or there is very
heavy network traffic. At normal times, ThinkQuest's server is fast
enough to handle thousands of hits per second.