This is an alphabetical collection of chemistry abbreviations and acronyms: Jump to Letter:A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Chemistry Abbreviations Starting With A A – Atoma – atto prefix (10-18)AA – […]
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Valve stems of many automobile tires have a green cap indicating they are filled with nitrogen. Is there any advantage to putting nitrogen in my automobile tires instead of compressed air? How does it work? Why Nitrogen Is Better Than Air There are multiple reasons why nitrogen is preferable to air […]
Nitrogen Versus Air: Which Is Better in Tires?
Marie Curie is best known for discovering radium, yet she achieved many more accomplishments. Here is a brief biography of her claim to fame. Born November 7, 1867Warsaw, Poland Died July 4, 1934Sancellemoz, France Claim to Fame Radioactivity Research Notable Awards SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS Marie Curie pioneered radioactivity research, She […]
Marie Curie Biography (Marie Sklodowska)
It’s very easy to make a glow in the dark crystal geode. The ‘rock’ is a natural mineral (eggshell). You can use one of several common household chemicals to grow the crystals. The glow comes from paint, which you can get from a craft store. GLOW IN THE DARK GEODE […]
How to Make a Glow in the Dark Crystal Geode
December 25 is Ernst Ruska’s birthday. Ruska was a German physicist who developed the first working electron microscope in 1933. The electron microscope works much like an optical microscope except for one main difference. The optical microscope uses glass to bend light to focus an image to increase magnification where […]
Today in Science History – December 25 – Ernst Ruska ...
Proteins are a large class of biological molecules consisting of chains of amino acids called polypeptides. A single polypeptide can make a protein, although many proteins consists of multiple polypeptide subunits. PROTEIN FUNCTIONS Proteins perform important functions in organisms. In fact, this class of molecules is found in every cell […]
What Are Proteins? Protein Definition, Functions, Examples
December 24 is James Joule’s birthday. Joule was the English physicist who helped formulate the first law of thermodynamics. He showed heat energy and mechanical work were related to each other and that the energy of a system was conserved. He also showed electrical energy and heat energy were interchangeable […]
Today in Science History – December 24 – James Joule
December 23 is Axel Cronstedt’s birthday. Cronstedt was the Swedish chemist and mineralogist who first isolated the element nickel. Cronstedt isolated the metal from a sample of ore known as kupfernickel or “Devil’s copper”. Kupfernickel was an annoyance to copper miners because it is usually found near copper veins. The […]
Today in Science History – December 23 – Devil’s Copper
December 22 marks the passing of William Hyde Wollaston. Wollaston was a British chemist who first isolated the element palladium. In the early 19th Century, platinum required a fiddly technique to extract the metal from its ore. It began by dissolving the ore in aqua regia, a mixture of hydrochloric […]