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  • Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a very pale blue liquid which appears colorless in a dilute solution, slightly more viscous than water. It is a weak ...
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  • Hydrogen cyanide is a chemical compound with the formula HCN. It is a colorless, very poisonous, and highly volatile liquid that boils slightly ...
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  • Category:Public [[Image:Elektrolyse1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|An apparatus called a Hoffman voltameter is being used for the electrolysis of water ...
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  • Deoxyribose, also known as D-Deoxyribose and 2-deoxyribose, is a pentose sugar (monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms) that is a key component ...
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  • A nonmetal is a chemical element with several properties that are opposite those of a metal. Based on their properties, the elements of the periodic ...
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  • The ability of a chemical to behave as both an acid and a base is called amphoterism, and this type of substance is known as an amphoteric substance. ...
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  • A hydrocarbon is any chemical compound that is constituted of just the elements carbon (C) and hydrogen (H). Each hydrocarbon molecule consists ...
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  • In chemistry, an amide is one of two kinds of compounds: * the organic functional group characterized by a carbonyl group (C=O) linked to a nitrogen ...
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  • Henry Cavendish (October 10, 1731 - February 24, 1810) was a British scientist best known for being the first to measure the average density ...
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  • In chemistry, esters are organic compounds in which an organic group (symbolized by R' in this article) replaces the hydrogen atom of a ...
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  • Hydrogen cyanide is a chemical compound with the formula HCN. It is a colorless, very poisonous, and highly volatile liquid that boils slightly ...
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  • Astrochemistry, representing an overlap of the disciplines of astronomy and chemistry, is the study of chemicals found in outer space, including ...
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  • Smoke is the airborne solid and liquid particulates and gases evolved when a material undergoes pyrolysis or combustion, together with the quantity ...
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  • A giant star is a star with substantially larger radius and luminosity than a main sequence star of the same surface temperature. It is, therefore ...
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  • An aldehyde is an organic compound containing a terminal carbonyl group. This functional group, called an aldehyde group, consists of a carbon ...
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  • Ribose, primarily seen as D-ribose, is a water-soluable, pentose sugar (monosaccharide with five carbon atoms) that is an important component ...
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  • A ketone (pronounced as key tone) is either the functional group characterized by a carbonyl group (O=C) linked to two other carbon atoms or ...
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  • pH is a measure of the acidity and the basicity/alkalinity of a solution in terms of activity of hydrogen (H+) (strictly speaking, there is no ...
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  • An atom (Greek άτομον from ά: non and τομον: divisible) is a submicroscopic structure found in all ordinary matter. Originally the ...
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  • Purine is a heterocyclic, aromatic, organic compound, consisting of a pyrimidine ring fused to an imidazole ring. Heterocyclic compounds are ...
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  • Palladium (chemical symbol Pd, atomic number 46) is a rare, silver-white metal. It is a member of the platinum group of elements and resembles ...
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  • Chemical bond is the term used to describe the linkages between atoms joined together to form molecules or crystals. Chemical bonds are the result ...
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  • In physics, the proton (Greek πρῶτον proton = first) is a subatomic particle with an electric charge of one positive fundamental unit. ...
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  • A chemical equation is a symbolic representation of a chemical reaction, wherein one set of substances, called the reactants, is converted into ...
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  • A covalent bond is a type of chemical bond characterized by the sharing of a pair of electrons between two atoms. In general, a chemical bond ...
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  • Diazonium compounds or diazonium salts are a group of organic compounds sharing a common functional group with the characteristic structure of ...
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  • Crown ethers are heterocyclic chemical compounds that consist of a ring containing several ether groups. The most common crown ethers are oligomers ...
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  • A nebula (pl. nebulae, nebulæ, or nebulas; derived from the Latin word for "mist" or "cloud" Online Etymology Dictionary ...
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  • Edward Williams Morley (January 29, 1838 – February 24, 1923) was an American physicist and chemist. He is best known for an experiment in ...
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  • Silane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula SiH4. It is the silicon analog of methane and, like methane, it is a gas at ordinary ...
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  • A bleach is a chemical that can remove or lighten the color of an object, often by a process known as oxidation. Common chemical bleaches include ...
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  • Category:Public number=10 | symbol=Ne | name=neon | left=fluorine | right=sodium | above=He | below=Ar | color1=#c0ffff | color2=green ...
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  • Redox (shorthand for reduction/oxidation reaction) describes all chemical reactions in which atoms have their oxidation number (oxidation state ...
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  • For a chemical reaction to take place, it requires a certain minimum amount of energy, called its activation energy. If a substance can lower ...
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  • According to the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram shows the relationship between absolute magnitude, luminosity, classification ...
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  • Tritium (chemical symbol Tritium or Hydrogen|3 ) is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. The nucleus of tritium (sometimes called a triton) contains ...
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  • Surface science is the study of physical and chemical phenomena that occur at the interface of two phases, including solid-liquid, solid-gas ...
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  • In organic chemistry, an alkene, olefin, or olefine is an unsaturated chemical compound containing at least one carbon-to-carbon double bond ...
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  • The word "acid" comes from the Latin acidus meaning "sour." In chemistry, however, the term acid has a more specific meaning. ...
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  • Formic acid (systematic name methanoic acid) is the simplest carboxylic acid. Its formula is HCOOH or CH2O2. In nature, it is found in the stings ...
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  • Fuel is any material that is burned or altered to obtain energy. Fuel releases its energy either through chemical means, such as combustion, ...
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  • symbol may be its large mass difference with hydrogen-1 (¹H), also known as protium. Deuterium has a mass of 2.014 atomic mass units (u), compared ...
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  • Category:Public [[Image:plasma fountain.gif|thumb|300px|right|The Earth's "plasma fountain," showing oxygen, helium, and hydrogen ...
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  • A subatomic particle is a particle smaller than an atom. It may be either an elementary (or fundamental) particle, or a composite particle, also ...
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  • In cosmology, the Steady State theory (also known as the Infinite Universe theory or continuous creation) is a model developed in 1948 by Fred ...
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  • Acetylene (systematic name: ethyne) is a hydrocarbon belonging to the group of alkynes. It is considered to be the simplest of all alkynes as ...
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  • An acid-base reaction is a chemical reaction that occurs between an acid and a base. Several concepts exist which provide alternative definitions ...
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  • Amines are organic compounds and a type of functional group that contain nitrogen as the key atom. Structurally amines resemble ammonia, wherein ...
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  • Rocket propellant is the material used by a rocket engine to generate thrust. The most common propellants consist of a fuel and an oxidizer that ...
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  • Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a very pale blue liquid which appears colorless in a dilute solution, slightly more viscous than water. It is a weak ...
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  • Einsteinium (chemical symbol Es, atomic number 99) is a synthetic element in the periodic table. A metallic, highly radioactive, transuranic element ...
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  • Adsorption, not to be confused with absorption, is a process by which a gas, liquid, or solute (substance in solution) binds to the surface of ...
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  • An elastomer is a polymer with the property of elasticity. In other words, it is a polymer that deforms under stress and returns to its original ...
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  • Fatty acids are a class of compounds containing a long hydrocarbon chain and a terminal carboxylate group (-COOH). They have the general structure ...
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  • follows: the deviation starts positive at hydrogen-1, becomes negative until a minimum is reached at iron-56, iron-58 and nickel-62, then increases to ...
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  • A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the interconversion of chemical substances. [http://goldbook.iupac.org/C01033.html Chemical reaction ...
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  • An electrolyte (or lyte, in abbreviated jargon) is a material containing free ions that can conduct an electrical current. Most electrolytes ...
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  • In physics and chemistry, an atomic orbital is a region in which an electron may be found within a single atom. J. Daintith, Oxford Dictionary ...
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  • The main group elements of the periodic table are groups 1, 2 and 13 through 18. Elements in these groups are collectively known as main group ...
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  • Uracil is one of the five main nucleobases found in the nucleic acids DNA and RNA. The others are adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine. However ...
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  • Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol, carbinol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha, or wood spirits, is the simplest alcohol. Its chemical formula ...
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  • Ethyl acetate is an organic compound that is an ester derived from the combination of ethanol and acetic acid. Its chemical formula may be written ...
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  • Carboxylic acids are organic acids characterized by the presence of one or more carboxyl groups in their molecules. A carboxyl group consists ...
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  • In chemistry, isomers are molecules that share the same chemical formula but differ in the arrangement of atoms. (Isomers in chemistry should ...
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  • Cyanobacteria (Greek: κυανόs (kyanós) = blue + bacterium) is a phylum (or "division") of bacteria that obtain their energy through ...
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  • A chemical element, often called simply element, is the class of atoms which contain the same number of protons. An older definition refers to ...
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  • Nitric acid (chemical formula HNO3) is one of the most important inorganic acids. Eighth-century alchemists called it aqua fortis (strong water ...
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  • A fuel cell is an electrochemical device that converts chemical energy into electricity. It is made up of two electrodes, each coated with a ...
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  • Ether is the general name for a class of organic chemical compounds characterized by molecules that contain an ether functional group—an oxygen ...
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  • The nucleus of an atom is the very dense region at the center of the atom, consisting of particles known as protons and neutrons (collectively ...
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  • Sir Joseph John “J.J.” Thomson, OM, FRS (December 18, 1856 – August 30, 1940) was a British physicist and Nobel laureate, credited with ...
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  • Jöns Jakob Berzelius (August 20, 1779 – August 7, 1848) was a Swedish chemist. Adversity in childhood fostered within Berzelius an independent ...
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  • Category:Public [[Image:Yukawa.jpg|thumb|Hideki Yukawa]] Yukawa, Hideki Hideki Yukawa FRSE (湯川 秀樹, January 23, 1907 – September 8, 1981 ...
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  • Chlorine (chemical symbol Cl, atomic number 17) is a nonmetal that belongs to a group of chemical elements known as halogens. At ordinary temperatures ...
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  • Benzene (also known as benzol or [6]-annulene) is a colorless, flammable, sweet-smelling liquid. It is a natural constituent of crude oil but ...
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  • |- | colspan="6" align="center" | 6Li content may be as low as 3.75% innatural samples. 7Li would thereforehave a content ...
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  • Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier (August 26, 1743 – May 8, 1794) was a French nobleman who, along with John Dalton and Jöns Jakob Berzelius, is ...
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  • In chemistry, radicals (or free radicals) are atomic or molecular species with unpaired electrons in an otherwise open shell configuration. These ...
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  • In chemistry, a base is thought of as a substance which can accept protons or any chemical compound that yields hydroxide ions (OH-) in solution ...
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  • A gas compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume. Compression of a gas naturally increases ...
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  • Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, FRS (December 17, 1778 – May 29, 1829) was an esteemed British chemist and physicist, who vastly expanded chemical ...
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  • Category:Public Organic chemistry is the scientific study of the structures, properties, and methods of syntheses of chemical compounds that are ...
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  • Fire occupies a unique place in nature. It is not matter itself, but it involves the reaction of different types of matter to generate energy ...
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  • In human spaceflight, a life support system is a group of devices that allow a human to survive in outer space. Such a system normally supplies ...
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  • In organic chemistry, functional groups (or moieties) are specific groups of atoms within molecules, that are responsible for the characteristic ...
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  • Supramolecular chemistry refers to an area of chemistry that specializes in the study of noncovalent interactions within and between molecules. ...
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  • Sulfuric acid (or sulphuric acid in British English) is a strong mineral acid with the chemical formula H2SO4. It is soluble in water at all ...
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  • Category:Public number=78 | symbol=Pt | name=platinum | left=iridium | right=gold | above=Pd | below=Ds | color1=#ffc0c0 | color2=black ...
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  • Sulfur or sulphur (see spelling below) (chemical symbol S, atomic number 16) is a yellow crystalline solid at ordinary temperatures and pressures ...
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  • Chloroform, also known as trichloromethane and methyl trichloride, is a chemical compound with the formula CHCl3. At room temperature, it is ...
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  • Natural gas in the broad sense is a gaseous material consisting primarily of methane and deriving from one of three main types of sources: deeply ...
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  • Millipede ("thousand legs") is the common name for any member of the arthropod class Diplopoda (previously also known as Chilognatha ...
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  • A supercritical fluid is any substance at a temperature and pressure above its thermodynamic critical point. It has the unique ability to diffuse ...
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  • Nucleosides are structural subunits of nucleic acids, the macromolecules that convey genetic information in living cells. They consist of a nitrogen ...
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  • A balloon is a flexible bag normally filled with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide or air. Some balloons are purely decorative, ...
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  • Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (August 30, 1852 - March 1, 1911), a Dutch physical and organic chemist, was the first to propose a three-dimensional ...
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  • Rhenium (chemical symbol Re, atomic number 75) is a silvery-white, lustrous, rare metal. Obtained as a byproduct of molybdenum refinement, it ...
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  • Argon (chemical symbol Ar, atomic number 18) is a member of the noble gas family of elements. It is present in the Earth's atmosphere at ...
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  • Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen (March 31, 1811 - August 16, 1899) was a German chemist who contributed to the development of spectroscopy as ...
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  • Sodium hydroxide, also known as lye or caustic soda, is a caustic metallic base. Its chemical formula is NaOH. Forming a strongly alkaline solution ...
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  • Category:Public [[image:Edge_of_Space2.png|thumb|right|175px|Layers of Atmosphere (NOAA)]] The Earth's atmosphere is a layer of gases surrounding ...
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  • |- | colspan="6" align="center" | *Boron-10 content may be as low as 19.1% and ashigh as 20.3% in natural samples. Boron-11 ...
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  • In classical physics, free space, sometimes called the vacuum of free space, refers to a region of space where there is a theoretically "perfect ...
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  • Aniline, phenylamine, or aminobenzene is an organic compound with the formula C6H5NH2. It is an organic chemical compound, specifically an aryl ...
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  • Diethyl ether, also known as ether and ethoxyethane, is a clear, colorless, and highly flammable liquid with a low boiling point and a characteristic ...
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  • Phosgene is the chemical compound with the formula COCl2. This highly toxic gas gained infamy as a chemical weapon during World War I, but it ...
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  • Ribonucleic acid or RNA is a polymer or chain of nucleotide units, each comprising a nitrogenous base (adenine, cytosine, guanine, or uracil ...
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  • Chloroethane or monochloroethane, commonly known by its old name ethyl chloride, is a chemical compound once widely used in producing tetra-ethyl ...
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  • Carbonic acid (ancient name acid of air or aerial acid) is a weak acid with the formula H2CO3. It is formed in small amounts when carbon dioxide ...
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  • An azeotrope is a mixture of two or more liquid substances in such a ratio that the composition of the mixture is not changed by simple distillation ...
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  • Category:Public [[Image:RIAN archive 25981 Academician Sakharov.jpg|thumb|right]] Dr. Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov (Андре́й Дми́триевич ...
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  • Glycine is one of the 20 most common, natural, "proteinogenic" (literally, protein building) standard amino acids. It is the simplest ...
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  • Main sequence is the class name for stars that occupy a continuous distinctive band formed by plotting stellar color versus brightness for a ...
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  • The gas constant (also known as the molar, universal, or ideal gas constant) is a physical constant that is featured in a number of fundamental ...
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  • Lanthanum (chemical symbol La, atomic number 57) is a soft, silvery white metallic element. Found in combination with other rare earth elements ...
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  • Food chemistry is the study of chemical processes and interactions of the biological and nonbiological components of foods. It overlaps with ...
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  • Buffer solutions are solutions that resist changes in pH (by resisting changes in hydronium ion and hydroxide ion concentrations) upon addition ...
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  • Brown dwarfs are celestial objects ranging in mass between that of large gas giant planets and the lowest mass stars. Unlike stars on the main ...
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  • In scientific inquiry, an experiment (from the Latin term ex- periri, meaning "of (or from) trying") is a means of investigating the ...
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  • Space manufacturing involves the production of manufactured goods in an environment outside a planetary atmosphere. Typically, it includes conditions ...
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  • 1 (one) is a number, numeral, and the glyph that represents the number. It represents a single entity and is commonly regarded as the fundamental ...
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  • North Korea claims to possess nuclear weapons, and the CIA asserts that it has a substantial arsenal of chemical weapons. North Korea, a member ...
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  • Category:Public [[Image:Gay head cliffs MV.JPG|right|thumb|250px|These cliffs in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, are made almost entirely ...
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  • Johannes Diderik van der Waals (November 23, 1837 – March 8, 1923) was an outstanding Dutch physicist who was the first to obtain an equation ...
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  • Camphor is a waxy, white or transparent solid with a strong, aromatic odor. J. Mann, et al., Natural Products: Their Chemistry and Biological ...
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  • Fructose (or levulose) is a simple sugar (monosaccharide) with the same chemical formula as glucose (C6H12O6) but a different atomic arrangement ...
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  • Ice is the name given to water in the solid state. In nature, it is found in various forms, such as frost, hail, and glaciers. It may be classified ...
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  • The haloalkanes (also known as halogenoalkanes or alkyl halides) are a group of chemical compounds, consisting of alkanes, such as methane or ...
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  • Potassium (chemical symbol K, atomic number 19) is a member of a group of chemical elements known as alkali metals. It is a soft metal and is ...
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  • In common terminology, transition metals (or transition elements) are chemical elements that lie in groups 3 through 12 of the periodic table ...
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  • Chloral hydrate is a colorless, solid chemical compound with the formula C2H3Cl3O2. It is soluble in both water and alcohol, readily forming ...
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  • In physics and nuclear chemistry, nuclear fusion is the process by which multiple atomic particles join together to form a heavier nucleus. It ...
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  • Energy independence is self-sufficiency in terms of the availability of useful energy for the needs of a particular entity (nation, community ...
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  • Edward Teller (original Hungarian name Teller Ede) (January 15, 1908 – September 9, 2003) was a Hungarian-born American theoretical physicist ...
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  • Prunus is an economically important genus of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, characterized by a fruit in the form of a drupe, usually ...
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  • Ruthenium (chemical symbol Ru, atomic number 44) is a rare, hard, white metal. It is a member of the platinum group of elements and is found ...
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  • A polymer (from the Greek words polys, meaning "many," and meros, meaning "parts") is a chemical compound consisting of large ...
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  • Fluorine (chemical symbol F, atomic number 9) is a nonmetal that belongs to a group of chemical elements known as halogens. Chemically, it is ...
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  • Acetic acid, also known as ethanoic acid, is an organic chemical compound best recognized for giving vinegar its sour taste and pungent smell ...
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  • Outer space (often called space) consists of the relatively empty regions of the universe outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. Outer ...
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  • Fluorescein (chemical formula C20H12O5) is a highly fluorescent substance, absorbing light mainly in the blue range and emitting light mainly ...
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  • A percussion instrument can be any object which produces a sound by being struck, shaken, rubbed, and scraped with an implement, or by any other ...
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  • Ammonia is a chemical compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, with the formula NH3. It is a gas at standard temperature and pressure In this case, ...
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  • Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It is the third largest by diameter and fourth largest by mass. Uranus is similar in composition to ...
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  • Vanadium (chemical symbol V, atomic number 23) is a rare, silver-gray metal. It is found combined in several minerals and is one of the 26 elements ...
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  • Polyester is the name for a class of polymers that contain the ester functional group in their main chain. Although some types of polyesters ...
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  • A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in the Earth's surface or crust, which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from deep ...
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  • Pyrite (or iron pyrite) is the most common of the sulfide minerals. Chemically, it is known as iron disulfide (FeS2). Its metallic luster and ...
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  • Talc (derived from the Persian via Arabic talq) is a mineral composed of magnesium silicate hydroxide. It is extremely soft, with a greasy feel ...
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  • Almond is a small deciduous tree, Prunus amygdalus (syn. Prunus dulcis, or Amygdalus communis) belonging to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family ...
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  • A spacecraft is a craft or machine designed for spaceflight. Although it is, by definition, designed to travel into space, it may or may not ...
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  • Nitrogen (symbol N, atomic number 7) is the chief constituent of the Earth's atmosphere and a vital element in all known forms of life. ...
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  • Niels (Henrik David) Bohr (October 7, 1885 – November 18, 1962) was a Danish physicist who made fundamental contributions to understanding ...
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  • Ethane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula C2H6. It is classified as an alkane, that is, an aliphatic hydrocarbon. It is the only ...
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  • Selenium (chemical symbol Se, atomic number 34) is a chemical element that is classified as a nonmetal. It is chemically related to sulfur and ...
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  • A bomb is any of a range of devices that can be exploded to produce a sudden, violent release of energy. It typically relies on explosive material ...
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  • Ethylene (or IUPAC name ethene) is a chemical compound with the formula C2H4. Each molecule contains a double bond between the two carbon atoms ...
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  • Acetaldehyde, sometimes known as ethanal, is an organic chemical compound with the formula CH3CHO (or MeCHO). It is a flammable liquid with a ...
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  • Bromine (chemical symbol Br, atomic number 35) is a nonmetal that belongs to a group of chemical elements known as halogens. It is the only liquid ...
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  • Dysprosium (chemical symbol Dy, atomic number 66) is a rare earth element that has a metallic, bright silver luster. The term "rare earth ...
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  • Water purification is the process of removing contaminants from a raw water source. The goal is to produce water for a specific purpose with ...
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  • Glycerol, also known as glycerin or glycerine, is a sugar alcohol. Its formula may be written as C3H8O3. It is a colorless, odorless, viscous ...
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  • Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger (August 12, 1887 – January 4, 1961) was an Austrian-Irish physicist who achieved fame for his contributions ...
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  • Anodizing is a technique used to coat the surface of a metal with an oxide layer. It may be used to increase corrosion resistance, increase wear ...
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  • The electron is a fundamental subatomic particle, which carries a negative electric charge. Electrons generate an electric field. In organized ...
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  • The chemical compound ammonium nitrate, the nitrate of ammonia with the chemical formula NH4NO3, is a white powder at room temperature and standard ...
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  • Tin (chemical symbol Sn, atomic number 50) is a silvery, malleable metal that is not easily oxidized in air and resists corrosion. It is obtained ...
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  • Silicones (more accurately called polymerized siloxanes or polysiloxanes) are mixed inorganic-organic polymers. Their general chemical formula ...
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  • Coal is a black or brownish-black sedimentary rock composed primarily of carbon, along with other assorted substances, including sulfur. It is ...
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  • Gravimetric analysis describes a set of methods in analytical chemistry for the quantitative determination of an analyte based on the mass of a solid. ...
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  • Michael Faraday was one of the pioneers of modern electromagnetic theory. His work laid the foundation for the identification of light as an ...
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  • Acetone (also known as propanone, dimethyl ketone, 2-propanone, propan-2-one and β-ketopropane) is the simplest representative of the group ...
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  • Salmonella (plural salmonellae, salmonellas, or salmonella) are any of the various rod-shaped, gram-negative bacteria that comprise the genus ...
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  • In the Solar System, Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. It is a gas giant (also known as a Jovian planet, after the planet Jupiter), the ...
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  • Lysine is an α-amino acid that is present in many proteins, has low available concentration in certain popular agricultural crops, such as wheat ...
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  • Atmospheric chemistry involves study of the chemistry of the atmospheres of Earth and other planets. It is a branch of atmospheric science and ...
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  • Black powder is the original gunpowder; it was one of the few known propellants and explosives until the middle of the nineteenth century. Since ...
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  • Scandium (chemical symbol Sc, atomic number 21) is a soft, silvery-white metal. Scandium ore occurs in rare minerals from Scandinavia and elsewhere ...
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  • Enrico Fermi (September 29, 1901 – November 28, 1954) was an Italian physicist most noted for his work on the development of the first nuclear ...
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  • A turbine is a rotary engine that extracts energy from a fluid flow. The simplest turbines have one moving part, a rotor assembly, which is a ...
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  • Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a class of organic compounds with 1 to 10 chlorine atoms attached to biphenyl and a general chemical formula ...
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  • Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun in our solar system. It is the fourth largest planet by diameter and the third largest ...
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  • Space colonization (also called space settlement, space humanization, or space habitation) is the concept of permanent, autonomous (self-sufficient ...
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  • X-ray astronomy is an observational branch of astronomy that focuses on the study of celestial objects based on their X-ray emissions. These ...
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  • In cosmology, the cosmic microwave background radiation CMB (also CMBR, CBR, MBR, and relic radiation) is a form of electromagnetic radiation ...
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  • Alternative energy is a term for any nontraditional energy form, source, or technology differing from the current popular forms, sources, or ...
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  • Germanium (chemical symbol Ge, atomic number 32) is a lustrous, hard, grayish-white chemical element. It is classified as a metalloid—that ...
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  • Radium (chemical symbol Ra, atomic number 88) is an extremely radioactive element that is classified as an an alkaline earth metal. When freshly ...
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  • Lycopene is a bright red, fat-soluble carotenoid pigment and phytochemical, C40H56, found in tomatoes, watermelon, guava, and other red fruits ...
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  • Barium (chemical symbol Ba, atomic number 56) is a soft, silvery chemical element classified as an alkaline earth metal. Given its reactivity ...
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  • Petroleum (Latin Petroleum derived from Greek πέτρα (Latin petra) - rock + έλαιον (Latin oleum) - oil) or crude oil is a naturally ...
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  • Transfer RNA (tRNA) is a class of short-chain, non-coding ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules in which each variety attaches to and transfers a ...
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  • The thyroid (from the Greek word for "shield," after its shape) is a double-lobed endocrine gland found in all vertebrates, and which ...
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