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Ozone
We breathe 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, consuming about 25 kg of air every day. It turns out that we practically predetermine our health by the air we breathe.
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Interesting facts about metals
Metals have been used by people since ancient times. All the time the process of obtaining them was improved, useful alloys of various metals appeared. Let’s look at interesting facts about metals.
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Diamonds Are Forever
Diamonds are still a girl's best friend, right? We love the shiny gems. They are the most popular rocks sold today. But what exactly are they, anyway? Where do they come from? What else are they used for?
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Gas of rotten eggs
If you happen to break a rotten egg, then you know the smell of hydrogen sulfide, because the stench of the spoiled egg depends on of its presence in rotting protein substances.
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Chemical Safety
People use chemicals every day for a wide array of purposes, which can include work and house hold duties. Many of us fail to realize that we are actually handling potentially deadly chemicals when we simply clean the bathroom or wash the car. This brings to mind the reason why chemical safety is...
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Dilution
Process of reducing the concentration of a solute in solution, usually simply by mixing with more solvent.
Ionization Constant
Equilibrium constant for the ionization of a weak electrolyte.
Saturated Solution
Solution in which no more solute will dissolve.
xylose
A colorless, crystalline pentose sugar, C5H10O5, derived from xylan, straw, corncobs, etc., by treating with heated dilute sulfuric acid, and dehydrating to furfural if stronger acid is used.
Cation
A positive ion, an atom or group of atoms that has lost one or more electrons.
Nuclear Reaction
Involves a change in the composition of a nucleus and can evolve or absorb an extraordinarily large amount of energy.
Alpha (a) Particle
Helium ion with 2+ charge, an assembly of two protons and two neutrons.
Quantum Numbers
Numbers that describe the energies of electrons in atoms, derived from quantum mechanical treatment.
Percent Purity
The percent of a specified compound or element in an impure sample.
Polyprotic Acid
An Acid that can form two or more hydronium ions per molecule, often a least one step of ionization is weak.