Chemistry
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By: Megan Jungwi
There's a perfectly good explanation for why oil and water do not mix. It all comes down to chemistry. more...
Hydrophobic, Hydrophilic and Hydrogen Bonds
In: Biochemistry
By: Art Ayers
Molecules that form hydrogen bonds with water are hydrophilic and those that can't are hydrophobic. more...
Hydrogen Bonds Form Biological Structures
In: Biochemistry
By: Art Ayers
Cell membranes, ribosomes, protein complexes and biological macromoles such as nucleic acids and proteins are held together by hydrogen bonds. more...
Cell Metabolism and Energy Basics for Everyone
In: Biochemistry
By: Donald Reinhardt
Energy abounds in organic molecules and the key, as in mining ore, is to extract and process it. Simple bacterial cells and highly complex organisms do this well. more...
Titanium, Modern Technology's Designer Metal
By: Anthony Toole
From relative obscurity, and still hardly known by most people, titanium has, in little more than fifty years, become almost the magic answer to technological needs. more...
By: Philip McIntosh
Ranging from the ever popular ethanol to the sterols, alcohols are a diverse class of organic compounds. Alcohols contain one or more hydroxyl (OH) groups. more...
By: Philip McIntosh
Unlike alkanes, alkene molecules have at least one instance of a carbon-carbon double bond. This article explains how to name linear (straight chain) alkenes. more...
By: Simon Davies
The story of expanded polystyrene, a material that is used for packaging but also in CD cases and plastic model kits. more...
By: Philip McIntosh
Alkanes are compounds consisting of linear carbon atoms connected by single bonds. They can exist as straight chains or with their carbon atoms linked to form rings. more...
By: Philip McIntosh
Alkanes are compounds consisting of chains of carbon atoms connected by single bonds. A few simple rules apply to the proper naming of these organic molecules. more...
