Chemistry August 2004 Archive

Chemistry isn't rocket science. It impacts everyone's life, every day. Here's a look at some common, everyday chemistry: Autumn Leaf Colors Chemical Names of Common Materials What Are the Elements in the Human ... Read More

Here's a look at some of this week's more popular chemistry search terms: Proteins & Peptides Carbon Monoxide Detectors Enantiomers Lab Safety Rules Tattoo Ink Chemistry

I've been writing for About Chemistry for 3-1/2 years now, which means there is so much information that it can be challenging to find it (and I theoretically know where ... Read More

I remember titrating. The best part was the nice color change (pH meter version was less interesting). The worst part was determining the error factor between the end point and ... Read More

Here's a look at some of the top internal search terms at About's Chemistry site this week. It looks like back-to-school time! Chemistry Science Projects Isomer Definition Chemistry Articles How to Make Metamucil Flubber Molecules ... Read More

pH is a measure of hydrogen ion concentration. Depending on your definition, an acid is a hydrogen ion or proton donator and a base is a hydrogen ion acceptor, hydroxide ... Read More

It's fun to grow crystals! Some crystals are edible, like rock candy, while others are fascinating because of their colors or shapes. Here are some resources to get you started: How ... Read More

The name for the element cadmium comes from the Latin cadmia and Greek kadmeia, which are words for calamine. Calamine is zinc carbonate, so you might be wondering why ... Read More

Here's a look at some of the top internal searches at About's Chemistry site this past week: Theobromine & Chocolate Chemistry Reverse Osmosis Mosquito Repellents Prions Slime Recipe

According to a UPI story (read the full text at The Washington Times), farm-raised salmon may contain higher levels of flame retardant polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, than wild-caught salmon. ... Read More

Today's news tidbit comes from one of my sister sites. About's Mental Health Resources website reports that traces of Prozac (fluoxitine) have been detected in the United Kingdom's water supply. ... Read More

Here's a look at some of the most popular search terms for About's Chemistry site this past week: Chromatography BHA & BHT Preservatives Natural Mosquito Repellents Rigor Mortis Borax Chemistry

I know schools start at different times, but I've always lived in a place where school starts in August. In South Carolina, and probably several other places, this Friday, Saturday, ... Read More

The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Joint Information Systems Committee(JISC) have announced that they will be making an archive of over 200,000 chemistry news articles available online for use ... Read More

I've noticed that the news services have reported an extraordinary number of serious accidents in chemistry labs this year. Accidents will happen, so it's important to know what to do ... Read More