From the article: Fun and Interesting Chemistry Facts
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Tungsten(W)
- Tungsten has highest m.p(3300centigrate).so it is used as a filament in bulb.
- —Guest Raghvendra Pal
mnemonic for organics
- Most Electrons Prefer Bonding=MEPB= Methane Ethane Propane Butane
- —Guest Ed Schramko
litmus
- Rub the petals of a red chinarose on a piece of white paper and let it dry for two minutes in air. Now just put a single drop of lemon sap on it, you will see a color change from blue to red. Here you have made a litmus paper- a quick and simple way to test the presence of acid and base.
- —Guest krishnendu
Atmosphere
- Oxygen is not the most abundant element in our atmosphere. The most abundant element is Nitrogen, 78% while Oxygen is 21% and Argon is just short of 1%. Carbon Dioxide and trace elements make up the rest.
- —Guest Matt
When the noble ones combine...
- Xenon hexaflouroplatinate (XePtF6) is the first compound with a noble gas in it. It was first produced by Neil Bartlett in 1962.
- —Guest Eyenine
Fastest Half-Life
- Berrylium-8 has the shortest half-life, 70 x 10^-18 seconds, or 0.000000000000000070 seconds.
- —Guest Eyenine
Very Cold!
- The lowest temperature reached in the laboratory is 7 nanokelvins, very near to absolute zero. The temperature was reached when helium was cooled to become a superfluid -- a fluid that could defy gravity.
- —Guest Eyenine
Cops and Copper
- Cops got the nickname because buttons on their uniforms use to be made of copper metal. In England, policemen were nicknamed "coppers" and the US has shortened this to "cops."
- —Guest TaxiLab
Giant Molecules
- Rubber like you see on wheels of vehicles is actually one giant molecule.
- —Guest Mad science
diamond
- a diamond does not melt in acid.the only thing that can melt is the intense heat.
- —Guest reyna
PRABHAT (P+A)
- red phosphorus is a non-metal. it is not malleable and forms acidic oxide, e.g., P
- —Guest PRABHAT KUMAR
Graphite
- Graphite can be transformed into diamond by applying a temperature of 3000°C and pressure of 100,000 atm
- —Guest THE HELPER
lightning
- Here is a chemistry fact/trivia: lightning is 3 times hotter than the sun.
- —Guest krischa
Equation
- Oxygen + Hydrogen= Hydrogen Oxide which is the same as water H20!
- —Guest olivia
Lewis, Clark, and Mercury
- Sam Kean in his book "The Disappearing Spoon" wrote that Lewis and Clark carried mercury laxatives with them on their famous trek. Today, archaeologists test the soil for mercury contamination to help identify their campsites.
- —Guest Retired J.O.
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