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Common Chemicals In Chemistry

By Christian Little • Feb 8th, 2010 • Category: ARGH!

The science of chemistry, along with chemical engineering have given us many different products based on various chemicals that we use on a daily basis. Many of you are probably not aware that you use some pretty interesting compounds relatively often. Here we will mention two relatively common chemicals: hydrogen peroxide and acetone.
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Materials Science – Self Darkening Materials

By Christian Little • Feb 1st, 2010 • Category: ARGH!

Self darkening glass has been and still is one of the more interesting inventions that came from the domain of chemistry as a science, along with materials science. Although today there are also lenses made of plastic, here we will mention the early versions of lenses used in optics, that were bassed on glass as [...]



Ketogenic diet – About carbohydrates

By Christian Little • Jan 22nd, 2010 • Category: ARGH!

The ketogenic diet is based on a process that we know as ketosis. It is a specific biological mechanism, with the main characteristic being a elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood, which occurs because of the conversion of fats into fatty acids and ketones. This happens when the body gets only relatively small [...]



Ketogenic diet – About carbohydrates

By Christian Little • Jan 22nd, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

The ketogenic diet is based on a process that we know as ketosis. It is a specific biological mechanism, with the main characteristic being a elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood, which occurs because of the conversion of fats into fatty acids and ketones. This happens when the body gets only relatively small [...]



Household chemicals you don’t know about

By Christian Little • Jan 20th, 2010 • Category: ARGH!

The science of chemistry, along with chemical engineering have given us many products based on various chemicals that we use every day. Many of you are probably not aware that you use some pretty interesting compounds relatively often. Here we will mention two very common chemicals: acetone and sodium bicarbonate.
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The chemistry of detergents

By Christian Little • Jan 19th, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

General chemistry is a science that is deeply incorporated in our everyday lives, but most of the people probably aren’t even aware of it being so. After reading this article, you will think a bit more about this interesting science the next time you wash your hands, clean the barbecue after a party, or pour [...]



Chemistry of fireworks – black powder

By Christian Little • Jan 19th, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

The science of chemistry is a important part of many things and events that we witness in our lives. During winter, one of the many uses of knowledge of chemistry becomes more and more visible, as the New Year’s Eve becomes closer and closer, and finally on that day we become witnesses of one of [...]



The chemical side of carbon

By Christian Little • Jan 19th, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

There are many interesting groups of substances in the science of chemistry. The largest group of substances is based on a single element that we know as carbon. Since an entire branch of the science of chemistry, known as organic chemistry is based on this element, in this article we will mostly write about carbon [...]



The chemistry of hard and soft water

By Christian Little • Jan 19th, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

Water is one of the most important substances known to the science of chemistry. It is a ubiquitous chemical substance that is composed of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen, and is essential for all life forms that are known at the moment. Water covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, [...]



Chemistry – flame coloration experiment

By Christian Little • Jan 18th, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

The science of chemistry is one of the most interesting sciences out there. Although some people probably wouldn’t agree with chemistry being that interesting because chemistry isn’t as simple as most would like it to be, but I think most people will agree that scientific experiments related to chemistry are among the most interesting ones. [...]