This Day in Science History - March 23 - Gilbert Lewis
March 23rd marks the passing of Gilbert Newton Lewis. He was an American physical chemist who brought us the Lewis Dot structures and the idea of electron pair sharing in Lewis Acid-Base theory...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Make a Potato Battery
You can use a potato to make an electrochemical cell to power a digital clock. All you need is a potato or two, a couple of galvanized nails, copper wire, ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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This Day in Science History - March 22 - Robert Millikan
March 22nd is Robert Millikan's birthday. Millikan was an American physicist best known for his famous oil drop experiment. The experiment was designed to measure the charge of the electron. ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Why Mint Feels Cool
You know that cool minty fresh feeling you get from a peppermint candy or stick of mint gum? Your brain actually does register a sensation of cold, thanks to a ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Which Alchemy Element Are You?
The most popular quiz on my site is the "Which Element Are You?" quiz, which tests your affinity to elements on the periodic table. But, what about the classical alchemy ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Crime Scene Chemistry - Test for Blood
Let's pretend you are at a crime scene and you are looking for traces of blood. You can't just assume every red splotch is blood and you may need to ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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This Day in Science History - March 21 - Jean Baptiste Fourier
March 21th is Jean Baptiste Fourier's birthday. Fourier was a French mathematical physicist who is best known for a method to express a periodic function into a sum of simple ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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What Is Bleach?
Here's an e-mail I received about everyday chemistry:
My hairdresser did not have me change my top today before she dyed my hair. (She didn't think any dye would get on ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Basic Biochemistry Quiz
Here's an introductory biochemistry quiz that covers the basics -- the biochemistry you need to know in general chemistry or in the chemistry portion of a biology class. It covers ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Balance an Egg on the Equinox
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This Day in Science History - March 20 - Mayer and Conservation of Energy
March 20th marks the passing of Julius Robert von Mayer. Mayer was a German physician who had a hobby of studying physics. Most of his work centered around how energy ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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This Day in Science History - March 19 - Walter Haworth
March 19th is Walter Haworth's birthday. Haworth was a British chemist who was awarded half the 1937 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to carbohydrate chemistry and the synthesis ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Color Egg Yolks for Easter
If you're coloring eggs for Easter, chances are you're planning to dye the egg shells. What if you could color the egg yolks? You can't use food coloring because egg ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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How Safe Are E-Cigarettes?
Smokers trying to kick the habit or switch to a healthier option may turn to electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes. While vaping certainly spares a smoker the tar and smoke of ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Happy St. Patrick's Day - Make Green Fire
Happy St. Patrick's Day! I have quite a few chemistry-related St. Patrick's Day projects you can try, including making your own leprechaun gold and green beer, though my personal favorite ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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