Throughout the vast majority of the universe, chemistry as we know it hardly ever happens. Almost the entire universe is dark, cold, and empty space,…
benJune 24, 2019
This article is a break from the other more information-heavy pages, and just showcases some of the awesome and explosive reactions that can happen in…
benJune 1, 2020
TL;DR: The relative abundance of the four states of matter shows us that many of the things that we're used to on Earth, like seeing…
benMay 31, 2020
🎧 Listen to this article TL;DR: Nitrogen is one of life's most precious resources. Discovering how to industrially produce it (as ammonia) let our population break…
benMay 27, 2020
TL;DR: Atoms form molecules by donating or sharing electrons, which binds them together like magnets. This creates a prodigious variety of new substances out of…
benMay 22, 2020
Carbon atoms have a really special property. They can form the backbone of long, complex molecules, and this is where chemistry gets really interesting. They…
benJuly 16, 2019
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