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…
The double slit experiment is the most famous experiment in quantum mechanics. It shows that quantum mechanical sized particles (e.g. particles that are even smaller than…
When we think of the word 'universe', we should probably think of hydrogen. Hydrogen is a colourless, odourless, tasteless, but highly flammable gas. It's the…
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…
Everything around us from people to trees and stars to galaxies are made up of molecules, atoms and quarks, which all together scientists call ordinary…