The difference in potential between the two points reflecting the work involved or the energy released in the transition from one point to the... View Article
A lone pair in chemistry refers to a pair of valence electrons that in a covalent bond are not exchanged with another atom and is often called an... View Article
Glycine is an amino acid which has as its side chain a single hydrogen atom. As it is biosynthesized in the body from the amino acid serine,... View Article
Since an atom has a finite number of protons and neutrons, it can usually emit particles until it is effectively stable at a point where its... View Article
When a material changes from a solid to a liquid or from a liquid to a gaseous state, the transition involves heat to affect the change; and when... View Article
When one chemical material is converted into one or more other compounds, a chemical transition occurs, such as when iron transforms into rust.... View Article
To get started, all chemical reactions require electricity. In order to begin, even reactions that release energy require an energy boost.... View Article
Only one substance comprises a pure ingredient or compound, with no other components added in. Mixtures of components, combinations of chemicals,... View Article
Iodine has a mass of 126.9, making it the heaviest non-metal mentioned. Iodine is an ingredient that is non-metallic, dark-gray/purple-black,... View Article
The boron group is sometimes called group 13 of the periodic table since the first member at the top of the group is boron (B). Even in this... View Article
Sugar, salt, and baking soda are compounds that are pure substances. Salt, diamonds, protein crystals, and copper sulphate crystals are examples... View Article
The orbital of p behaves as a dumbbell-a circular shape split in half like the orbital of s. Specific protons also rotate like the atomic nucleus... View Article
The inorganic compound is manganese dioxide (MnO2). It is a substance with a black to brown hue that occurs naturally as the mineral pyrolusite.... View Article
As formally neutral and monoanionic ligands respectively, the benzene and cyclopentadienyl ligands are potential donors of 6 π-electrons,... View Article
A Beta sheet is a protein structure that was developed in 1951 by Linus Pauling and Robert Corey. As it was their second proposed structure, the... View Article
A peptide bond is a chemical bond formed between two molecules when one molecule's carboxyl group interacts with the other molecule's amino... View Article
Fluorine is in period two of the periodic table, which means that it includes electrons in the ground state at just the first two energy ranges.... View Article
An oxygen-deficient atmosphere can be caused by high concentrations of this gas. Symptoms that include headaches, ringing in the ears, dizziness,... View Article
Intramolecular covalent bonds, being around 98 percent stronger than intermolecular bonds, are the hardest to break and are very stable. It... View Article
Zinc-chloride batteries are an upgraded variant of the zinc-carbon cells; they have a longer life and a more robust production of voltage.... View Article
