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Chemistry RSS FeedsSolutions, Suspensions, & Dispersions - Do you know what solutions and suspensions are and how to tell them apart? Basically, solutions are homogeneous mixtures where the components stay mixed. The components of a suspension separate ...Feed Source: chemistry.about.com On This Day in Science History - September 10 - Waldo Semon - September 10th is Waldo Semon's birthday. Semon was an American chemical engineer who discovered the process to make vinyl from polyvinyl chloride or PVC. He was working for the BF ... Make Potassium Chlorate from Bleach and Salt Substitute - Potassium chlorate (KClO3) is one of the most useful potassium compounds you can keep around the chem lab. It can be used as an oxidizer and disinfectant and to make ... On This Day in Science History - September 9 - First Computer Bug -
On September 9, 1947, Grace Hopper discovered the first computer bug. She was working as an operator on the Havard Mark II computer when the operators were attempting to trace ... Drain Cleaner Can Dissolve Glass - Just about everyone knows many acids are corrosive. For example, hydrofluoric acid can dissolve glass (a chemical you do not want to mess with). Did you know strong bases can ... This Day in Science History - September 8 - Willard Libby - September 8th marks the passing of Willard Libby. Libby was the American physical chemist who developed the carbon-14 dating method. This method is used to determine the age of 'once ... Understanding Volume Percent Concentration (v/v %) - One of the simplest yet most confusing units of concentration is volume percent or volume-volume percent (v/v %). It is very easy to prepare a chemical solution using volume percent, ... Allergic Reaction to Tattoo Inks - A while back I wrote a post about sensitivity reactions to red ink found in some tattoos. One of the comments written in response to that post caught my eye .... This Day in Science History - September 7 - Friedrich Kekulé - September 7th is Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz's birthday. Kekulé was a German theoretical chemist who figured out how carbon atoms could have a valence of 4 and join together ... Will We Run Out of Helium? - Helium is the second-lightest element. Although it is rare on Earth, you likely have encountered it in helium-filled balloons. It's the most widely-used of the inert gases, used in arc ... Copyright © 2010, Blurbosphere.com. All Rights Reserved. |