It is a common misconception that aspirin is a naturally occurring substance that was discovered in the bark of the willow tree. A related compound called salicin does indeed occur in white willow...
The common link among those who experience pain is that they have amalgam fillings. These are composed of a mixture of tiny particles of tin, silver and copper alloyed with mercury. Anyone who has...
Way back in 1802, Humphrey Davy, one of the most brilliant chemists of all time, became interested in the novel phenomenon of electricity.聽By this time he had already published a treatise on the...
Temperature is just a measure of how quickly, molecules are moving. When a substance dissolves in water, its components, be they ions or molecules, form stronger attractions to water molecules than...
What鈥檚 the worst movie ever made?聽Let me put in a plug for the 1936 flick 鈥淩eefer Madness.鈥澛燚isguised as a movie with a plot, this was actually a propaganda film to highlight the evils of marijuana...
That鈥檚 an interesting question.聽How lettuce turns brown is well known.聽But why this happens is a different story.聽Lets deal with the how first.聽The chemistry that takes place when lettuce leaves...
