Physical Science

The connection between these three is an amazing one. Sex or being in love is a natural desire which provides pleasure through releasing many chemicals in our body. Chocolate somewhat manages to do the same and for that reason we…
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Solid is one of the states of matter, alongside liquid, gas, and plasma. A solid is the lowest-energy and usually densest form of matter, characterized by molecules which are closely packed together; solids hold their shape in normal conditions, and…
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Fortunately for life on Earth, water is a unique compound: it actually gets less dense when it freezes. This is unusual in the physical universe: as a general rule, all chemicals are at their densest when they freeze, grow less…
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There was the Iron age, which was the dawn of civilization, and the Iron Man refers to an athletic competition that is really tough.  There is also the Iron Maiden for torture.  With all this reference to iron, what exactly…
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Kitchen chemistry can be fun. The same baking soda chemical reaction that makes a cake light and fluffy can also be used to make a “working” volcano. When home chemistry leaves the realm of the edible, however, it is time…
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Between 1909 and 1911, British chemist Ernest Rutherford developed a new theoretical model of the atom which overturned existing hypotheses and became the dominant means of understanding these basic building blocks of all matter for most of the twentieth century….
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Imagine an airplane healing itself when it endured a crack in its structure or else the tire of a vehicle healing itself to prevent wear. Could these be possible? Or are they just fantasies? For the scientists who are involved…
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Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene), a transparent conducting polymer with the acronym PEDOT that exhibits characteristics of Green Chemistry. PEDOT displays many qualities that make it considerable for use in applications as an environmentally friendly polymer. PEDOT has favorable properties of a low band…
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Chemistry, it is an important and fun subject for all students, but can be extremely boring without projects that can hold the student’s interest.  The projects need to be fun, exciting and yet safe, especially for those students just starting…
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Energy can be said to exist in, among other forms, two basic forms: potential and kinetic. Potential energy is essentially stored energy: energy which exists within the position of elements of a system. Through work, this stored or potential energy…
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