Physical Science

The Periodic Table Explained The periodic table is familiar to most people, but why was it created and what does it mean? If you have taken a chemistry class, you may be familiar with the periodic table and the elements…
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Water, otherwise known as H20 on the periodic table, is maybe the most essential compound to human life. Humans, as well as most other forms of life, could not exist without water. It has unique characteristics that sets it apart…
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The element helium is the second most abundant element found in the universe, and also one of the most unique. There are many types of Helium, and these varieties are known as isotopes. Isotopes of an element contain the same…
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Tattoos are permanent marks on your skin made by inserting ink to change your skin pigment, usually for decoration. Tattoos started as tribal art for peoples such as the Borneo, but have grown into a worldwide phenomenon. The art of…
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The Chemical Properties of Benzoyl Peroxide Concerning Transportation Benzoyl Peroxide is commonly found as a white granular tasteless and odorless flammable solid that is used as a bleaching agent for flour, fats, waxes, and oils, as a polymerization catalyst, and…
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Metals are everywhere, from the mouth of a pimpled faced teenager to the track for a train to chug along on. Metals are an everyday encounter, but what is a metal? What kinds of metals are there? There are many…
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According to the Bohr Theory of the atom, electrons may occupy only specific energy levels. When an atom absorbs sufficient energy, an electron can “jump” to a higher energy level. Higher energy levels tend to be less stable, however, and…
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In the 1980s, the dairy industry in the US pushed the importance of dairy with the advertising slogan: “milk, it does a body good.” Typically, when the average person thinks of why milk is good for the body, they think…
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Transition metals, also known as transition elements are usually referred to as any element in the d-block of the periodic table, expect for zinc, cadmium, and mercury. The d-block of the periodic table includes groups three through twelve. The IUPAC…
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While helium is the second most common element in the universe, on Earth it isn’t as easy to come by.  Because it is a noble gas, it is unreactive and will generally not form compounds with other elements.  When released…
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