Physical Science

Boron (B) is the fifth chemical on the periodic table of elements, located on the top right next to carbon. It occurs naturally in several forms, including both powders and crystals, and is a necessary nutrient for all plant species….
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A chemistry lab report must meet a range of criteria, which depends not only on the level of study/research you are at, but also on the topic you are writing about, and the audience it is targeting. All chemistry reports…
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It is true that there has been a dearth of exciting chemistry books for children in recent years. The latest chemistry book, published in 2010, and presented with a fun and educational angle, is the one by authors Simon Basher…
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Most children are aware of the form of snowflakes, delicate patterned lattices of regularly arranged crystals.  They may also have watched the formation of ice ferns on glass windows in freezing weather.  What they may not have realised is that…
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The concept of solubility is of major importance in chemistry. Solubility is when a solid, liquid or gaseous substance (solute) dissolves in a liquid (solvent) to form a homogeneous solution. . The extent of the solubility of a substance in…
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Budding engineers going into university are wildly ecstatic about fields such as dynamics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism and quantum mechanics. But when they come out they appreciate something quite different, sitting quietly in an unassuming corner of the engineering syllabus – statics….
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In the natural universe there are four natural states of matter. The first three are gas, liquid and solid and generally very easy for us to understand as we interact with them regularly. In many ways they are very similar….
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In a mixture there are two or more substances combined which have not reacted chemically with each other. In other words, nothing further than mixing has taken place. Each constituent remain intact within it, and are able to demonstrate all…
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Typically we think of matter in terms of three states, solid, liquid and gas. There are actually several other states of matter which have been discovered to exist. Photons are a type of matter, or perhaps more aptly stated quasi-matter…
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Liquid, solid, gas. Most high school graduates will be able to tell you at least a bit about each of these three states of matter, as they’re all fairly common occurrences in the natural world. We drink liquids, we eat…
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