Sunday, February 28, 2021
Chemistry of Tooth Decay and Prevention
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Tooth decay is a major health concern. For more than 50 years we have been adding fluoride to our water supplies and toothpaste to help p...
Friday, February 5, 2021
pH After Mixing Weak Acids
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Acetic acid is a weak acid (K a = 1.8×10 -5 ). The pH of 100 mL of 0.10 mol L -1 acetic acid is 2.9. Hydrocyanic acid is a weak acid (K ...
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
What is an indicator?
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What is an acid-base indicator? What does it do? Where do we use acid-base indicators? These and other questions about acid-base indicators ...
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
What's Wrong with Science Education?
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What's wrong with science education (in Australian high schools)? Possibly the opinion of those teaching it if this comment by Margare...
Saturday, December 5, 2020
Quick Quiz: Names and Symbols of the Elements
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How well do you know the names and symbols of the first 20 elements... Take this Quiz
Monday, November 30, 2020
Recovering Gold from e-Waste
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We use electronic devices every day; computers, drones, home security systems, mobile phones, smart speakers, smart watches, etc. If the d...
Saturday, November 7, 2020
Arrhenius Acids and Bases
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What is an acid? What is a base? These are both good questions and there is no simple answer. It all depends on how you decide to define the...
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