Potassium Hypochlorite
The potassium salt of hypochlorous acid is potassium hypochlorite (chemical formula KClO). It is used in varying concentrations and is frequently diluted in water solution.…
Chemistry
Examining Oxide Growth in Metals Made Additively in a sCO2 Environment
In a recently released collaborative study, Southwest Research Institute and Sandia National Laboratories investigate the variations in oxide film formation on wrought stainless steel and…
Building Blocks for Hybrid Nanomaterials: Controlled Production of Multimetallic Materials
Polymers are present in everything, from plastics to clothing to DNA. Long chains of the repeating units known as monomers are used to create polymers,…
Bringing the Obscure Proteome to Light
A proteome is the entire set of proteins that an organism expresses. The term can also refer to the collection of proteins produced at a…
Potassium Nitrite – Inorganic Compound
Potassium nitrite is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KNO2. It appears as a yellowish white crystalline solid. It is an ionic salt of…
Methyl Orange – a pH Indicator
Methyl orange is a pH indicator that is frequently used in titration due to its clear and distinct color variation at different pH values. Methyl…
PET-like Plastic made from Waste Biomass
Plastic can be ‘synthetic’ or ‘biobased.’ The raw materials for synthetic plastics are crude oil, natural gas, or coal. Biobased plastics, on the other hand,…
Phenolphthalein – a Chemical Compound
Phenolphthalein is an organic compound that is used as a cathartic in medicine. It is a chemical compound with the formula C20H14O4 and is frequently…
Ancient Helium Leak from Earth’s Core Provides Insights on its Formation
According to a recent study, the Earth’s core is releasing helium-3, a rare isotope of helium gas. The gas leak provides proof to the long-debated…
A New Perspective on Organic Solar Cells
An organic solar cell (OSC) is a type of photovoltaic that uses organic electronics, a branch of electronics that deals with conductive organic polymers or…
Litmus – a water-soluble mixture
Litmus is a water-soluble mixture of various dyes extracted from lichens. It is a lichen-derived coloring matter that turns red in acid solutions and blue…
pH Indicator – a Halochromic Chemical Compound
A pH indicator, also known as an acid-base indicator, is a compound that changes color in solution over a narrow pH range. To produce a…
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