Potassium Azide – an inorganic compound
Potassium azide is the inorganic compound having the formula KN3. It is a white, water-soluble salt. It is used as a reagent in the laboratory.…
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Beginnings of Lunar Water and its Relationship to the Early History of Earth
A team of international scientists has unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon…
Scientists Solve Meteorological Puzzles on Mars
A groundbreaking achievement by scientists at the University of Houston is changing our understanding of climate and weather on Mars and providing critical insights into…
Benzyl Cyanide – an organic compound
Benzyl cyanide (abbreviated BnCN) is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6H5CH2CN. This colorless oily aromatic liquid is an important precursor to numerous compounds…
Benzyl Carbamate – an organic compound
Benzyl carbamate is the organic compound with the formula C6H5CH2OC(O)NH2. The compound can be viewed as the ester of carbamic acid (O=C(OH)(NH2)) and benzyl alcohol,…
Key to Fast Planet Creation
A team of LMU researchers has developed a new model to explain the formation of giant planets such as Jupiter, which furnishes deeper insights into…
Mysteries of Worlds with Frozen Oceans
As NASA’s Europa Clipper embarks on its historic journey to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, Dr. Matt Powell-Palm, a faculty member at Texas A&M University’s J.…
Scandium(III) Nitrate – an ionic compound
Scandium(III) nitrate, Sc(NO3)3, is an ionic compound. It is an oxidizer, as all nitrates are. It is a chemical compound consisting of scandium, nitrogen, and…
Threatening Humanity with a Virus Unlocks the Future
Professor Sangmin Lee from POSTECH’s Department of Chemical Engineering, in collaboration with 2024 Nobel Chemistry Laureate Professor David Baker from the University of Washington, has…
Super-Earth formation is restricted to areas around Metal-poor Stars
In a new study, astronomers report novel evidence regarding the limits of planet formation, finding that after a certain point, planets larger than Earth have…
Scandium Nitride (ScN)
Scandium nitride (ScN) is a binary III-V indirect bandgap semiconductor. It is composed of the scandium cation and the nitride anion. It forms crystals that…
Radium Nitrate – a radioactive salt
Radium nitrate is a radioactive salt with the formula Ra(NO3)2. It is a white solid, but old samples appear yellowish-grey. It is a chemical compound…
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