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Combustion reactions are only one means of extracting useful energy from fuels. Over the years, scientists all over ther world have explored the possibility of converting the chemical energy of fuels directly to electricity.
They call this new possibility as “Fuel Cell” – A chemical cell in which reactants (usually a fuel and [...]
In my travels here and about online, I recently found the paintings of Alexander Kobulnicky. He paints molecular models of, well, molecules, ranging from the life-giving (“Heme”, to the left) to the fun-related (THC, if that’s your thing) to the life-taking (CO.) The background of the artwork is most noteworthy — Mr. Kobulnicky paints what [...]
The 37th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting (NERM 2010) will take place on June 2-5, in Potsdam, NY. Hosted by the Northern New York Section of the ACS, the meeting will be held on the on the SUNY Potsdam campus. The meeting theme is "Chemistry for a Sustainable World," and the deadline for abstract submission has been extended until Friday, April 30. Please visit the meeting website for complete information on 25 symposia with more than 100 prestigious invited speakers, careers and graduate recruiting events, the NERM 2010 vendor exhibition, and networking and social events. Meeting registration is open until May 21.
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In the previous blogposts we have discussed on Combustion Process being an Exothermic Reaction. This simply means that combustion will provide large amount of heat energy – and this is the energy that is used to support our many activities.
All combustion process give out heat energy. Fuels are burnt to provide us with [...]
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In the last 1 week, you should have noticed on the right-hand-side of this blog, a new banner on Recommended Resource for GCE A-Level H2 Chemistry Tips! Yes, we have gone live with that new blog to provide unconditional resource and a platform for Advanced-Level Chemistry Students.
The new blogsite is dedicated to help:
Chemistry (A-Level/IP/IB) Students [...]
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Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions & Processes are commonly observed in our everyday life.
These energy changes are either occurring naturally (combustion/burning, photosynthesis, respiration, boiling, freezing, etc) or being employed by mankind to make our lives better through its numerous application.
One of the most common application is the use of Cold Packs in our daily [...]
The bill that will reauthorize the NSF had a markup by the subcommittee on Research and Science Education. Since what happens in the policy world can have repercussions in the science world here is a list of policy changes to NSF that caught my eye.
The Bill: NSF Reauthorization 2010
5% of the NSF research budget [...]
In the previous post, i have mentioned that Energy Changes is one of the chemistry topic that many students find problems scoring in Chemistry Exams.
This is not a memorising topic (in fact most chemistry topics does not require memorising) but one that requires students to understand the concepts very well and then to apply it [...]
Five decades of laser technology shine light on chemistry fundamentals.