Chemistry Facts

44 facts, from the everyday to the astonishing.

Most of us know if we leave oily rags or papers in an enclosed area, we risk a fire. The process of burning is called…

Scientists got a surprise recently when a team of physical chemists at Stanford University studied a common hydrogen…

Nitrogen is the most common part of the air we breathe. In fact, about 80% of the air is nitrogen. Normally, nitrogen…

Chemical burns are the result of very normal reactions that can occur between the offending material and living tissue…

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