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This is a list of unsolved problems in chemistry. Problems in chemistry are considered unsolved when an expert in the field considers it unsolved or when several experts in the field disagree about a solution to a problem.
A diagram from the book. Traité élémentaire de chimie [1] is a textbook written by Antoine Lavoisier published in 1789 and translated into English by Robert Kerr in 1790 under the title Elements of Chemistry in a New Systematic Order containing All the Modern Discoveries. [2] It is considered to be the first modern chemical textbook. [3]
The book contains the results of numerous experiments and establishes an early version of the law of conservation of mass. Working during the time just after Paracelsus and iatrochemistry , Jan Baptist van Helmont suggested that there are insubstantial substances other than air and coined a name for them – " gas ", from the Greek word chaos .
The book was also believed to be a source of inspiration to David Hahn, nicknamed "the Radioactive Boy Scout" by the media, who attempted to construct a nuclear reactor in his mother's shed, [2] although the book does not include any nuclear reactions. Due to safety concerns, the book was eventually pulled from library shelves. [3]
IO − 3 + 3 HSO − 3 → I − + 3 HSO − 4. This first step is the rate determining step. Next, the iodate in excess will oxidize the iodide generated above to form iodine: IO − 3 + 5 I − + 6 H + → 3 I 2 + 3 H 2 O. However, the iodine is reduced immediately back to iodide by the bisulfite: I 2 + HSO − 3 + H 2 O → 2 I − + HSO − ...
This category is devoted to simple classroom experiments as part of Chemistry education. Pages in category "Chemistry classroom experiments" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
The vanishing valentine experiment is another chemical reaction related to the blue bottle experiment. This reaction occurs when water, glucose, sodium hydroxide, and resazurin is mixed in a flask. When the solution is shaken, it turns from light blue to a reddish color. The solution turns back to a light blue after being left to stand for a while.
Thomson's experiments with cathode rays (1897): J. J. Thomson's cathode ray tube experiments (discovers the electron and its negative charge). Eötvös experiment (1909): Loránd Eötvös publishes the result of the second series of experiments, clearly demonstrating that inertial and gravitational mass are one and the same.