Chemistry
Van Der Waals Attraction and Hydrogen Bonding
Van Der Waals attraction and hydrogen bond are two types of molecular bonding. They can link hundreds and thousands of molecules to one another to make different materials. […]
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Chemistry
What Are Hydrocarbon Compounds?
The chemistry of carbon is diverse because of two factors. First, every carbon atom needs four additional electrons. And, second, it can satisfy the need for these four electrons by bonding not only to hydrogen but also to itself. […]
Chemistry
Why Are Organic Chemistry and Carbon-based Compounds Important?
When carbon is bonded with other elements, such as oxygen and nitrogen, various chemical compounds, such as formaldehyde and amino acids, are formed. […]
Chemistry
Metallic Bonding and Covalent Bonding: Properties and Differences
In metallic bonding, every atom gives up electrons to form a negative sea. On the other hand, in covalent bonding, two or just a few elements come together, and they share their electrons so that every atom sees the magic number that it wishes to have. […]
Chemistry
An Overview of Ionic Bonding in Chemistry
Electrons tend to transfer from one atom to another. This produces ions, which attract each other and, therefore, bond together by electrostatic forces. […]
Chemistry
Mendeleev’s Great Work and the Underlying Causes of Chemical Bonding
Atoms are most often found in combination in nature. They either want to gain or lose electrons to reach stability, which makes them very reactive. […]
Chemistry
Implications and Consequences of the Periodic Table
The periodic table of chemical elements is systematized. Elements are arranged in rows and columns according to their weight and chemical properties. […]
Chemistry
Completing Mendeleev’s Periodic Table
The periodic table had clear gaps that required predictions, and many of those predictions were filled when new elements predicted by Mendeleev were subsequently discovered. […]
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How Dmitri Mendeleev Organized the Chemical Elements
Dmitri Mendeleev systematized the 63 chemical elements into the periodic table. The elements were organized into columns according to their chemical behavior and in rows according to their weights. […]
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The Concept of Chemical Elements
Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, chemists identified more and more new chemical elements, adding to the dozen or so elements that had been known to the ancients. […]