Bonding

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• Covalent Bonds

  A bond is an attraction between atoms. A covalent bond results from the sharing of valence electrons between two atoms. Each covalent bond is made ...

• Covalent Bonds

  Chemical bonds are simply how the atoms "hook" together. Instead of atoms being physically attachment, much like a button that hooks into a button hole, ...

• Exothermic Reactions

  An exothermic reaction is a chemical reaction that releases energy, such as heat, light, and/or sound. This type of reaction occurs when the energy needed ...

• What Are Hydrogen Bonds?

  YIKES! While they sound very similar, don't confuse the term " a hydrogen bond" with the term  "a hydrogen bomb"! Since a hydrogen bond forms ...

• Important Truth About Dihydrogenmonoxide (DHMO)

    Why All Americans Need a Better Understanding of Chemistry I have cut a section from an article about what is being touted as a ...

• Linked

  A polymer is a very long chain-like molecule. Poly means many and mer means unit. A polymer is made by bonding (linking together) many small ...

• Enzymes: Protease

  How does pineapple tenderize meat? Answer: Fresh pineapple contains bromelain, which is mixture of two types of protease. A protease is a protein-digesting enzyme (chemical ...

• Respiration

  Respiration is more than just breathing. In fact, while breathing is necessary to supply oxygen, the respiration process has three sets of chemical reactions: glycolysis; ...

• Chemistry:Wrinkled Fabric

  Question: Why do clothes wrinkle if you leave let them cool in the clothes dryer? Answer: Polymers are large molecules made of repeated units linked ...

• Carbon

  Carbon: A Natural Element There are 100+ different kinds of elements found naturally on Earth. Carbon is one of them. Carbon is fun to study. ...