News tagged with chlorine atom

Atomic weights of 10 elements on periodic table about to make an historic change

For the first time in history, a change will be made to the atomic weights of some elements listed on the Periodic table of the chemical elements posted on walls of chemistry classrooms and on the inside covers ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (23) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Oxygen in place of chlorine: Towards a more environmentally friendly propylene oxide synthesis

(PhysOrg.com) -- Propylene oxide is an important bulk chemical that is used primarily in the production of polyurethane plastics. Currently, propylene oxide is usually made from propylene (propene) in a process that uses ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

When atoms getting close: Shortest carbon-chlorine single bond detected

The description of compounds and interactions between atoms is one of the basic objectives of chemistry. Admittedly, chemical bonding models, which describe these properties very well, already exist. However, any deviation ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created May 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The smell of salt air, a mile high and 900 miles inland

The smell of sea salt in the air is a romanticized feature of life along a seacoast. Wind and waves kick up spray, and bits of sodium chloride - common table salt - can permeate the air.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 10, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Chemists discover ozone-boosting reaction

(PhysOrg.com) -- Burning of fossil fuels pumps chemicals into the air that react on surfaces such as buildings and roads to create photochemical smog-forming chlorine atoms, UC Irvine scientists report in ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Wintertime air chemistry to be studied

NOAA scientists and their colleagues from Boulder, Colo., and across the country have gathered in Erie, Colo., for a month-long study of the chemistry of the wintertime atmosphere, which they hope will shed ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0