The Royal Society of Chemistry
WEBBurlington Consensus 3 - A United Nations Science-Policy Panel for Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Prevention. Standard registration deadline: 16 September 2024. 27 - 27 September 2024, London, UK. Advanced imaging techniques in biomineralisation research Faraday Discussion. Oral abstract deadline: 23 September 2024.
Carbon - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBThe nano-forms, fullerenes and graphene, appear as black or dark brown, soot-like powders. Uses. Carbon is unique among the elements in its ability to form strongly bonded chains, sealed off by hydrogen atoms. These hydrocarbons, extracted naturally as fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), are mostly used as fuels.
Chlorine - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBUses and properties. Image explanation. The symbol shows a gas mask. This is because chlorine is a toxic gas, and has been used as a chemical weapon. Chlorine is yellowy-green in colour, as is the image. Appearance. A yellowy-green dense gas with a choking smell. Uses. Chlorine kills bacteria – it is a disinfectant.
Magnesium - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic …
WEBMagnesium is an essential element in both plant and animal life. Chlorophyll is the chemical that allows plants to capture sunlight, and photosynthesis to take place. Chlorophyll is a magnesium-centred porphyrin complex. Without magnesium photosynthesis could not take place, and life as we know it would not exist.
Aluminium - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic …
WEBAppearance. Aluminium is a silvery-white, lightweight metal. It is soft and malleable. Uses. Aluminium is used in a huge variety of products including cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aeroplane parts. This is because of its particular properties.
Silver - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBSilver is a relatively soft, shiny metal. It tarnishes slowly in air as sulfur compounds react with the surface forming black silver sulfide. Uses. Sterling silver contains 92.5% silver. The rest is copper or some other metal. It is used for jewellery and silver tableware, where appearance is important.
Oxygen - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBOxygen. 8. 15.999. Glossary. GroupA vertical column in the periodic table. Members of a group typically have similar properties and electron configurations in their outer shell. PeriodA horizontal row in the periodic table. The atomic number of each element increases by one, reading from left to right.
Sodium - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBSodium is the sixth most common element on Earth, and makes up 2.6% of the Earth’s crust. The most common compound is sodium chloride. This very soluble salt has been leached into the oceans over the lifetime of the planet, but many salt beds or ‘lakes’ are found where ancient seas have evaporated.
Calcium - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBCalcium is a silvery-white, soft metal that tarnishes rapidly in air and reacts with water. Uses. Calcium metal is used as a reducing agent in preparing other metals such as thorium and uranium. It is also used as an alloying agent for aluminium, beryllium, copper, lead and magnesium alloys.
Nitrogen - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBNitrogen is important for plant growth and can be ‘fixed’ by lightning or added to soils in fertilisers. Appearance. A colourless, odourless gas. Uses. Nitrogen is important to the chemical industry. It is used to make fertilisers, nitric acid, nylon, dyes and explosives.
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