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The Catalytic and Reagent Properties of Ammonium Metavanadate

January 16, 2017

Are you familiar with Ammonium Metavanadate? If not, you should know that it’s in dozens of products you’re probably already using. This white..

The Electrifying Properties of Lead Dioxide

December 12, 2016

Lead Dioxide is an oxide compound where lead is in an oxidation state of +4. Possessing both ionic and covalent bonds, the compound is written as PbO..

The Chemistry Behind the Newest Color Blue

August 16, 2016

Although it was technically “discovered” all the way back in 2009, the recent announcement by scientists of the discovery of a new color blue is big..

Borax: Not Just for Soap

May 15, 2016

Borax has been mined commercially in the U.S. since all the way back in the early 1800s. It’s a mineral – actually, a salt of boric acid – that comes..

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