Answers for Dr Karl #1: Plastic Bags and Chicken Juice
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Chemistry Fundamentals
Book Extract #9: Oil & Water Chemistry #2
Examples of organic molecules are carbohydrates, proteins, enzymes, oils and fats. These are of course all naturally-occurring molecules (and most are …
Book Extract #8: Oil and Water Chemistry #1
I remember the first time I saw kerosene and water mixed together. We used to have an old kerosene heater …
Why is Fertilizer Explosive?
Why is fertilizer explosive? The answer is not obvious, and for years after the invention of ammonium nitrate, people didn’t …
Book Extract #7: Irreversible Stains
There are some stains that you just can’t do anything about. This is because you have not added something that …
Science and the Olympics
Last night whilst watching the trampolining Liz Chetkovich noted that they now quote “time of flight” as one of the …
Bicarb vs Carbonate
Shannon Lush is very fond of recommending bicarb soda as a cleaning agent. It’s not a bad option, but there …
The Chemistry of Carbohydrates
Let’s start with a quiz. Based purely on the name, what do you reckon a carbohydrate is? Hint: carbohydrates are …
Organic vs Inorganic Chemistry
I have no idea what organic food is supposed to be (and no one seems able to tell me) but …