For all of the semiconductor industry’s legendary reputation for cleanliness, the actual processes that go into making chips use some of the nastiest stuff imaginable. Silicon oxide is comes from ...

Several theories have been developed to explain the behaviour of acids and bases. The most notable theories include the Arrhenius concept, the Brønsted-Lowry theory, and the Lewis concept. In the ...

The Kilauea volcano, in Hawaii, has been acting up lately, and all kinds of nasty stuff is pouring out of it. But perhaps the ...

The pH scale shows how acidic a substance is. Learn what pH means and how it is measured in this KS3 chemistry guide from BBC Bitesize. Neutralisation reactions Acids and alkalis react together in ...

Held together by only one carbon atom, formic acid is the simplest carboxylic acid. The market for this chemical is relatively small as well—a fraction of the demand for organic acids such as ...

The questions in this quiz are suitable for GCSE chemistry students studying acidic and alkaline solutions, neutralisation and reactions of acids with metals. If you struggled with the quiz, don't ...

A new study gives a vivid example of unusual chemical reactivity found in the reactions with organogold complexes. Using the complex of modern physical methods joined with computational studies, the ...