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chromatography

(Encyclopedia) chromatographychromatographykrōˌmətŏgˈrəfē [key], resolution of a chemical mixture into its component compounds by passing it through a system that retards each compound to a varying…

Martin, Archer John Porter

(Encyclopedia) Martin, Archer John Porter, 1910–2002, English biochemist, educated at Cambridge. From 1938 to 1946 he carried on chemical research in the laboratories of the Wool Industries…

Synge, Richard Laurence Millington

(Encyclopedia) Synge, Richard Laurence Millington, 1914–94, British biochemist, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1941. Synge was a researcher at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London, from 1943 to 1948…

chemical analysis

(Encyclopedia) chemical analysis, the study of the chemical composition and structure of substances. More broadly, it may be considered the corpus of all techniques whereby any exact chemical…

biophysics

(Encyclopedia) biophysics, application of various methods and principles of physical science to the study of biological problems. In physiological biophysics physical mechanisms have been used to…

Chemistry: Separating Mixtures

Separating MixturesChemistryElements, Compounds, and MixturesPure SubstancesShake It Up: MixturesColloids: Somewhere in BetweenSeparating Mixtures One of the most important things that chemists do…

Glossary of Chemical Terms - C

CA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z calorie The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius. calorimeter Any one of a number of…

adsorption

(Encyclopedia) adsorption, adhesion of the molecules of liquids, gases, and dissolved substances to the surfaces of solids, as opposed to absorption, in which the molecules actually enter the…

Chemistry Projects

Science projects for all grades. More Science Projects Biology Science ProjectsBotany Science ProjectsEarth Science ProjectsPhysical Science ProjectsRelated Links Chemical Elements…