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The Chemistry of Biology: Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry The Chemistry of Biology Introduction Atomic Theory Chemical Reactions: Ionic, Covalent, and Polar Covalent Bonds Water Organic Chemistry Carbohydrates Lipids Proteins…

Glossary of Chemical Terms - E

EA 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 efficiency The ratio of work done or energy developed by a machine or engine, to the energy supplied to it. electrochemical Describes any…

Glossary of Chemical Terms - S

SA 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 saccharin A compound, C7H5NO3S, that is several hundred times sweeter than can sugar and is used as a calorie-free sweetener. salt An ionic…

Le Châtelier's principle

(Encyclopedia) Le Châtelier's principle, chemical principle that states that if a system in equilibrium is disturbed by changes in determining factors, such as temperature, pressure, and…

nitrate

(Encyclopedia) nitrate, chemical compound containing the nitrate (NO3) radical. Nitrates are salts or esters of nitric acid, HNO3, formed by replacing the hydrogen with a metal (e.g., sodium or…

vacuum

(Encyclopedia) vacuum, theoretically, space without matter in it. A perfect vacuum has never been obtained; the best human-generated vacuums contain less than 100,000 gas molecules per cc, compared…

chemical equation

(Encyclopedia) chemical equation, group of symbols representing a chemical reaction. There are a number of other symbols used in chemical equations. A symbol written above or below the reaction…

Eudora Welty

Eudora Welty lived her life in Jackson, Mississippi and became famous for her stories from the heart of the American South. Her early stories and essays were published in the New Yorker and other…

John Edward

John Edward is a popular spiritualist whose contact with dead people has kept him on cable television since the late 1990s. Edward concluded he was a medium when he was a teenager, and feels he is…