(for anyone confused, here is a useful pneumonic to remember your redox reactions: "OIL RIG" - oxidation is loss of electrons, reduction is gain of electrons)
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In science class the other day, my teacher likened atomic bonding to dating. I realized that, under that analogy, noble gasses must be a-spec.
Radon’s not here because I Ran out of space on the paper.
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Girl you give me that backside attack like your an SN2 reaction
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Baby's First Materials Chemistry Set | Let's Make: Table Salt
Set Includes:
Silly Sodium, Captain Chlorine, Beaker Buddy, and for a limited time: FunFlame! The Kid-Friendly Lighter
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Fun Facts about Fireflies and Fluorescence under the cut :)
FUN ANIMAL FACT: Fireflies glow due to a chemical reaction between the molecule Luciferin and the enzyme Luciferase (and quite a few other molecules including ATP and oxygen). While fireflies use their bioluminescence for mating reasons, the reaction can be used in a test named the -ATP fluorescence assay- to detect bacteria in various bodily samples and monitor levels of photosynthesis in crop fields (although it was originally developed to potentially detect living cells on Mars)
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