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The Reaction That Slowly Eats Away at Iron: Corrosion

Corrosion is the process by which a metal reacts chemically with its surroundings, loses its original properties, and breaks down. This piece covers how iron rusts, what happens wh

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Water Moving Across a Single Membrane: Osmosis

Why does salted cabbage release its water overnight? This article covers what osmosis is, the three factors that drive it, everyday examples, and reverse osmosis, the technology th

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Same Element, Different Faces: Allotropes

How can pencil lead and a diamond ring be made of exactly the same carbon? This article explains allotropes: what they are and how they arise, the many faces of carbon, examples fr

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Batteries: Chemical Structures That Store Energy

From the smartphone we check as soon as we open our eyes each morning to electric cars quietly passing along the street, laptops, and power banks, the daily lives of people today w

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The Principles of Thermodynamics and Energy Flow

Thermodynamics is an important discipline that explains the interaction between energy and matter. This article explores its key concepts, from basic theory to state and path funct