Carbon cycle

enantiomers and diastereomers. Enantiomers are molecules that are mirror images, while diastereomers are not mirror images. Stereochemistry focus mainly on chiral centers, which is a carbon with four different substituents attached to it. Though there are different types of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) such a proton and carbon, this experiment focus on phosphorous NMR which gives a wider spectral…

Pentane and Diethylamine have many similarities, but they also have their differences. Pentane comes from the Greek word pente meaning “five” as the atom is comprised of five carbon atoms as shown in the formula C5H12. Some characteristics of the molecule is that it gives off a gasoline-like odor, generally does not have a color, and is a liquid. Pentane is commonly used in fuels, building construction materials, explosive materials, food packaging, paint, liquid chromatography, and toys just to…

along with a secondary amine group in between two aromatic benzene rings. This chemical composition give the molecule certain characteristics of both the non-polar and polar compounds. Thiourea, a thioketone, SC(NH2)2, has a sulfur double-bonded to a carbon that is connected to two primary amine groups. This configuration gives thiourea a certain polarity…

Fossil fuels started millions of years ago before the dinosaurs first inhabited the Earth and formed from prehistoric plants and animals hundreds of million years ago. All the energy in oil, gas, and coal originally came from the sun, captured through photosynthesis (Trefil and Hazen 2013, p.53). Over time, rock, sand, and sediment concealed the organic matter and after some years it established huge quantities of fuels. These under the surface resources are still the main fuel source for…

Do You think synthetic diamonds are better than natural diamonds? I do and here are my reasons why. First of all synthetic diamonds are more luster like. Second of all synthetic diamonds are better for the environment. Third of all synthetic diamonds cost much less than natural diamonds. First of all synthetic diamonds are more luster like because they come from the lab. This means that they do not have the coat of dirt that the mine diamonds have. “ The diamonds that come from the mine are…

secondary carbocation so, rearrangement occurs. A methyl shift happens to form a tertiary carbocation, which is more stable than a secondary carbocation. Then, the remaining oxygen forms a double bond causing it to have a positive charge; allowing the carbon that had a positive charge to have a full octet and to be neutral. Then, the sodium bicarbonate deprotonates the oxygen, which makes the oxygen neutral and forms pinacolone as the product. A technique that was used in this experiment was a…

What is coal? Well, the definition of coal is, a combustible black or dark brown rock consisting mainly of carbonized plant matter, found mainly in underground deposits and widely used as fuel. Coal is not just what Americans use to cook their hot dogs, or start a campfires. Everything from charging your phone, to the lighting in your house ,and other major electrical appliances you use every single day. Without coal the electricity needed for these appliances would not work, ture on, light up,…

Bouncy balls are made up of Polymers, which are made up of many small units of monomers, that go through the process of Polymerization to become Polymers. People can see such polymers all around them like rubber, wool, silk etc. Polymers have unique properties that allow chemist’s and scientists to mix different types of polymers with each other to form new ones. In the lab Polyvinyl Acetate (PVAc), Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA), and Sodium Borate were used to make and design the bouncy balls. The…

Have you ever wanted to buy an element from the periodic table? Well you found the right place. I sell Sulfur for a living may not be the right or cool thing to sell but I sell it. You can use my wonderful Sulfur to make cleaners and to make car batteries. This element is the easiest to find on the periodic table all you have to do is look for the letter (S). Let’s learn about the discovery of this wonderful object. This wonderful Sulfur was discovered around 1777. The special person that…

Biogeochemical cycles are the way in which nutrients move through the earths system. It is a pathway for chemical elements to move through biotic and abiotic factors. The ocean contributes largely to these cycles as it acts as a reservoir or sink for the accumulation of nutrients. Even water itself is recycled through precipitation, evaporation and condensation. This is a typical cycle that can be observed for the vital elements of life such as carbon and nitrogen. Microbes are essential to the…