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• Fuel Cells
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  Methanol

  Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol or wood alcohol, is a chemical compound with chemical formula CH3OH. It is the simplest alcohol, and is a light, volatile, colourless, tasteless, flammable, ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Thermodynamics
  Sports Science
  Water
  Physics
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  Evaporation

  Evaporation is one of the two forms of vaporization. It is the process whereby atoms or molecules in a liquid state (or solid state if the substance sublimes) gain sufficient energy to enter the ... > more
• Air Pollution
  Acid Rain
  Geochemistry
  Organic Chemistry
  Air Quality
  Healthy Aging
   

  Nitrogen oxide

  NOx is a generic term for the various nitrogen oxides produced during combustion. They are believed to aggravate asthmatic conditions, react with the oxygen in the air to produce ozone, which is also ... > more
• Organic Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Chemistry
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  Graphene
  Alternative Fuels
   
  

  Redox

  Redox reactions include all chemical processes in which atoms have their oxidation number (oxidation state) changed. Substances that have the ability to oxidize other substances are said to be ... > more
• Graphene
  Nanotechnology
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  Organic Chemistry
  Electronics
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  Carbon nanotube

  Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are an allotrope of carbon. They take the form of cylindrical carbon molecules and have novel properties that make them potentially useful in a wide variety of applications in ... > more
• Inorganic Chemistry
  Chemistry
  Organic Chemistry
  Graphene
  Physics
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  Lewis structure

  Lewis structures, also called electron-dot structures or electron-dot diagrams, are diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule, and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the ... > more
• Fossil Fuels
  Petroleum
  Alternative Fuels
  Fuel Cells
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  Batteries
   
  

  Gasoline

  Gasoline is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. Before internal combustion engines were invented in the mid-1800s, ... > more
• Chemistry
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  Organic Chemistry
  Biochemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
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  Macromolecule

  The literal definition of the term macromolecule implies large molecule. In the context of science and engineering, the term may be applied to conventional polymers and biopolymers (such as DNA) as ... > more
• Acid Rain
  Pollution
  Air Pollution
  Organic Chemistry
  Biochemistry
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Acid

  An acid (often represented by the generic formula HA) is traditionally considered any chemical compound that, when dissolved in water, gives a solution with a pH of less than 7.0. That approximates ... > more
• Physics
  Quantum Physics
  Optics
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  Photoelectric effect

  The photoelectric effect is the emission of electrons from matter upon the absorption of electromagnetic radiation, such as ultraviolet radiation or x-rays. Upon exposing a metallic surface to ... > more

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