The pH scale that is widely accepted and used by scientists didn't actually exist until 1909. Before then scientists had to rely on using adjectives to describe the acidity or basicity of a substance ...

The biggest fear students have about Organic Chemistry is that they believe it has to be memorised. They feel they must ...

There’s a time for tongue-puckering lambics and Berliner Weisses, but most beer drinkers want something a little more balanced for day-to-day sipping. Thanks to the pH scale that Tuesday’s Google ...

Google celebrated the life of Søren Peder Lauritz (S.P.L.) Sørensen on Tuesday with an interactive homepage doodle that pays tribute to the Danish chemist. While Sørensen was working as the chemical ...

Gas-phase basicity, defined by the propensity of a molecule to accept a proton in the absence of solvation, is a critical parameter in understanding the intrinsic reactivity of compounds. Organic ...