This stunning image shows the detailed chemical structure of a single molecule, showing even the chemical bonds between the carbon atoms and hints of the bonds to the hydrogen atoms at the periphery. Full story from the BBC news website here.
Posts Tagged ‘Chemistry’
Image of a Molecule
Posted in Science, tagged Chemistry, Science on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Time to Tear up your Periodic Tables…
Posted in Science, tagged Chemistry, Science on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
… as a new element has been discovered by a team led by Sigurd Hofmann at the Centre for Heavy Ion Research. Currently the super-heavy element 112 is going by the catchy name of ‘ununbium’ (derived from one-one-two in Latin), but it’s official name has yet to be proposed. Old period tables are still valid [...]