Chemistry is a branch of science that studies the matter, its properties, composition, and reactivity. It also study how and why substances form and separate to form another substance. Chemistry is often feared by students or considered as boring by others but the truth is chemistry is a mystery. Those who understand the subject love it those unable to understand simply ignore it. This blog post will introduce you to the other side of Chemistry.
1. Air becomes liquid at about minus 190 degrees Celsius.
2. Dynamite contains peanuts as an ingredient.
3. Dry ice is a solid form of Carbon-dioxide.
4. Oxygen, in liquid form, gives off a beautiful pale blue color.
5. Astatine is the rarest naturally occurring element on Earth. According to conservative estimates, there are only 28 grams of the element in our planet’s crust.
6. Although it is still debated, it is largely recognized that the word 'chemistry' comes from an Egyptian word meaning 'earth'.
7. Chalk is made of trillions of microscopic skeleton fossils of plankton.
8. Lemons have more sugar than strawberries.
9. Gallium has a melting point of 29.76 degrees centigrade and can melt on the palm of your hand.
10. Lobster blood is colorless until it’s exposed to air. The blood then appears to be blue.
11. When water freezes it expands
12. The ethylene gas produced by a ripening apple ripens other apples as well as many other types of fruits.
13. If you pour a handful of salt into a full glass of water, the water level will actually go down rather than overflowing the glass.
14. Every hydrogen atom in your body is likely 13.5 billion years old because they were created at the birth of the Universe.
15.DNA doesn’t catch fire.
