While we refer to substances by their common names in everyday life, all these substances have a chemical name and a chemical formula that scientists and researchers use. The system of chemical naming ...

A compound is a substance that is formed when two or more different chemical elements bond together in a fixed ratio, like water (H₂O) from hydrogen and oxygen or salt (NaCl) from sodium and chlorine.

A lead-acid battery is a type of rechargeable battery, invented in 1859. It uses lead plates (electrodes) submerged in battery acid, which we learn further in this article. This battery acid is known ...

THE system of notation of organic chemical compounds described by Dr. G. M. Dyson has quickly been followed by a second, and those who missed the original lecture in Birmingham last October will now ...