Simple reaction makes the building blocks of a nucleic acid "Cyanide to the RNA base cytosine" becomes a new clue for origin of life researchers. John Timmer – Oct 2, 2012 3:20 pm | 34 ...

The tragic accident, when a restaurant manager in Massachusetts died, was the result of a simple chemical reaction called neutralization. That's when an acid and a base are combined. Unfortunately in ...

For SQA National 5 Chemistry, learn about the properties of acids and bases and how to tell them apart with this BBC Bitesize Scotland revision guide.

Reactions of metals with acids. Acids react with some metals to produce salts and hydrogen. ... Acids and bases. Acids, bases and alkalis are found in the laboratory and at home.

Students recognize that a particular color change is a characteristic property of a substance and that a color change can also be used as evidence that a chemical reaction has occurred. Students will ...

An excellent review of the roles of acids and bases in biology can be found in Allen (2010), and the overall sequence of the reactions is shown in Stroud (1974). What Common Structural Features ...

A research team in South Korea has developed a cutting-edge catalytic and separation process that enables the simultaneous ...

This review, which describes an approach to acid–base disorders, incorporates insights and examples drawn from the traditional, bicarbonate-centered approach and the physicochemical, or strong ...

For example, a 1,1′-bi-2-naphthyl-derived phosphoric acid such as that illustrated in Figure 8a can function as a general acid to protonate a reactant, and as a general base to deprotonate a ...