What Is Energy in Molecules? You have already learned about energy in everyday life such as kinetic energy, potential energy, energy needed to do work, energy from food, and many others. These ideas all remind us of one simple point: Energy makes things happen. But in chemistry, we are not …
Copper Electroplating Lab Report | Faraday’s Laws & Redox Reactions Explained
Introduction Electroplating is an industrial process that uses electricity to coat the surface of a metal object with a thin layer of another metal. In copper electroplating, a copper anode and a conductive object (the cathode) are placed in a solution containing copper(II) ions. When an electric current is applied, …
How Did Scientists First Discover That Water Is Made of Hydrogen and Oxygen?
Introduction- How Did Scientists First Discover That Water Is Made of Hydrogen and Oxygen? How scientists discovered water is made of hydrogen and oxygen is one of the most fascinating stories in chemistry history. Before this discovery, people believed water was a basic element. In our previous post on atomic …
