The Royal Society of Chemistry
WEBJoint Chemical Science RSC-CSJ symposium 2024: Materials for energy storage and conversion Standard registration deadline: 30 September 2024. 31 October - 01 November 2024, London, UK. Advanced imaging techniques in biomineralisation research Faraday Discussion. Oral abstract deadline: 23 September 2024.
Nitrogen - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBNitrogen is important for plant growth and can be ‘fixed’ by lightning or added to soils in fertilisers. Appearance. A colourless, odourless gas. Uses. Nitrogen is important to the chemical industry. It is used to make fertilisers, nitric acid, nylon, dyes and explosives.
Sulfur - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBSulfur. 16. 32.06. Glossary. GroupA vertical column in the periodic table. Members of a group typically have similar properties and electron configurations in their outer shell. PeriodA horizontal row in the periodic table. The atomic number of each element increases by one, reading from left to right.
Potassium - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic …
WEBPotassium salts in the form of saltpetre (potassium nitrate, KNO 3), alum (potassium aluminium sulfate, KAl(SO 4) 2), and potash (potassium carbonate, K 2 CO 3) have been known for centuries.They were used in gunpowder, dyeing, and soap making. They were scraped from the walls of latrines, manufactured from clay and sulfuric acid, and collected as wood ash respectively.
Magnesium - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic …
WEBMagnesium is an essential element in both plant and animal life. Chlorophyll is the chemical that allows plants to capture sunlight, and photosynthesis to take place. Chlorophyll is a magnesium-centred porphyrin complex. Without magnesium photosynthesis could not take place, and life as we know it would not exist.
Oxygen - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBOxygen. 8. 15.999. Glossary. GroupA vertical column in the periodic table. Members of a group typically have similar properties and electron configurations in their outer shell. PeriodA horizontal row in the periodic table. The atomic number of each element increases by one, reading from left to right.
Lithium - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBLithium is a soft, silvery-white, metal that heads group 1, the alkali metals group, of the periodic table of the elements. It reacts vigorously with water. Storing it is a problem. It cannot be kept under oil, as sodium can, because it is less dense and floats. So it is stored by being coated with petroleum jelly.
Bromine - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBBromine is a deep-red, oily liquid with a sharp smell. It is toxic. Uses. Bromine is used in many areas such as agricultural chemicals, dyestuffs, insecticides, pharmaceuticals and chemical intermediates. Some uses are being phased out for environmental reasons, but new uses continue to be found.
Chlorine - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBUses and properties. Image explanation. The symbol shows a gas mask. This is because chlorine is a toxic gas, and has been used as a chemical weapon. Chlorine is yellowy-green in colour, as is the image. Appearance. A yellowy-green dense gas with a choking smell. Uses. Chlorine kills bacteria – it is a disinfectant.
Sodium - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBSodium is the sixth most common element on Earth, and makes up 2.6% of the Earth’s crust. The most common compound is sodium chloride. This very soluble salt has been leached into the oceans over the lifetime of the planet, but many salt beds or ‘lakes’ are found where ancient seas have evaporated.