When it is exposed to air, the iron begins to rust. This rusting process produces heat. The second contains a solution of the chemical sodium acetate and a small metal disc. When the disc is bent, ...

Iron oxide, aluminum, and a catalyst are placed in a flowerpot. The reaction is extremely exothermic resulting in molten iron and aluminum dripping into sand below the flowerpot. The demonstration ...

We’re surrounded by metals like iron, silver, copper, gold and magnesium. Most metals go through a chemical reaction when they are combined with other substances, but some metals react more ...

Figure 1: Active site structures of representative nonheme iron enzymes with a 2-His-1-carboxylate facial triad and the reactions they catalyze. A comparison of the primary sequence information of ...

Incredibly, the reaction between iron and moist air that produces rust ... all involve very fast and extremely exothermic chemical reactions. The first 'reaction' that we tried for our hand ...

Unlike rust, which is caused by a chemical reaction with oxygen, MIC occurs in oxygen-free environments. The microbes responsible thrive on the iron itself, producing a destructive reaction that ...

Details of the chemical reaction of oxygen with the [Fe-S] cluster reveal how this cofactor is used for oxygen sensing.

The vast amounts of plastic garbage heaped in landfills and in the environment are as problematic as the plastics are useful. In an article published in the journal Angewandte Chemie International ...