Chirality—often described as "handedness"—is a fundamental property of nature, underlying the behavior of molecules ranging ...

Inorganic chemistry is concerned with the properties and behavior of inorganic compounds, which include metals, minerals, and organometallic compounds. While organic chemistry is defined as the study ...

Organic chemistry is the study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-containing compounds. Most organic compounds contain carbon and hydrogen, but they may ...

As compared to organic chemistry, which is a study dedicated to carbon-containing compounds, the area of inorganic chemistry examines the properties and behaviors of all other compounds including ...

FOR his Friday evening discourse at the Royal Institution on December 3, Prof. Irvine Masson discussed "Iodine". After a reference to the important part played by Sir Humphry Davy in the discovery of ...