“When Science Went International” (C&EN, Sept. 6, page 60) shows the 19 molecular formulas for acetic acid listed in Kekulé’s textbook of 1859 without pointing out that Josef Loschmidt was the first ...
Researchers at the University of Waterloo report a sunlight-driven process that uses single-atom iron anchored to a support ...
While we refer to substances by their common names in everyday life, all these substances have a chemical name and a chemical formula that scientists and researchers use. The system of chemical naming ...