Inorganic chemistry – Page 18
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ResearchSecret of dinitrogen triple bond's strength unpicked
Scientists find an unexpected explanation for the strength of nitrogen–nitrogen triple bonds
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ResearchInert helium reacted with sodium in chemistry first
Spartan field of helium chemistry given a lift with new sodium compound
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PodcastSolvated electrons
Blue flashes and metallic water are just some of the tricks associated with the unleashed electron
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ResearchStable polynitrogen synthesis first blows everyone away
Creation of five-membered aromatic nitrogen ring opens door to new highly energetic rocket fuels and explosives
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ResearchBismuth superconductor leaves theory up in the air
Discovery of superconductivity at exceptionally low temperatures confounds current understanding of the phenomenon
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ResearchFirst double salt containing negative platinum ions
New material has platinum in -2 oxidation state
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NewsIupac confirms names for four new elements
Elements that complete seventh row of periodic table will be named nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson
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FeatureWhat it takes to make a new element
Yuri Oganessian tells us how nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson were made
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NewsExplainer: How a new element gets its name
Now that the names of the last four elements of the seventh row of the periodic table have been confirmed, we look at the how they got them
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ResearchChemists knock platinum complex flat
Relativistic effects stabilise square planar platinum(0) complexes
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ResearchTheory finds window for astatine species’ existence
Researchers take investigation of iodine–astatine–bromine trihalogen anion into the lab
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ResearchMicroscopy reveals secret of beryl’s iron heart
Discovery of metal stuffed channels in mineral family that includes emerald and aquamarine points way to tuning the material’s colour
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ResearchTitanic calculations reveal nickel isotope is ‘doubly magic’
Supercomputer confirms nickel-78 is highly stable
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ResearchFirst ever iron–bismuth binary compound
Compound containing solid state iron–bismuth bond crystallised under extreme temperature and pressures
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PodcastNeodymium chloride
From medicine to the military, this compound makes lasers for a range of applications
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ResearchA new recipe for black phosphorus
Chemists develop a new method to produce supported black phosphorus with applications in catalysis
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ResearchCopper key to our sensitivity to rotten eggs' foul smell
Central role that metals play in detection of noxious sulfur compounds is unknown among any other odour receptor
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FeatureNew MRI contrast agents
With rising concerns over gadolinium, Anthony King looks at the alternatives under development