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Cellulose
Used to make the structures that we live in, wood is composed of cellulose, which is pertinent...
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
When I was looking for molecules we see or interact with every day, I learnt about this molecule...
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NaCl & H20 molecules
This is a model of sodium(which is the green sphere), chlorine( which is purple), and water(...
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Oxybenzone
The molecule I chose to create a model for is oxybenzone, an exceedingly prevalent and harmful...
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Acetaminophen
Acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol is a medicine used for mild pain relief. It has the...
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Go Green: Ban Polystyrene
Styrene, C8H8, is commonly polymerized to form synthetic polystyrene foam. Polystyrene is a...
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Dopamine: Key to Joy and More
Dopamine, C8H11NO2, is an essential molecule for our body. First synthesized in 1910, its...
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Caffeine: The Drink of Work
Whether you are burning midnight oil, working hard at the office, or wanting a good cup of...
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Ascorbic Acid
Ascorbic Acid, more commonly known as vitamin C, is composed of hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon....
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Calcium Nitrate Essay
Calcium Nitrate is made up of three different elements and contains a total of nine atoms. This...
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Limestone- Calcium Carbonate
Calcium carbonate has many different foods and medicines made from it such as toothpaste,...
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Urea
In the world in which we live in, there are many important things that can help people and...
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Palladium(ii) acetate
Palladium(ii) acetate: a compound used in the medical field. Used to find and treat allergies...
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Titanium Nitrate
All around the world products are made everyday. Some products are made out of cheap materials...
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Sodium Bicarbonate
Sodium Bicarbonate can be found in your very own laundry room right now, in your medicine...
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Potassium Bitartrate
The compound Potassium Bitartrate has a few different names such as: Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate...
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Gd3Ga5O12GalliumgarnetGallium
Bracelets, necklaces, earrings are only a few of the jewelry that uses diamond imitation. In...
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Palmitic Acid
Palmitic Acid is a chemical compound with the chemical formula of C16H32O2. This compound...
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Aluminum Hydroxide Al(OH)3
Aluminum hydroxide is a stable form of aluminum and is found in nature as the mineral gibbsite....
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Anglesite
The element lead contributes to the compound Anglesite. The atomic symbol for lead is Pb. The...
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FERRIC ACETATE MOLECULE
The molecule, Ferric Acetate or Iron Acetate or Iron(lll) triacetate, composes of 22 atoms and 4...
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Urea
Urea was discovered in 1773 by Hilaire-Marin Rouelle. It is an organic compound with the formula...
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Silver Phosphate
Silver phosphate or silver orthophosphate is a light sensitive substance and the molecular...
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Zinc acetate
Zinc acetate is very useful and is in many objects. It also contains carbon, oxygen, and...
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Vanadyl Sulfate Molecule
Vanadyl sulfate is the compound for Vanadium. Vanadyl (IV) sulfate describes a connection of...
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Bismuth 3 Nitrate
The Bismuth element has numerous compounds (molecular composition). One of the more popular ones...
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Cobalt use in electronics
Cobalt has many uses in the home, medical field, electronics industry, and engineering. One...
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Erbium Oxide
Erbium is used in many molecules. One molecule erbium is used in is erbium oxide. The compound...
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Nickel Sulfate Molecule
My molecule is nickel sulfate. It’s molecular composition is NiSO4. Nickel sulfate is a...
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2,4,6-Tribromophenol
One compound of bromine is 2,4,6-Tribromophenol. Its formula is C6H3Br3O and it contains a...
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Triclosan
Triclosan is a very important substance in today's world. Without it, you can't have clean...
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Zinc Sulfate
Zinc sulfate is a white crystal or powder. This compound consists of six atoms and three...
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Exterminator, Fluorobenzene
Fluorobenzene is a compound of fluorine, hence the name. It is a colorless liquid. It consists...
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Borax molecule
Commonly known as borax, sodium tetraborate (Na₂ B₄ O₇), is a substance the population of earth...
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Sulfuric Acid
Imagine walking in your laundry room and pouring a little bit of oxi-clean. This detergent...
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Acesulfame Potassium
Acesulfame Potassium is a white, crystalline powder with a density of 1.81 g/cm3. It is a...
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Sodium Monoflourophosphate
There are so many elements and compounds that make up our universe, but an important one is...
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Sodium Hydrogen Sulfate
The molecule sodium hydrogen sulfate, also known as sodium bisulfate, is the sodium salt of the...
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Potassium benzoate
My molecule is Potassium benzoate. It is the potassium salt of benzoic acid, is typically used...
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Methionine
Methionine is one of the most essential compounds! Its chemical formula is C₅H₁₁NO₂S. The...
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The Great Tongue-Twister
Potassium salt! Otherwise known as the much more memorable name of sodium dichloroisocyanurate!...
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The compound Carbamide
Carbamide formula is CO(NH2)2. The C is the element symbol for Carbon, in the element Carbamide...
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The compound copper sulfate
The compound copper sulfate has a formula of CuSO4. In the molecule, there is 1 copper atom, 1...
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Phytic Acid-C6H18O24P6
Phytic Acid is a natural substance found in plant seeds. It is found in foods we eat like all...
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Ytterbium Hydroxide
Ytterbium hydroxide has a few different everyday uses. First of all, it is used in fiber optic...
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Ruthenium Chloride Trihydrate
Known for being used to prepare a nanoparticulate ruthenium-aluminum oxyhydroxide catalyst for...
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Lithium Iron Phosphate
My compound is called Lithium Iron Phosphate. Lithium Iron Phosphate is written as LiFePO4 in...
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Chromium (lll) Picolinate
Chromium (lll) Picolinate is sold as a nutritional supplement that is a chemical compound. This...
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Sodium Monofluorophosphate
The chosen compound is Sodium Monofluorophosphate. It is also known as MFP. This compound is one...
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Cobalt(ii) Acetate
Cobalt has many compounds, so the first long compound that was found was Cobalt(ii) Acetate....
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Potassium acetate
This molecule has eight atoms and also has four different compounds. The formula for potassium...
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Barium Tetracyanoplatinate
Barium Tetracyanoplatinate is a molecule that is made of Carbon, Platinum, Barium, and Nitrogen....
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Magnesium Sulfate
This compound is called Magnesium Sulfate. It is commonly seen in lots of medicines to help with...
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Alanine
Alanine is an amino acid that is part of most proteins. It mainly helps the body convert the...
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Potassium Acetate
Potassium acetate is a pure white, crystal-like, deliquescent solid. It is seen as a powder in...
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Bisphenol A Molecule
Bisphenol A, also known as BPA, is in most plastics. It is toxic and should not be digested. I...
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Cotton
Cotton is a plant that is grown for its fibre. Cotton fibre is white and fluffy and surrounds...
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Carbonic acid goes pop, fizz!
I’ve chosen carbonic acid, which is a weak inorganic acid. It’s a combination of the molecules...
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Vitamin C
Vitamins, including vitamin C, are organic compounds. An organic compound is one that exists in...
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Sweet Sugar
Sugar, something we are in touch with everyday. Without sugar, us humans simply won’t be alive....
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Methane (CH4)
Methane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula CH4 (one atom of carbon and four atoms...
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Vinegar and it's Powers
Vinegar, is used for many common applications including use of preservatives, cleaning, and...
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