Electrons can spur the chemical reaction between an acid and a base, according to new results in Science, a finding that may help researchers precisely control reactions in areas from biology to ...

When writing chemical equations for reversible reactions, the usual one-way arrow is not used. Instead, two arrows are used, each with just half an arrowhead (⇌). The top one points right, and the ...

Seawater’s mix of hydrogen, oxygen, sodium, and other elements makes it vital to life on Earth. But that same complex chemistry has made it difficult to extract hydrogen gas for clean energy uses. Now ...

One of the first reactions that students learn in college-level organic chemistry is hydrochlorination—adding hydrogen chloride to a carbon-carbon double or triple bond. The classic textbook version ...