Search results for "Chemical energy" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Erbium (chemical symbol Er, atomic number 68) is a silvery metallic ... of all rare-earth metals and their chemical compounds. The principal ...11 KB (1,419 words) - 19:19, 13 February 2024
- which can release large amounts of energy both as electromagnetic radiation ... Nuclear fission produces energy for nuclear power and to drive the ...31 KB (4,827 words) - 10:09, 11 March 2023
- form, called marcasite, has the same chemical formula but is structurally ... bacteria, which generate their energy by using oxygen to oxidize ...8 KB (1,190 words) - 21:08, 14 April 2023
- is any device that transmits or modifies energy. In common usage, the meaning ... motors like myosins in muscles use chemical energy to create motion. ...16 KB (2,145 words) - 04:49, 5 November 2022
- :This article is about biomass as a renewable energy source. Biomass, as a renewable energy source, refers to biological material ...14 KB (1,875 words) - 17:55, 31 October 2023
- atom. To indicate this arrangement, its chemical formula may be written as ... the body uses stored fat as a source of energy, glycerol and fatty acids ...17 KB (2,470 words) - 17:43, 23 May 2024
- Photosynthesis is the conversion of the energy of sunlight into chemical energy by living organisms. In most cases, the raw materials are carbon ...27 KB (4,019 words) - 05:05, 24 November 2022
- combustion and respiration in terms of chemical reactions involving oxygen;wrote ... of the eighteenth century. His first chemical publication appeared in ...17 KB (2,470 words) - 06:42, 31 July 2023
- can cause cancer. A carcinogen can be a chemical, radiation, radionuclide ... by binding to the DNA. Genotoxins include chemical agents like N-Nitroso-N ...14 KB (1,935 words) - 19:12, 26 November 2023
- Silicon (chemical element symbol Si, atomic number 14) is a member ... grasses. Also, silicic acid (a family of chemical compounds of silicon, hydrogen ...20 KB (2,980 words) - 22:04, 29 January 2023
- particles or nuclei accelerated in high energy regions of the universe. ... radiation interacts with and transfers its energy to an atomic electron giving ...16 KB (2,549 words) - 04:20, 18 April 2024
- that can be readily mobilized as an energy source, increasing the amount ... *In skeletal muscle, glycogen is an energy reserve that can be tapped ...15 KB (2,341 words) - 18:24, 30 August 2021
- reservoirs—occurs because of various chemical, physical, geological, and ... A small number of autotrophs exploit chemical energy sources, chemosynthesis ...17 KB (2,593 words) - 23:46, 20 April 2023
- The spectrum covers EM energy having wavelengths from thousands of ... Electromagnetic energy at a particular wavelength λ (in vacuum) has ...16 KB (2,367 words) - 15:55, 13 February 2024
- * performing a chemical reaction. === Applications === Artificial crystallization ... ** Mass-production by the chemical industry, such as salt-powder production ...12 KB (1,748 words) - 06:32, 11 January 2024
- soda, is a caustic metallic base. Its chemical formula is NaOH. Forming ... == Chemical properties == Sodium hydroxide is completely ionic, containing ...19 KB (2,762 words) - 15:05, 27 April 2023
- In science and technology, a battery is a device that stores chemical energy and makes it available in an electrical form. Batteries consist ...31 KB (4,897 words) - 11:28, 20 September 2023
- prime example of a general principle that energy of any kind is predicated ... The Leyden jar, a type of capacitor for electrical energy in large ...20 KB (2,998 words) - 15:53, 13 February 2024
- Electric current over time is a form of energy (electricity) that may be ... Lewis and Irving Langmuir explained the chemical bonding of elements by electronic ...10 KB (1,515 words) - 15:57, 13 February 2024
- springs are less stiff (and so store less energy) for the same bulk. It resists ... their versatile physical, mechanical, and chemical properties. Some common ...7 KB (1,110 words) - 04:34, 22 November 2023
