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Diamond Formation

Diamond Formation

Diamond formation occurs naturally in the earth’s crust but it is now possible to produce diamonds artificially in labs from any carbon. What Are Diamonds Age and origin of Diamonds Diamond Formation in The Earth’s Crust Diamond Formation through Plate Tectonics...

Deuterium

Deuterium

Basic Information Discovery of Deuterium Sources of Deuterium Uses of Deuterium Deuterium in stars Energy Production through Nuclear Fusion Ultra Dense Deuterium Deuterium’s Cell Structure Electron Orbit of Deuterium Absorption Lines of Deuterium Emission Lines of...

Decay Chains

Decay Chains

  Decay Chains is the name given to the stages of radioactive decay of unstable isotopes or elements. Some radioactive isotopes decay into stable isotopes directly but some unstable or radioactive isotopes decay into other unstable isotopes many times before...

Cepheid Variables

Cepheid Variables

        What are Cepheid Variables? Why are they useful? Measuring the Milky Way Hubble’s work with Cepheid Variables Existence of other galaxies The Expanding Universe Dark Energy Dating the Universe     What are Cepheid Variables?...

Cells and Cell Structure

Cells and Cell Structure

The term organism means anything that is living and all organisms whether they are plant, animal, bacteria are made of microscopic cells, each type with unique cell structure.   Common Characteristics of all cells Cytoplasm Plasma Membrane Ribosomes Types of...

Carbon

Carbon

Basic Information Discovery of Carbon Sources of Carbon Uses of Carbon Carbon Dating The Carbon Cycle Carbon Fibres Diamonds Carbon’s Cell Structure Absorption Lines of Carbon Emission Lines of Carbon  ...

Carbon Fibres

Carbon Fibres

    Who Created Carbon Fibres? Development of Carbon Fibres Difference between Rayon, Pitch and PAN Carbon Fibres Manufacture of Carbon Fibres PAN Carbon Fibre Production through Pyrolysis High-Strength Fibres High-Modulus Fibres and Graphitisation  ...

The Carbon Cycle

The Carbon Cycle

    Plants to animals Fossil Fuels Calcium Carbonate   Our planet has got many systems or cycles in place that allow for the re-use of materials which are vital for life. These include nitrogen, water and carbon. The recycling of these vital materials...

Boron – Metalloid

Boron – Metalloid

Boron is a relatively rare metalloid both on earth and in the rest Universe. It is produced from cosmic rays and extracted from Borate minerals.     Basic Information Discovery of Boron Sources of Boron Uses of Boron Boron In The Diet Use in the Nuclear Industry Use...

Beryllium

Beryllium

    Basic Information Discovery Sources Uses  Use in Telescopes Use in Satellites Cell Structure Absorption Lines Emission Lines                                            Beryllium (named after the mineral, beryl, that it was originally isolated from)...

Atoms

Atoms

It has been believed for a thousand years that atoms were the smallest component of matter, but in the late 19th century that the first evidence that atoms were made up of smaller sub-atomic particles came to light.     About Atoms Diagram of an atom...

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