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The Milky Way, Our Galaxy: Learn about other stars compared to our sun and how they will die
What are the outer rings of a dying star? How are Supernovas created? The Milky Way, Our Galaxy, Part 2
Professor Dave Explains
Anti-Markovnikov Hydrohalogenation
Looking at anti-markovnikov hydrohalogenation as an example of a radical reaction.
Science360
Can Plants Get Enough Nitrogen? - The Carbon Cycle
Plants need nitrogen. Can they get enough to meet the increased levels of carbon dioxide?
JJ Medicine
TCA / Krebs Cycle / Citric Acid Cycle - Basics for Beginners - Biochemistry Lesson
Hey guys! In this video, you will learn what the TCA cycle or Krebs cycle or Citric Acid cycle is and how to remember/memorize it easily by providing tips and tricks on how to remember the pathway. Specifically, I discuss the cycle on a...
NASA
NASA | Plant Productivity in a Warming World
The past decade is the warmest on record since instrumental measurements began in the 1880s. Previous research suggested that in the '80s and '90s, warmer global temperatures and higher levels of precipitation -- factors associated with...
msvgo
Structure of DNA
This nugget describes historical aspect of discovery of nucleic acid, basic structure of polynucleotide chain, Watson model of DNA and types of DNA.
msvgo
Uses - Oxides of nitrogen
It describes oxides of nitrogen and explains the preparation & properties of nitric.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Can Markets Save the Planet?
Graciela Chichilnisky has a plan to do exactly that. Co-author of the Kyoto protocol, creator of the carbon market, and leader of the “carbon negative technology” company Global Thermostat, she argues that the same mechanisms that got us...
FuseSchool
Properties of Hydrogen
Hydrogen is a gas at room temperature, and is the first element in the periodic table. It has the chemical symbol H, but is usually found as a diatomic molecule of H2. It reacts with oxygen to form water. Hydrogen is a colourless,...
Professor Dave Explains
Types of Photosynthesis in Plants: C3, C4, and CAM
We learned about photosynthesis over in the biochemistry series. But now that we are taking a closer look at plants, we need to learn about the different types of photosynthesis that exist within the plant kingdom. The version we learned...
Science360
Arctic soils key to future climate
Since the last ice age, plants in the Alaskan Arctic have been taking carbon out of the atmosphere and locking it away in the soil. So, for thousands of years, the soil microbes in this region of the world have subsisted on a limited...
Curated Video
Uses and Types of Pencils
This video provides a comprehensive overview of the different types of pencils and their uses. It explores the history of pencils, from their origins as brushes made from camel hair to the introduction of graphite as the core material....
Professor Dave Explains
Organometallic Reactions Part 5: Nucleophilic/Electrophilic Attack on Ligands
Reactions that occur on the ligands themselves are quite common. Let's look at two common types of ligand reactions: nucleophilic and electrophilic attacks. Which types of ligands that are susceptible to these attacks and what happens?
Curated Video
Alloys: Properties and Examples
This video is an educational overview of alloys, their properties, and different examples. The speaker explains the concept of alloys and why they are used in metals in order to increase strength and hardness. They then focus on steel as...
msvgo
Oxidation and Reduction and Its Effect in Everyday Life
It explains oxidation and reduction in terms of electrons. It also talks about corrosion and rancidity.
Curated Video
Properties of Covalent Molecules and Giant Covalent Structures
The video is about covalent molecules, their properties and behavior. The video then goes on to discuss polymers, which are formed by the reaction of monomers with a C-C double bond. The video also discusses giant covalent structures,...
msvgo
Electrochemical Principles of Metallurgy
It explains the extraction of metals by electrolysis.
Catalyst University
Rubisco in C3 Plants, 2-Phosphoglycolate, and Photorespiration
Rubisco in C3 Plants, 2-Phosphoglycolate, and Photorespiration
FuseSchool
Alloy & their Properties
Learn the basics about alloys and their properties as a part of metallic bonding within the properties of matter topic.
FuseSchool
What Are Redox Reactions? (Oxygen Exchange)
Learn the basics about the exchange of oxygen in oxidation-reduction reactions (REDOX) when learning about chemical reactions. In a chemical reaction, oxidation is oxygen GAIN and reduction is oxygen LOSS. A good example of oxidation is...
FuseSchool
What Is Carbon Neutral and Biofuels
Learn the basics about carbon neutral and biofuels, as a part of environmental chemistry. Coal, oil, natural gas, shale gas and gas from fracking are fossil fuels formed hundreds of millions of years ago from living things that got...
NASA
NASA | Human Consumption of NPP
On Dec. 14, 2010 NASA Goddard researchers will conduct a press briefing at the American Geophysical Union Fall 2010 meeting, entitled, "Satellite Supported Estimates of Human Rate of NPP carbon Use on Land: Challenges Ahead." In the...
Professor Dave Explains
IUPAC Nomenclature of Alkanes: Part 1
Naming molecules according to IUPAC nomenclature.