In the name of science and other shenanigans

Not to be confused with the Aliphatic Nepal #realtimechem

You got WORMS 🐛

Or cryO condensed

Today in Chemistry History infographic on the discovery of the electron in 1897 by Sir Joseph J Thomson. Thomson discovered the electron, found the first evidence for isotopes of stable elements, and won the Nobel Prize in Physics for ‘investigations on the conduction of electricity by gases’. An annotated diagram of the cathode ray apparatus Thomson used to discover the electron is shown. The rays were deflected by an electric field. Comparing this with how much they were deflected by a magnetic field, he deduced that cathode rays were made of negatively charged particles, which he termed ‘corpuscles’. The discovery led to his ‘plum pudding’ model of the atom, with electrons scattered throughout a cloud of positive charge.

Happy birthday to the electron! ⚛️

#OTD in 1897, Joseph J Thomson announced his identification of the electron — the first subatomic particle to be discovered.

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This ain’t no regular H2O, but the Orzone kind. #realtimechem #chemsky

RNA xkcd.com/3056

Two isomers of hexane are shown - 2,2-dimethyl butane and 2,3-dimethyl butane. They are labelled as constitutional isomers. Cartoon showing 2 x arsole molecules. The first looks like elon and is doing a nazi salute. It has a methyl group at the 3-position. The second arsole has a red tie, is gesticulating, is orange with a big combover. Face set with a scowel. It has a methl group at the 2-position. They are labelled as unconstitutional arsomers.

My daughter messaged me after her chem class the other day and asked if i could do a cartoon about Trump and Musk as isomers. Dear followers, inspired by Amelia i present to you, unconstitutional arsomers.

*insert applause here*

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There you have it. I am hopeful it makes a return.

That’s an understatement

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If you work(ed) at DOE, Matt Blois is covering your department. cen.acs.org/staffDirecto...

If EPA, please hit up my colleague Fionna @fmorningstar.bsky.social.

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#metoo

Who is that?

Who is that?

Revised and Extended: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF

I’ve unfortunately needed to add more material to my post from yesterday. The re-election of Donald Trump is looking like the biggest act of American self-destruction since the Civil War.

Same link, new title and some updates.

Classic

Somewhere in Rhineland Pfalz…

The repercussion of this will still be felt in a decade

Ahhh yes… more Texas carbons #realtimechem #fakemolecules

Let's get a couple things straight: my name is Walter. This is my Blue Sky account

That’s surprising but not shocking

Tix are crazy, but there a LOT out there

So you did not get tickets?

lol

It’s due to the curse of beating us without scoring a TD

Infographic on suppressing wildfires with chemistry. The graphic looks at Phos-chek, a fire retardant which contains ammonium phosphates or sulfates as the active ingredient. The red colour comes from iron(III) oxide. While Phos-Chek only causes mild skin and eye irritation for humans, it’s hazardous to aquatic organisms. When applied in front of wildfires, Phos-Chek forms phosphate esters which form a protective char that slows wildfires’ spread.

As wildfires rage in LA, this graphic in @cenmag.bsky.social looks at one way chemistry can be used to tackle them: cen.acs.org/environment/...

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Lots of snow and ice here

From the AskChemistry community on Reddit: What are these compounds? Explore this post and more from the AskChemistry community

Found in the wild (Reddit) a beautiful Texas Carbon #chemsky #realtimechem