The +7 oxidation state is the highest oxidation state for chlorine, occurring when it is bonded to the maximum number of ...

An Ionic bond is formed when one of the atoms can donate electrons to achieve the inert gas electron configuration and the other atom needs electrons to achieve the inert gas electron configuration.

A small piece of sodium metal is placed in a flask of chlorine gas. A little water helps expose the sodium so it can react with the chlorine gas. The reaction releases a lot of heat as the ionic ...

IN commenting on a letter under the above heading from Prof. Harkins in NATURE of April 22 last, I remarked that his assumption that “the hydrogen nucleus or the positive electron has, according to ...

THE basic difficulty in devising a method for selectively increasing the density of protein in a tissue section, in order to increase its contrast under the electron microscope, is to choose some atom ...