Compounds made from non-metal elements that are bonded together usually form molecules. Compounds including both a metal element and a non-metal element bonded together do not form molecules.

Robin Findlay Hendry †‡, Elements, Compounds, and Other Chemical Kinds, Philosophy of Science, Vol. 73, No. 5, Proceedings of the 2004 Biennial Meeting of The Philosophy of Science AssociationPart II: ...

WE have not yet received from the Royal Society the ViVa paper read last Thursday by Mr. Lockyer, in which he brought forward facts indicating the compound nature of the chemical elements. In the ...

THIS little book on the elements of the rare earth group, or lanthanides as they are now called, contains chapters on (a) electronic structures and oxidation states, (b) magnetic properties, (c ...

High Pressure Yields Novel Single-element Boron 'Compound' Date: February 4, 2009 Source: Stony Brook University Summary: Scientists have found the first case of an ionic crystal consisting of ...

The word displace means to push out. A more reactive element can displace a less reactive element out of its compound during a chemical reaction. Displacement reactions can be used to investigate ...

You may have an opinion on climate change, evolution education, stem-cell research, and science funding. But do you have the facts to back up your opinion? This quiz will test your basic ...