The author's views on the volume relations of the atoms in chemical combination differ fundamentally from those of previous observers. The present book deals exclusively with liquids containing ...

Chlorine naturally exists as two isotopes, \(_{17}^{35}\textrm{Cl}\) (chlorine-35) and \(_{17}^{37}\textrm{Cl}\) (chlorine-37). The abundance of chlorine-35 is 75% ...

In a recent lecture before the Royal Institution he selected as his subject "The Existence of Bodies Smaller than Atoms ... in order to determine the size of an atom. One method of doing this ...

The units for density will be g/cm³. Arrangement of atoms in different metals is similar. Individual atoms are packed very close together. Therefore, differences in density between metals are usually ...

Relative brain size in >2000 species of birds and dinosaurs. Warmer colors indicate proportionally larger brain sizes. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope.

Even central banks conducting government policy are shown to stand outside official figures on the size of government. Similarly, when showing the relative size of government, the choice of ...

Scientists have demonstrated a new way to use high-energy particle smashups at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) to reveal subtle details about the shapes of atomic nuclei. The method is ...

The theory of special relativity is rife with counterintuitive and surprising effects, the most famous of which are length ...

Researchers from Madrid explain a phenomenon that allows the direction of light emission to be controlled at the atomic scale ...