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Rates of Reaction for Beginners-Chemistry

MooMoo Math & Science

In order for a chemical reaction to occur, there must be enough energy to break the bonds that hold the particles together in a molecule. Enzyme inhibitor: In chemistry and biology, an enzyme inhibitor binds to an enzyme, lessening its activity. Some enzymes in your body are catalysts and speed up chemical reactions.

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Reactivity vs Combustion

MooMoo Math & Science

When certain elements interact, a chemical reaction may occur. Reactivity is the chemical reactions of a single substance or two or more substances that interact with each other. Sodium can easily lose one electron in its outer shell in a chemical reaction so it is highly reactive. Sodium has 11 electrons and neons has 10.

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4 Types of Hydrocarbons

MooMoo Math & Science

Balance Chemical Equations Steps for balancing a chemical equation Orbit of the Earth. Hydrocarbons are often considered the simplest organic compounds and contain only carbon and hydrogen. Let’s take a look at four different types of hydrocarbons The alkanes, the alkenes, alkynes, and cyclic.

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Why Should You Consider STEM Programs for High School Students?

STEM Education Guide

Whether young learners are drawn to foreign languages, math, humanities, or fine arts, the truth is that everyone has a lot to gain from stem programs for high school. Whether young learners are drawn to foreign languages, math, humanities, or fine arts, the truth is that everyone has a lot to gain from stem programs for high school.

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How Did We Get Here? The Tangled History of the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Stephen Wolfram

And indeed particularly in chemistry and engineering it’s often been in the background, justifying all the computations routinely done using entropy. This is part 3 in a 3-part series about the Second Law: 1. Computational Foundations for the Second Law of Thermodynamics (forthcoming) 2. How Did We Get Here?

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Launching Version 13.0 of Wolfram Language + Mathematica

Stephen Wolfram

Just a few weeks ago it was 1/3 of a century since Mathematica 1.0 was released. Today I’m excited to announce the latest results of our long-running R&D pipeline: Version 13 of Wolfram Language and Mathematica. Yes, the 1, 3 theme —complete with the fact that it’s the 13th of the month today—is amusing, if coincidental.). In Version 1.0

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Remembering the Improbable Life of Ed Fredkin (1934–2023) and His World of Ideas and Stories

Stephen Wolfram

Programmer of the Universe “OK, so let me tell you…” And so it would begin. A long and colorful story. An elaborate description of a wild idea. In the forty years I knew Ed Fredkin I heard countless wild ideas and colorful stories from him. He always radiated a certain adventurous joy—together with supreme, almost-childlike confidence.