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The chemical breakdown & Chemistry in its element episodes
- Guncotton or nitrocellulose: Chemistry in its elementFrom an apron aflame to a popular propellant, Michael Freemantle tracks the history of guncotton7 min
- Thiamine or vitamin B: Chemistry in its elementBrian Clegg introduces an essential nutrient, and the first to hold the name 'vitamin': Thiamine or vitamin B7 min
- Cephalosporins: Chemistry in its elementA story which starts knee-deep in sewage and ends with the spread of drug resistant infections like MRSA7 min
- Lewisite: Chemistry in its elementWouldn't it be great to have a molecule named after you? But perhaps not this week's compound, the chemical weapon lewisite7 min
- Xenon hexafluoroplatinate: Chemistry in its elementHayley Birch discovers the compound that opened up a wing of the periodic table for reactions: Xenon hexafluoroplatinate6 min
- Sodium azide: Chemistry in its elementRaychelle Burks finds out how Potbelly's patrons became poisoning patients, in the mystery of the sodium azide-laced iced tea7 min
- Gelsemine : Chemistry in its elementIn this week's podcast, Matt Gunther reveals the toxic history of gelsemine7 min
- Methyl salicylate: Chemistry in its elementIn this week's podcast, Raychelle Burks tells us of the cool but warming effects of methyl salicylate, better known as oil of wintergreen.6 min
- Antimony sulfide: Chemistry in its elementIt's at the heart of the first chemical equation, and makes Hayley Birch think of quiche. This week's compound is antimony sulfide6 min
- Isoprene : Chemistry in its elementWhy do the Blue Ridged Mountains inspire so many songs? Maybe it's because of the Isoprene that gives them their blue hue...8 min
About The chemical breakdown & Chemistry in its element
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The chemical breakdown is your biweekly source of the latest chemistry news, featuring discussions by our Chemistry World writers on the most exciting announcements and innovations in the field.
Plus the full archive of Chemistry in its element – the audio tour of the periodic table and beyond.
From Chemistry World, the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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