How Bleach Works: Understanding Colors From Nature
Why are tomatoes red? Why are carrots orange? Why are egg yolks yellow? And… why is Vulcan blood green? OK, I’m not going to touch that last
Read moreWhy are tomatoes red? Why are carrots orange? Why are egg yolks yellow? And… why is Vulcan blood green? OK, I’m not going to touch that last
Read moreIn our last post we showed that molecules with C-C pi (π) bonds absorb light in the UV-visible region, which promotes electrons from (bonding) π orbitals to
Read moreIn the past few posts we’ve covered some of the key points of UV-Vis spectroscopy. Now comes the key question: how do we apply it?
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