Oxygen and carbon ... structure of sodium can also be shown in a diagram. Each dot represents an electron. Since the atomic number of oxygen is 8, it will have 8 protons in the nucleus. An atom ...

One reason is that the chemical bond between each carbon atom that makes up a diamond is extremely strong. Another is that the atoms form a rigid structure—each atom is connected to four others ...

Researchers use atomic force microscopy to image the chemical structure of the small molecule ... to distinguish a carbon atom from an oxygen or a nitrogen or a sulfur atom, for example.

Using a chemical reaction inspired by rocket fuel ignition, Cornell researchers have engineered a nanoporous carbon with the highest surface area ever reported, a breakthrough that is already ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have elucidated how hydrogen and carbon monoxide is adsorbed into solids ...