Articles related to "Ionic Bonding"

Atoms join together to form molecules, but how are they held together?

Although there are only two main ways for atoms to form a molecule, there are several variations. Ionic bonds, polar bonds, dative bonds and hydrogen bonds are explained.

The world of chemistry is amazing, diverse, and exciting. Bonds makes all this wonder happen. Without bonds, elements would be just random, unlinked, pieces of matter.

A look at how amino acids go to make up polypeptides and how polypeptides go to make up proteins.

Learn about the chemical bonds and different levels of structure that take amino acid monomers to a whole other level, a more complex protein polymer.

A summary of the research of Linus Pauling's Team in 1949 which led to his coining the term "Molecular Disease"

Several molecular interactions affect the structure of a polypeptide.

The pH of normal human blood and tissues is about 7.4. If this pH is changed by 0.2 or more, either up or down, it is a life-threatening situation. Find out why here.

Molecules that form hydrogen bonds with water are hydrophilic and those that can't are hydrophobic.

A hair system that originated in Japan, utilizes heat, chemicals, and flat ironing to re-texture curly, frizzy hair bonds. The end result is permanent pin-straight hair.

Though the answers are never cut and dry, biology attempts to explain concisely what life is made up of, what it does, and how it functions.