Chemical Elements
Chemical Element represented by H
Hydrogen
Focuses on the study of carbon-containing compounds, including hydrocarbons, functional groups, and reactions involving carbon-carbon bonds.
Organic Chemistry
Received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1958 for his work on the structure of proteins, especially insulin, and in 1980 for his work on DNA sequencing.
Frederick Sanger
The chemical reaction of a substance with oxygen, often producing heat, light, and combustion products like carbon dioxide and water.
Combustion
Studies the composition, structure, and properties of food components and additives, as well as the chemical changes during processing and storage.
Food Chemistry
Chemical Element represented by Ne
Neon
Concerned with the methods and techniques for the analysis of substances to determine their composition, structure, and concentration.
Analytical Chemistry:
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020 for the development of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology.
Jennifer A. Doudna
Reactions involving the transfer of electrons between substances, resulting the loss of electrons and the gain of electrons.
Oxidation-Reduction
Involves the development and application of computational methods to understand the behavior and properties of molecules and materials.
Theoretical Chemistry
Chemical Element represented by Si
Silicone
Investigates the chemical processes and compounds within living organisms, including enzymes, proteins, DNA, and metabolism.
Biochemistry
Received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2018 for the directed evolution of enzymes, which revolutionized protein engineering.
Frances H. Arnold
A reaction that produces an insoluble solid
when two solutions containing dissolved ions are mixed.
Precipitation
A reaction where a compound reacts with water to produce other compounds, often involving the breakdown of complex molecules.
Hydrolysis
Chemical Element represented by Ar
Argon
Studies the interactions between chemicals and the environment, including pollution, chemical fate, and remediation.
Environmental Chemistry:
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 for her discovery of the elements polonium and radium and her pioneering research on radioactivity.
Marie Curie
Biological process where microorganisms convert sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
Fermentation
Chemical Element represented by Li
Lithium
Chemical Element represented by Fe
Iron
An interdisciplinary field that applies principles of chemistry, physics, and engineering to design and operate chemical processes and plants.
Chemical Engineering
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020 for the development of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology.
Emmanuelle Charpentier
The decomposition of a compound using electric current, often used for extracting metals from ores.
Electrolysis
Chemical Element represented by Be
Beryllium