Resonance is a method in valence bond theory (VBT), most commonly used to explain delocalised bonding. In VBT, bonds are assumed to be formed from the overlap of the atomic orbitals of two atoms, and is localised in the region…
Stainless steel is one of the most commonly found metals in our lives today, and we encounter this metal throughout every single day, in cutlery, furniture, electrical appliances… it is so common, that we often don’t realise how amazing this…
In primary school, we all learnt that wood is a good fuel, being used in applications such as barbeque and traditional cooking, and learnt that chemical energy in wood is converted to heat energy and light energy of the flame. We…
Artificial intelligence (AI), also known as machine learning, has been a hot topic of discussion in recent years, with much excitement over the application of AI technology in big data analysis for the creation of “smart” homes and even “smart”…
Most bonds we are familiar with still have a localised nature, with the highest electron density occurring within the internuclei region, and negligible electron density far away from the internuclear region. And yet, such is the beauty of chemistry, that…
Microscopic chemistry focuses on the behaviour of electrons in molecules and chemical structures, and the consequent effects on chemical behaviour. This article would go through a few factors affecting the distribution of electron density and consequently electrical charge in molecules,…
Chemical stability of species is of interest to chemists because the relative stability of compounds affect the relative equilibrium constants of reactions, as well as the relative reaction rates of chemical reactions via the stability of reaction intermediates affecting the…
