Students learn to name both ionic and molecular compounds. Naming Compounds: Students learn to name both ionic and molecular compounds when given the chemical formula, including some hydrocarbons.

In studying the origins of the complex system for naming chemical compounds, Evan Hepler-Smith examines the fundamental ways in which scientific knowledge is made. Hepler-Smith, from Pittsburgh, ...

When elements combine or join together new substances are formed. These substances are called compounds. This is shown in the diagram below There are millions of different compounds and all of them ...

Helium, a noble gas, was long believed to be 'too aloof' to react with the other elements on the periodic table. Now, however, scientists have provided a theoretical explanation of how helium may be ...

While we refer to substances by their common names in everyday life, all these substances have a chemical name and a chemical formula that scientists and researchers use. The system of chemical naming ...

Evan Hepler-Smith, a doctoral student in Princeton's Program in History of Science, is examining the history and impact of the International Commission on Chemical Nomenclature, which established the ...