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Acids and Bases

  • Targeting Ulcer Causing H. pylori Bacteria

    Acids, Buffers, Transition Metals, Nickel

  • Designing Probes To Image Proteins Inside Living Cells

    pH and pKa, Equilibrium

Atomic Theory

  • Exploring The Molecular World with X-Ray Diffraction

    Diffraction, constructive and destructive interference, photon energy versus photon intensity

  • Imaging Viruses With Nanoscale MRI

    Atomic energy levels, degeneracy

  • Labeling Tumors With Quantum Dots

    Atomic energy levels, Energy of emitted light, Relationship between photon energy and color

Bonding and the Structure of Molecules

  • Treating Diseases By Using RNAi Technology

    Hydrogen bonding, Bond strengths, Thermodynamics

  • Detecting Explosives To Save Lives In War Zone

    VSEPR theory, Geometry of Molecules

Chemical Equilibrium

  • Understanding Chemotherapeutic Drug Targets

    Equilibrium

Kinetics

  • Engineering Enzyme Pathways For Biofuel Development

    Kinetics, Enzyme Catalysis

Oxidation-Reduction

  • Linking Oxidation To DNA Damage

    Properties of Oxygen, Oxidation

Periodic Table

  • Applying the Special Properties of Halogens in Drug Design

    Chlorine, Electronegativity

Solubility

  • Harnessing Microbes For Carbon Dioxide Sequestration

    Gas solubility, Le Chatelier’s Principle

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