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  1. Chemistry | Definition, Topics, Types, History, & Facts | Britannica

    Feb 3, 2026 · Cooking, fermentation, glass making, and metallurgy are all chemical processes that date from the beginnings of civilization. Today, vinyl, Teflon, liquid crystals, …

  2. Chemical element | Definition, Origins, Distribution, & Facts

    Jan 9, 2026 · A chemical element is any substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemical processes. Elements are the fundamental materials of which …

  3. Chemical reaction | Definition, Equations, Examples, & Types

    Jan 13, 2026 · Substances are either chemical elements or compounds. A chemical reaction rearranges the constituent atoms of the reactants to create different substances as products.

  4. Chemical synthesis | Organic & Inorganic Reactions | Britannica

    Chemical compounds are made up of atoms of different elements, joined together by chemical bonds. A chemical synthesis usually involves the breaking of existing bonds and the formation …

  5. Periodic table | Definition, Elements, Names, Symbols, Groups, …

    Feb 13, 2026 · Periodic table, in chemistry, is an organized array of all the chemical elements in order of increasing atomic number. When the elements are thus arranged, there is a recurring …

  6. Cellular respiration | Definition, Equation, Cycle, Process, Reactants ...

    Jan 9, 2026 · Cellular respiration, the process by which organisms combine oxygen with foodstuff molecules, diverting the chemical energy in these substances into life-sustaining activities and …

  7. Gold | Facts, Properties, & Uses | Britannica

    Feb 4, 2026 · gold (Au), chemical element, a dense lustrous yellow precious metal of Group 11 (Ib), Period 6, of the periodic table of the elements. Gold has several qualities that have made …

  8. Methane | Definition, Properties, Uses, & Facts | Britannica

    Jan 30, 2026 · methane, colourless, odourless gas that occurs abundantly in nature and as a product of certain human activities. Methane is the simplest member of the paraffin series of …

  9. Chemical Banking Corporation | Merger, Acquisition, Rebranding ...

    Feb 11, 2026 · The merged company became the Chemical Banking Corporation. In 1996 the firm, which was by then the second-largest bank in the United States, merged with another …

  10. Chemical bonding | Definition, Types, & Examples | Britannica

    Jan 29, 2026 · This article begins by describing the historical evolution of the current understanding of chemical bonding and then discusses how modern theories of the formation …