1/6/2023 0 Comments Your chronicle medicine![]() ![]() It’s important to understand what sugar actually is if you want to reduce your intake Seriously, it is an interesting one: we’re all familiar with the smell of ethanoic acid (aka acetic acid, found in vinegar), and propanoic acid (propionic acid) merely smells a bit sweaty, but add one more carbon and, hoo boy, you have an utterly revolting stench that some people are so sensitive to they can still detect it weeks, even months, after cleaning. ![]() ![]() I suppose if there’s anything more fun than an acid that eats through the bottle you’re trying to store it in, it’s an acid that smells of Parmesan and vomit. On the subject of acids, this has been another popular post. I know better now.)īutyric acid, a very smelly molecule (2014) #Your chronicle medicine full#(Oh, and sorry about the double spaces after the full stops. I guess there’s just something compelling about substances that can dissolve metal, and this one is particular special (and terrifying) for its ability to also dissolve glass and ceramic. Turns out, everyone loves acid – this post is one of my all-time most viewed. The acid that really does eat through everything (2013) In the meantime, how about a little reminder of some of this blog’s most popular, most important, or just my favourite, posts? Let’s go! In particular, check out the #272sci hashtag for tiny bits of bite-sized science. You’ll continue to find my non-fiction here and there, I’ll still be regularly updating my fiction blog, and if you want the latest info, look me up on Twitter. But life is busier now than it’s ever been, and it’s time to wind things down. Although no one’s ever paid me to write it, it has brought me work over the years – many people have asked me to write for them having read things here. I put love and care into all my posts and, in turn, this blog has been good to me. I began this blog in 2013, and since then I’ve written at least one post a month. From citric to hydrofluoric, acids are an ever-popular topic ![]()
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