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Magnificent moleculesSulfur hexafluoride
A gas widely used in electrical devices with 23,500 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide
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Magnificent moleculesHydrochloric acid
The science behind one of the most commonly used laboratory acids
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Magnificent moleculesEthanoic acid
Hayley Bennett reveals the science behind everyone’s favourite household acid
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Magnificent moleculesPhenolphthalein
A molecule with two very different use: it’s in pH indicators and – laxatives
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Magnificent moleculesAcetylcysteine
Peleton Source: Christopher Strickland / Shutterstock.com The peleton of the Tour of Britain near Mellerstain, Kelso in the Scottish Borders, September 2017 Peleton Source: Christopher Strickland / Shutterstock.com The peleton of the Tour of Britain near Mellerstain, Kelso in the Scottish Borders, September ...
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Magnificent moleculesTungsten carbide
The alloy that links armour-piercing bullets and ball point pens
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Magnificent moleculesCaesium chloride
A versatile compound used in cancer treatment, solar cells and even making beer
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Magnificent moleculesSodium poly(acrylate)
Need some fake snow for your Christmas party? Simply look inside an astronaut’s suit
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Magnificent moleculesAqua regia
Capable of dissolving gold and platinum, the most aristocratic of acids
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Magnificent moleculesArsenic trioxide
How a ‘daft’ pharmacy mix up led to a series of poisonings in Victorian Britain
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Magnificent moleculesDiazepam
One of the biggest selling pharmaceuticals in history, the ‘mother’s little helper’
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Magnificent moleculesPolyethylene terephthalate
Fernando Gomollón-Bel discovers the story of one of the most ubiquitous artificial compounds
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Magnificent moleculesSpilanthol
Jen Newton finds the active molecule in electric daisies is not to her taste
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