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Mercury (Hg)

Mercury (Hg)

(1018 words)
December 3, 2025

Mercury is the only metallic element that exists in liquid form at room temperature and is located at the 80th position in the periodic table. This transition metal has attracted attention throughout history due to its shiny silvery appearance and fluidity. It has been known since ancient times. Its symbol Hg derives from the Latin word "hydrargyrum" meaning "liquid silver." Despite its use in various scientific and industrial applications due to properties such as high density uniform thermal e

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Caner Sefa Koçyiğit

Caner Sefa Koçyiğit

Antimony (Sb)

Antimony (Sb)

(812 words)
December 5, 2025

Antimony is a metalloid element with atomic number 51 located in group 15 of the periodic table. It has a silvery-white color and a hard, brittle structure and has been known since ancient times. It is used in various industrial applications, primarily in alloys and the electronics industry. Classification and Basic Properties Antimony (Sb) is situated in the fifth period and group 15 (pnictogen group) of the periodic table, between arsenic and bismuth. Due to its chemical properties resembling

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Ali Hakyol

Ali Hakyol

Bismuth (Bi)

Bismuth (Bi)

(976 words)
December 5, 2025

Bismuth is a brittle post-transition metal with atomic number 83, located in group 15 of the periodic table. It has a silvery-white color with a faint pinkish tinge. Although known since prehistoric times, it was first identified as a distinct element in 1753 by the French chemist Claude François Geoffroy. Classification and Basic Properties Bismuth (Bi) is situated in period 6 and group 15 (the pnictogens) of the periodic table, directly below nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, and antimony. It is

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Ali Hakyol

Ali Hakyol

Mad HoneyMa

Mad Honey

(935 words)
July 18, 2025

Delibal (Eng. Mad Honey) is a natural type of honey produced by honeybees processing the nectar collected from certain plants belonging to the Ericaceae and Sapindaceae families, particularly the species Rhododendron ponticum (purple-flowered rhododendron) and Rhododendron luteum (yellow-flowered rhododendron). The presence of neurotoxic compounds called grayanotoxins in the nectar of these plants imparts the toxic properties of mad honey. Visual of the Purple-Flowered Rhododendron Plant (AA) "

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Samet Şahin

Samet Şahin

Aluminum phosphite (AlPO₃)

Aluminum phosphite (AlPO₃)

(1976 words)
November 27, 2025

Chemical Properties Aluminum phosphite is a non-hygroscopic solid in the form of white to off-white crystalline powder. In its pure state it appears bright white but may exhibit slight yellowish tones due to industrial impurities. Its molecular formula is AlPO₃ with a molecular weight of 61.95 g/mol. At room temperature it exists as a solid and can be either amorphous or crystalline; in its crystalline form it adopts an orthorhombic structure with a density of approximately 2.56 g/cm³. Its solub

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Oksana Gülünay

Oksana Gülünay

Zebra Fish (Danio rerio)

Zebra Fish (Danio rerio)

(1278 words)
July 6, 2026

Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a freshwater fish belonging to the class fishes (Actinopterygii) within the order Cypriniformes. Due to its transparent embryos rapid developmental cycle genetic similarity to humans low maintenance cost and ease of genetic manipulation the zebrafish has become a widely used model organism in scientific research. Studies are conducted using zebrafish to investigate various diseases including neurological disorders cancer infectious diseases cardiovascular diseases kidn

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Emine Nur ERDEM

Emine Nur ERDEM