Please help in the detection of zebra mussels in BCL. Please consider putting out a cement block this fall in a couple of feet of water, deep enough that it will not freeze. Mussels are attracted to hard surfaces and will hopefully lodge on the inside of the block.
What Is Organic Chemistry? Organic chemistry is the study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-containing compounds, which include not only hydrocarbons but also compounds with any number of other elements, including hydrogen (most compounds contain at least one carbonâhydrogen bond), nitrogen, oxygen, halogens, phosphorus, silicon, and sulfur.
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid material comprising metal, nonmetal or metalloid atoms primarily held in ionic and covalent bonds. The crystallinity of ceramic materials ranges from highly oriented to semi-crystalline, and often completely amorphous (e.g., glasses). ceramic material is an inorganic, non-metallic, often crystalline oxide, nitride or carbide material. Some elements, such as carbon or silicon, may be considered ceramics. Ceramic materials are brittle, hard, strong in compression, weak in shearing and tension.