Chemistry is the study of matter, its properties, how and why substances combine or separate to form other substances, and how substances interact with energy. Many people think of chemists as being white-coated scientists mixing strange liquids in a laboratory, but the truth is we are all chemists.
Portage is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States.[6] The population was 10,662 at the 2010 census[5] making it the largest city in Columbia County. The city is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Portage Lake is in western Manistee County, in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The Village of Onekama is on the northeast shore of Portage Lake. Portage Lake is a natural lake, having been formed during the Wisconsinan glacial stage (10,000 to 75,000 years ago).he water was colorless and moderately clear, with a Secchi disk visible to a depth of 12 feet. Within the water column, alkalinity was from 132 to 135, and pH ranged from 8.9 at the surface, to 8.5 at 25 feet, to 7.7 at the bottom in 50 feet of water.