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  1. Chemical compound | Definition, Examples, & Types | Britannica

    Dec 16, 2025 · All the matter in the universe is composed of the atoms of more than 100 different chemical elements, which are found both in pure form and combined in chemical compounds.

  2. Chemistry | Definition, Topics, Types, History, & Facts | Britannica

    Dec 26, 2025 · Cooking, fermentation, glass making, and metallurgy are all chemical processes that date from the beginnings of civilization. Today, vinyl, Teflon, liquid crystals, semiconductors, and …

  3. Chemical Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    CHEMICAL meaning: 1 : of or relating to chemistry; 2 : working by means of chemicals

  4. Chemical industry | Overview, Importance, & History | Britannica

    Dec 5, 2025 · Chemical industry, complex of processes, operations, and organizations engaged in the manufacture of chemicals and their derivatives. Raw materials include fossil fuels and inorganic …

  5. Chemical energy | Definition & Facts | Britannica

    Chemical reactions differ from physical changes, which include changes of state, such as ice melting to water and water evaporating to vapor. If a physical change occurs, the physical properties of a …

  6. The Chemical Brothers | Members, Career, Music, & Facts | Britannica

    Jan 11, 1971 · The Chemical Brothers, a British deejay-producer duo who pioneered the big beat dance music genre in the 1990s with such singles as ‘Chemical Beats,’ ‘Block Rockin’ Beats,’ ‘Loops of …

  7. Water | Definition, Chemical Formula, Structure, Molecule, & Facts ...

    Dec 29, 2025 · This article describes the molecular structure of water as well as its physical and chemical properties. For other major treatments of water, see climate; environmental works; …

  8. Chemical kinetics | Definition, Equations, & Facts | Britannica

    The detailed mechanism by which a chemical process occurs is referred to as the reaction path, or pathway. The vast amount of work done in chemical kinetics has led to the conclusion that some …

  9. Mercury | Definition, Uses, Density, & Facts | Britannica

    Jan 8, 2026 · Mercury, chemical element, liquid metal of Group 12 of the periodic table. Mercury is the only elemental metal that is liquid at room temperature. Mercury is silvery white and slowly tarnishes …

  10. Palladium | Uses, Properties, & Facts | Britannica

    Dec 31, 2025 · Surfaces of palladium are excellent catalysts for chemical reactions involving hydrogen and oxygen, such as the hydrogenation of unsaturated organic compounds. Under suitable …