Video of Dr. Joe Schwarcz on cause and effect vs. association
Video of Dr. Joe Schwarcz on the chemistry of Saran wrap
Some of these compounds, like allyl methyl sulfide from garlic, will turn up in your breath, pee, and sweat.
Way back in 1771, Swedish chemist Karl Wilhelm Scheele was investigating the properties of a mineral known as fluorspar (calcium fluoride). He mixed the pulverized rock with sulfuric acid and...