Answers to Chemistry Questions

Her in the UK fields of rapeseed run parallel to the roads, can you smell them?

Would charging your phone make it heavier?

Underwater predators surely would love a neon glowing sign saying 'all you can eat here'.

We spoke to an infectious disease researcher for their views about how future pandemics can be avoided.

Thanks to the newest vaccine against malaria, do we move one step closer to curing it and all diseases?

Does ethnobotany have the solution to antibiotic resistant superbugs?

Curious whiffs of methane are emanating from Mars: did life make them?

And how does it make water more pure?

What force makes duct tape stick to a wall?

Which is better for your health, hard or soft?

How many of these questions will you get right? They'll certainly produce a reaction...

What magic do coffee granules possess that's absent in packet soup?

How do atoms keep themselves together?

What separates the sulphurs from the sulphates?

Are the plants enough?

Or is the idea all smoke and mirrors?

Will it sterilise the sponge?

And if so, is it growing or shrinking?

What powers the light and how long can they keep it up?

When you add pasta or rice to boiling water, why does it suddenly boil over?

Listener Manik wanted to know how you can tell whether a painting is of a sunset or a sunrise...

Ljiljana Funk answers our final question of the show.

Let's blow the lid off this Q&A!