When a bar of soap gets used a lot and gets smaller, it seems to struggle to form suds...
Answers to Chemistry Questions
Answers to questions about chemistry, matter, gases, fuels, green chemistry, nanotechnology...
05 February 2019
We wax lyrical about smoky candles...
22 January 2019
Why don't plants leave a hole in the ground when they grow?
15 January 2019
When a bar of soap gets used a lot and gets smaller, it seems to struggle to form suds properly. Is something other...
04 December 2018
Is it safe to heat my dinner in a plastic container?
09 October 2018
How do they work?
25 September 2018
And why is it STILL on my walls?
11 September 2018
Chemist Pether Wothers takes a sniff at this question from a listener
27 March 2018
Do we need to start panicking, or what?
27 March 2018
And if so, how much light do we need?
05 December 2017
SPOILER: There may be "whale vomit" in your perfume.
05 September 2017
Mathematician James Grime quizzed the rest of The Naked Scientists Q&A show panel...
05 September 2017
It's all about the ions...
04 April 2017
How much of an effect do the different types of pollution face masks have?
07 March 2017
Is the frozen water on the Moon, Mars or anywhere else in space drinkable?
10 January 2017
Seats are weighty, but would it make much of a saving?
06 December 2016
Water contains hydrogen and oxygen, both of which are important in combustion, so why is it used to put out fires?