Organic chemistry is the mother of chemistry. Friday, 10 July 2009. Is any fuel that derives from biomass - recently living organisms or their metabolic byproducts, such as manure from cows. It is a renewable energy, unlike natural resources such as petroleum, coal and nuclear fuels. Typically biofuel is burned to release its stored chemical energy. Research into more efficient methods of converting biofuels and other fuels into electricity utilizing fuel cells is an area of very active work.

Thursday, July 9, 2009. Thank you to all of you that have been following the blog for my class. I have plans of using Google Calendar to do the function that this blog was serving. So as of July 9, 2009, I will no long be updating this blog. Tuesday, May 26, 2009. The Portal has been updated. Saturday, April 25, 2009. April 27 through May 4. Has been updated with everything that was in my possession. Page in Packet 23 and 24.

A free, on-line textbook for General Chemistry. It offers a more comprehensive, organized, and measured approach than is found in most standard textbooks. It should also be accessible to advanced high-school students, and helpful as review material for students in more advanced courses in chemistry, biology, geology, and engineering.