Chemistry For Your Life

#089 This question comes from a word-working listener of ours. Ebonized wood is a process that turns wood black... without burning it! But how? What's the chemistry behind it? Is it cool? Yes, yes it is cool. How to start a podcast. <- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen! References from this episode https://pubs.usgs.gov/wsp/1459d/report.pdf https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Tannic-acid#section=2D-Structure https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3495704/#:~:text=Iron%2Dtannate%20dyes%20are%20formed,(usually%20hydrolysable)%20in%20water. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jamc/2019/3894571/ https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jamc/2019/3894571/sch1/ https://pubs.rsc.org/-/content/articlelanding/2015/ra/c5ra02035b/unauth#!divAbstract https://www.theruststore.com/Rust-Converter-FAQs-W48.aspx https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/conservation-preservation-publications/canadian-conservation-institute-notes/tannic-acid-rusted-iron-artifacts.html https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/cr60057a002 https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/molecule-of-the-week/archive/t/tannic-acid.html https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1168162/ https://www.popularwoodworking.com/finishing/ebonizing_wood/ Inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Miessler and Tarr   Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife. Email us at chemforyourlife@gmail.com And check out our chill, simple little website at https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/ And seriously, we love using Transistor. Check it out to be sure your podcast makes a bang. Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville J0HNTR0Y Jeannette Napoleon Cullyn R Erica Bee Elizabeth P Sarah Moar Rachel Reina Letila Katrina Barnum-Huckins Suzanne Phillips Nelly Silva Venus Rebholz Lyn Stubblefield Jacob Taber Brian Kimball Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Bonus Episode: Chemistry at Home 11 Here's another bonus episode dedicated to teaching a specific chemistry experiment you can do at home. This month, we see what happens when we combine crayons, paper, and water. Do you like and want more of these? Is there a way we could make them better? Let us know! How to start a podcast. <- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen! Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife. Email us at chemforyourlife@gmail.com And check out our chill, simple little website at https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/ And seriously, we love using Transistor. Check it out to be sure your podcast makes a bang. Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville J0HNTR0Y Jeannette Napoleon Cullyn R Erica Bee Elizabeth P Sarah Moar Rachel Reina Letila Katrina Barnum-Huckins Suzanne Phillips Nelly Silva Venus Rebholz Lyn Stubblefield Jacob Taber Brian Kimball Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

#088 Remember those markers that would magically change colors when you marked over them with the right marker? Well while it seems very magical, it's actually chemistry! What a surprise. So how does it work? What's going on at the molecular level? Is it still as cool as it seemed when we were kids? Yes. How to start a podcast. <- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen! References from this episode https://chicagoacs.org/articles/113 http://pubs.sciepub.com/wjce/6/1/5/index.html   Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife. Email us at chemforyourlife@gmail.com And check out our chill, simple little website at https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/ And seriously, we love using Transistor. Check it out to be sure your podcast makes a bang. Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville J0HNTR0Y Jeannette Napoleon Cullyn R Erica Bee Elizabeth P Sarah Moar Rachel Reina Letila Katrina Barnum-Huckins Suzanne Phillips Nelly Silva Venus Rebholz Lyn Stubblefield Jacob Taber Brian Kimball Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Bonus Episode: Question and Response 18 In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to comments and questions about gunpowder, our wellbeing, food colors, hair colors, merch, and more! Want to start your own podcast? Use Transistor and you'll have the best podcast platform available. We use it and we are totally in love with it. Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife. Email us at chemforyourlife@gmail.com And check out our chill, simple little website at https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/ Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville J0HNTR0Y Jeannette Napoleon Cullyn R Erica Bee Elizabeth P Sarah Moar Rachel Reina Letila Katrina Barnum-Huckins Suzanne Phillips Nelly Silva Venus Rebholz Lyn Stubblefield Jacob Taber Brian Kimball Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

#087 Jams, jellies, preserves, marmalade. So many kinds of fruit spreads, but how are they made? How do they go from fruit to gooey spread? How are they delicious? What the chemistry here, and how has it been going on long before we understood it? How to start a podcast. <- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen! References from this episode https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/pectin/3005903.article https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/jam https://extension.psu.edu/pectins-role-in-making-jam-and-jelly https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/bk-1986-0310.ch001 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223750507_Pectin_New_insights_into_an_old_polymer_are_starting_to_gel https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/chapter/bk9781782622956-00205/978-1-78262-295-6   Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife. Email us at chemforyourlife@gmail.com And check out our chill, simple little website at https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/ And seriously, we love using Transistor. Check it out to be sure your podcast makes a bang. Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville J0HNTR0Y Jeannette Napoleon Cullyn R Erica Bee Elizabeth P Sarah Moar Rachel Reina Letila Katrina Barnum-Huckins Suzanne Phillips Nelly Silva Venus Rebholz Lyn Stubblefield Jacob Taber Brian Kimball Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

#086 We all know that maple syrup is one of Canada's most popular gifts to the world, but what really is it? Why do maple trees (and other trees) even have sap? And is there any chance that there's cool surprising chemistry things going on in there? Well you'll have to listen to find out. How to start a podcast. <- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen! References from this episode https://helix.northwestern.edu/blog/2014/06/making-sense-maple-syrup https://blogs.cornell.edu/cornellmaple/ https://axial.acs.org/2017/04/11/maple-syrup-extract/ https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/newsreleases/2017/april/no-more-superbugs-maple-syrup-extract-enhances-antibiotic-action.html https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja02001a014 https://sustainability.wustl.edu/tapping-for-sugar-maple-sap-on-campus/ https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/2016/01/tapping-walnut-trees/ https://watermark.silverchair.com/14-4-413.pdf? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-32940-y https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/why_are_maple_trees_tapped_to_make_maple_syrup#:~:text=Sap%20flow%20in%20maple%20trees,response%20to%20early%20spring%20temperatures.&text=Then%2C%20when%20temperatures%20again%20rise,flows%20out%20of%20the%20tree. https://wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/2014/01/15/why-dont-trees-freeze-and-burst-in-the-winter-like-cold-pipes/ https://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=1660&t=expanding-water   Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife. Email us at chemforyourlife@gmail.com And check out our chill, simple little website at https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/ And seriously, we love using Transistor. Check it out to be sure your podcast makes a bang. Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville J0HNTR0Y Jeannette Napoleon Cullyn R Erica Bee Elizabeth P Sarah Moar Rachel Reina Letila Katrina Barnum-Huckins Suzanne Phillips Nelly Silva Venus Rebholz Lyn Stubblefield Jacob Taber Brian Kimball Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

#085 Well here in Texas, we just suffered through an intense freeze. And many a plant became a casualty of the cold, but why? What's going on at the molecular level that causes freezing temperatures to be bad for many plants? And is talking about this even chemistry? Let's find out. How to start a podcast. <- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen! References from this episode https://climate.ncsu.edu/edu/FrostFreeze https://wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/2014/01/15/why-dont-trees-freeze-and-burst-in-the-winter-like-cold-pipes/ https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/FrostsandFreezes.pdf https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/archives/parsons/misc/coldprot.html http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Chemical/waterdens.html http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=5448   Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife. Email us at chemforyourlife@gmail.com And check out our chill, simple little website at https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/ And seriously, we love using Transistor. Check it out to be sure your podcast makes a bang. Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville J0HNTR0Y Jeannette Napoleon Cullyn R Erica Bee Elizabeth P Sarah Moar Rachel Reina Letila Katrina Barnum-Huckins Suzanne Phillips Nelly Silva Venus Rebholz Lyn Stubblefield Jacob Taber Brian Kimball Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

#084 Wait, muscles are biology right? Well they're also chemistry. And guess what, muscle soreness and cramps are also chemistry. And believe it or not, the mystery of muscle soreness is much bigger than you might expect. Check it out! How to start a podcast. <- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen! References from this episode https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23614012/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-causes-leg-cramps/#:~:text=Traditionally%2C%20such%20cramping%20was%20believed,to%20have%20minimal%20scientific%20value https://archivesphysiotherapy.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40945-019-0073-4 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095254620300168?via%3Dihub https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/physiologyonline.2002.17.1.1 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acsomega.0c03456 Organic chemistry 11th edition Solomons fryhle and Snyder Biochemistry, 4th edition, Garrett and Grisham   Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife. Email us at chemforyourlife@gmail.com And check out our chill, simple little website at https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/ And seriously, we love using Transistor. Check it out to be sure your podcast makes a bang. Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville J0HNTR0Y Jeannette Napoleon Cullyn R Erica Bee Elizabeth P Sarah Moar Rachel Reina Letila Katrina Barnum-Huckins Suzanne Phillips Nelly Silva Venus Rebholz Lyn Stubblefield Jacob Taber Brian Kimball Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Bonus Episode: Question and Response 18 In this month's bonus episode, we share a special old Q&R that we've had in our back pocket for almost a year! Enjoy! Want to start your own podcast? Use Transistor and you'll have the best podcast platform available. We use it and we are totally in love with it. Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife. Email us at chemforyourlife@gmail.com And check out our chill, simple little website at https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/ Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville J0HNTR0Y Jeannette Napoleon Cullyn R Erica Bee Elizabeth P Sarah Moar Rachel Reina Letila Katrina Barnum-Huckins Suzanne Phillips Nelly Silva Venus Rebholz Lyn Stubblefield Jacob Taber Brian Kimball Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

#083 This might be one of the best chances to both listen to AND experience chemistry at the same time. Grab a bath bomb, fill up the tub, and let's find out how these friendly bombs work. How do they fizz up? How do they suddenly smell? Where do the colors come from? Can they make bath scientifically better? Let's hop in. Listen to As A Meter Of Fact, with Coserv! How to start a podcast. <- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen! References from this episode https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed080p1416A https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed080p1416A https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b01110#:~:text=The%20chemistry%20of%20bath%20bombs,and%20generate%20carbon%20dioxide%20gas   Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife. Email us at chemforyourlife@gmail.com And check out our chill, simple little website at https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/ And seriously, we love using Transistor. Check it out to be sure your podcast makes a bang. Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville J0HNTR0Y Jeannette Napoleon Cullyn R Erica Bee Elizabeth P Sarah Moar Rachel Reina Letila Katrina Barnum-Huckins Suzanne Phillips Nelly Silva Venus Rebholz Lyn Stubblefield Jacob Taber Brian Kimball Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★