Chemistry Facts

Chalk is made of trillions of microscopic skeleton fossils of plankton (a tiny sea creature). Submitted by: Sam - Los Angeles, California, United States.

A bucket full of water contains more atoms than there are bucketfuls of water in the Atlantic Ocean. Sciensational.com Submitted by: Megan H - United States

A rubber tire is actually one single giant molecule. Submitted by: Moi - Canada.

Dynamite contains peanuts as an ingredient. Sciensational.com Submitted by: Manaal - Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Talc is the softest known substance. Submitted by: Laine

Gallium is a metal which melts on palm of the hand, due to its low melting point (29.76 °C). Sciensational.com Submitted by: Karanpal Singh - Amritsar, India

Twenty percent of Earth's oxygen is produced by the Amazon forest. Submitted by: Jassim - Salem, India

The noble gas Xenon lasers can cut through materials that are so tough even diamond tipped blades will not cut. Sciensational.com

Gold and Copper are the only two non-white metals.

The burning sensation we get from chilli peppers is because of a chemical called Capsaicin. Sciensational.com Submitted by: Cam - England.