The Chemistry of Fuel: Petrol vs Diesel #3
Diesel ignites in your motor by compression ignition, and petrol motors ignite by a spark. This obviously means that diesel …
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The Chemistry of Fuel: Petrol vs Diesel #2
Petrol and diesel both come from the same place – crude oil. In other words, they are natural. That’s right …
The Chemistry of Fuel: Petrol v Diesel #1
We hop in our car, press the accelerator and the car moves. The energy required for this process comes from …
Firefighters and Cancer
Reader Robyn writes: Hi Millsy and Dr Chemical, Firstly, love your show Millsy. I listen every morning on my way …
Chemicals and Safety #6
We have seen that the MSDS for a particular chemical is the ultimate guide as to its safety. if a …
Chemicals and Safety #5:
One of the questions that we want in our MSDS to answer is whether something is a poison. Let’s look …
Chemicals and Safety #4
So now you have located an MSDS for a chemical that you want safety information about. How do we interpret …
Chemicals and Safety #3: MSDS
When you buy a new car you get a user’s manual. In just the same way, when you buy a …
Chemicals and Safety #2
How do we know if a particular chemical is safe to use? Well, there are a number of things we …