Author: Rachel Hemming

Throughout an individual’s chemistry education, it is typically taught that we see one, two, or three bonds between atoms, also known as a bond order of one, two, and three respectively. It is instilled in students that elements can not have more than four bonds, but that is not entirely true. Certain properties of transition…

Thalidomide, known by some as the most infamous drug in medical history, was revolutionary when initially released to the public (Stephens, Bunde and Fillmore, 2000). It was first introduced in Germany in 1956 as a sedative as well as a prevention method for symptoms of morning sickness for pregnant women (Calabrese and Resztak, 1998). Unknown…