Automotive catalytic converters have played a central role in improving air quality in urban environments. Platinum group metals constitute the catalytically active phase that helps to mitigate ...

A significant new chemical attribute of plutonium has been found by researchers: the identification and structural verification of the +2 oxidation state in a molecular system. Researchers at Los ...

Zinc traditionally has a valence of two, meaning two electrons take part in the element's chemical reaction. A new article shows that the chemistry of zinc can be fundamentally changed, making it ...

The oxidation state of an atom in a molecule is an important means of electron bookkeeping and determining structure and bonding, so the question of just how high oxidation states can go has long ...