All Chemistry
Overview
hemistry,
indisputably can be considered the Grand Science of
Reactions and Combinations, as its study is to decipher
the maze, the complexity, and the intricacy of all
elements of Nature that exist and can be created, of
their reactions and of their ability to combine and be
combined into an array of the most dazzling combinations,
and of the logic of their existence. All chemical
phenomena have at their substratum the atomic and
subatomic theories supplied by Physics, and have their
far reaching range of study continued into both Astronomy
(in the study of stars, planets, interstellar and
interplanetary matter) and Biology (in the study of
living cells), creating in a unique way the inner
interconnection, bond, and unification with all Natural
Sciences.
Because of this
special position that Chemistry has within the realm of
Natural Sciences, that of being the great "Unifier" of
Natural Sciences, its study both affects and is being
affected by the development of the rest of Natural
Sciences. The study of how Chemistry affects and is being
affected by other Natural Sciences is extremely important
in providing us with a unique vista through which we can
study, "see" and "look" at Nature --a study which shall
be an integral part of our focus and
presentation.
Our
eleven (11) subject-sections plus The Hall of Fame
section, which can be accessed through the above
Navigational Bar located in the page's heading, are
designed to provide a comprehensive reference to the many
facets and ways of studying and investigating the
subjects of Chemistry. Aside from the two (2) Index
sections --one by Subject, the other by Author, and
three (3) Forum sections --The RealDeal®
Forum Letters, The RealDeal® Forum Chat
Rooms, and The RealDeal® Forum Workshops,
which are perhaps self-explanatory, the other remaining
six (6) sections need a further introduction as
follows
A special section
entitled The RealDeal® List (and Auxiliary
List) of Most Wanted Solutions was designed to list and
emphasize what is not known or understood from the realm
of Natural Sciences in a way so as to attract both the
attention and the interest in further studying the topics
involved.
Because at its
foundation, Chemistry has its theoretical substratum
derived from the atomic and subatomic theories provided
by Physics, Chemistry more than any other Natural Science
is extremely vulnerable: if the foundational theories
provided by Physics prove to be wrong, most if not all
the theoretical studies of Chemistry will crumble to
their foundation. In this respect, there is not much that
Chemistry can do, except to record meticulously and
faithfully, the inexplicable results obtained that cannot
find logical explanations and solutions from within the
current theoretical atomic and subatomic foundation
supplied by Physics. These inexplicable results shall be
entered, categorized, and classified in our
RealDeal® List (and Auxiliary List) of Most
Wanted Solutions section.
Topics like, why
Carbon, and not some other chemical element in Nature, is
the most reactant of all elements giving rise to well
over one and a half million known compounds, shall be
entered into the List of Most Wanted Solutions.
Derivative topics, such as why some chemical elements are
far more abundant than others, shall be placed in the
Auxiliary List of Most Wanted Solutions.
The remaining
five (5) sections
1. The
RealDeal® Foundational Inquiries;
2. The
RealDeal® Theoretical Studies;
3. The
RealDeal® Discovery Reports;
4. The
RealDeal® Focus Line;
5. The
RealDeal® Historical Scrutinies;
and
which form the
so-called Core sections of our publication are designed
to cover a wide range of issues involving Natural
Sciences and Philosophy, and a brief description of those
sections related to Chemistry is described below.
[Additional information is provided in the HomePage
of each section (which you can reach from our Science's
FrontPage site by clicking on the corresponding
Icon-Button of each section located at the left side of
the respective title) as well as in the Chemistry part of
each section (which can be accessed from the
corresponding Navigational Bar of the respective section
located also in our Science's FrontPage.)]
1. Foundational
inquiries in Chemistry are linked and intertwined, as
noted above, with those of Physics and because of this
affinity, all foundational studies of Physics shall be
posted also in the Chemistry site, of The
RealDeal® Foundational Inquiries section. For
the outline of the foundational issues concerning
Physics, please see the corresponding part from the All
Physics Overview site (which you can access from the
bottom of this page by clicking on the corresponding
Physics icon).
2. Studies of the
major topics of Chemistry shall be presented in The
RealDeal Theoretical Studies section. In addition
to the guidelines set up in our Publication Policy page
with respect to the style and form of presentation, these
studies need be written in a way, so as to attract the
largest possible audience interested in the subject at
hand, in a non-technical language, with an "eye" towards
freshmen students, with one and only one goal in
mind:
to lure
and attract as many young students as possible into
pursuing a career in Chemistry.
To accomplish all
this, the style and form of presentation, will be quite
different from anything else ever written on the subject
at hand because these studies, regardless of the
complexity of the subject involved will need to be
provocative --to provoke first and foremost the interest
in the subject itself. And second, the reader must be
introduced not only to the beauty and the complexity of
the subject involved, but also, and most importantly, to
the shortcomings of the theory or subject described.
These shortcomings, if properly implanted, will spring
into fresh ideas and approaches to the subject at
hand.
3. Notable
discoveries in Chemistry will be reported in our
RealDeal® Discovery Reports section, through a
process involving four (4) phases, as
follows,
i)
[?] The
Status Phase
Immediately, upon
learning of a discovery in Chemistry that appears to be
significant (in the sense that the said discovery appears
to confirm or upset a theory currently in use), we shall
report such a discovery in the following
manner:
a) If the discovery
is theoretical in nature, we shall first attempt to get a
non-technical version of it from the author(s). If that
attempt fails, we may still try to get a non-technical
version from other sources. If that attempt fails as
well, we will place it into a special category of reports
entitled The Unattainable Discovery Reports. If on
the other hand, the said theoretical discovery can be
presented in a non-technical language, it shall be placed
into a different category entitled The Probable
Discovery Reports.
b) If the discovery
is experimental or observational in nature, we shall
first attempt to get the details about the experiment in
a non-technical language together with the results that
it claims to prove from the author(s). If that attempt
fails, we may still try to get a non-technical version
from other sources. If that attempt fails as well, we
will place it into a special category of reports
entitled, as noted above, The Unattainable Discovery
Reports. If on the other hand, the said experimental
discovery can be presented into a non-technical language,
it shall be placed into the category entitled, as noted
above, The Probable Discovery Reports. Also if an
experimental discovery reported cannot be duplicated
elsewhere, and credible reports on this become available,
the said discovery reported will be placed at once under
the stated category of The Unattainable Discovery
Reports.
Only discoveries
from The Probable Discovery Reports will continue
to receive our attention. The Unattainable
discovery reports, at any time, may be converted into the
Probable category if the stated conditions are
met, but if this conversion does not take place within
one (1) year, they will be permanently removed from
our site.
ii)
[!] The
Scrutiny Phase
The discoveries
from The Probable Discovery Reports will enter,
after a 30-day period, into a second phase of their
existence, known as The Scrutiny Phase. This phase which
shall last one (1) year, and upon good reason can be
extended, will be the phase in which the veracity of a
reported discovery shall be meticulously investigated and
examined. If the challenges posed and accumulated appears
to be lethal or formidable to overcome, for a particular
reported discovery, the said discovery will be placed
into the Unattainable category (as discussed
above). If no serious challenges were able to be mounted
against the discovery in question, at the end of
one (1) year, the said discovery will get a
RealDeal Pass and will be placed into
The RealDeal Interim Discovery Reports
section.
iii)
[=]
The Defining Phase
The Interim
discoveries, after a 30-day period, will enter, for 60
days, into what is called the Defining Phase. As a result
of the challenges received during the Scrutiny Phase, the
author(s) of the discovery may want to redefine and
perhaps further clarify their discovery, defining thus
even better the discovery in question.
iv)
[/\] The
Disposition Phase
With the Defining
Phase over, a reported discovery, will permanently enter
into the RealDeal "Hall Of Fame". A "Hall of Fame"
discovery shall always stay and be posted in our site.
To unseat a "Hall
of Fame" discovery, the process will involve the
accumulation of compelling evidence pointing away from
the discovery in question, as follows:
-For experimental
results, a proof "beyond a reasonable doubt" must exist
to establish the existence of fraud and/or
misrepresentation of data in support of a particular
research. Upon such proof, the said discovery reported
shall be removed from the "Hall of Fame" page and, shall
be placed permanently into The RealDeal "Hall Of
Shame" page.
-For theoretical
discoveries to be unseated, a theoretical proof which
annihilates and/or eliminates the old result(s) must
exist, or alternatively, a fundamental logical error in
the proof of the theory must be found to exist. In such a
situation, the said theoretical result will be removed
from our site, with no trace or reference to be found, as
if it were never published.
Finally, when an
experiment or observation contradicts an established
theoretical result, this, in itself, will not be able to
unseat the said contradicted theoretical result, but a
warning will be posted for the apparent conflict and
placed into a new category entitled The Unresolved
"Hall Of Fame" Discoveries. In all probability, the
apparent scientific conflict created will be posted in
our List (or Auxiliary List) of Most Wanted Solutions
section.
4. Science, as
anything else in life, to be able to flourish in a given
Society and Culture must be able to have the necessary
support. But what is actually "necessary" is not as
simple to answer as perhaps it may seem. Issues of this
sort affecting the complex relationships between
Chemistry (with its various Research Programs and
Projects) and Society will be explored from different
viewpoints in our section entitled
The RealDeal® Focus Line. Also there,
issues involving the antagonism, real or imaginary,
between Chemistry and Religion (and other non-scientific
beliefs and dogmas) will be presented from various
perspectives and point of views.
5. Historical and
biographical studies in Chemistry shall be covered in our
RealDeal® Historical Scrutinies section. The
central focus of these studies will be to adhere as much
as possible to the Historical Truth and separate myths
from reality. This historic scrutiny is essential for
protecting and defending the Historical Truth related to
the History of Chemistry, a field not fully matured and
independent --as an academic field of inquiry and
research. These studies to be presented herein are
intended to act as academic historical filters which
should be able to set new standards of research into the
History of Science. It is because of all this, that the
historical material published herein will be quite
different, both in its scope and form of
presentation.
With respect to our
two (2) Forum sections mentioned at the beginning of
this overview presentation, which are listed in our
FrontPage science site as the last two (2) sections,
we may want to mention here the following:
·
In The RealDeal® Forum Letters, we will
present selected letters received from our readers with
respect to the variety of issues that are being covered.
Issues which do not pertain to the subjects covered
herein will not be considered for publication in any form
or fashion, although we will read all mail received and,
when appropriate, we may respond in kind.
·
Finally, in The RealDeal® Forum Chat Rooms we
shall organize science events from a variety of topics
and issues for debates.
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