If you've spent much time around ships, you might have noticed they're often painted red just below the water line. What's the reasoning behind this?

The medals become primarily dingy due to oxidation. This forms a film of cuprous oxide on the surface, which spoils the medal's appearance. These medals largely constitute an alloy of copper ...

Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330013, China ...

Gordon A. and Mary Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States ...