The E in Chemistry

The E in ChemistryMany people are new to the world of chemistry and in particular they do not understand the E in chemistry. A chemical formula may be given to a student as a 'Lecture Notebook' or it may be described to a teacher as a 'Lecture Course Manual'. Most often however the formula is completely spelled out in black and white and there is no possibility of the student understanding it.This is not necessarily because the student is at all knowledgeable about chemistry but rather because the teacher is too busy to take the time to explain it to the class. Many teachers know that the students are there to learn and not to be told what to do, so as far as the teacher is concerned he is explaining to the class what to do. And the only problem with this is that the student has completely lost his interest in chemistry, as he seems to find it very boring and also too easy. This results in him being unable to comprehend what he is doing and is unlikely to take the course seriously.Th e next step to help one understand the 'E' in chemistry is to understand one's chemical definition of an element. The 'E' in chemistry stands for the element 'Erg', which means ether in Latin. This element is the chemical equivalent of the first atom that formed on the very early earth. And the 'E' stands for Ethyl ether.When these atoms were separated and the space between them filled with water and other gases the 'E' was converted into another chemical element, 'Eth-Hexadecane'. It is this chemical substance that now makes up the most valuable type of fuel and one of the most popular chemicals on earth, namely gasoline. The chemical 'E' in chemistry does not stand for any other chemical element in existence as it is uniquely made up of an oxygen atom and a hydrogen atom.The 'E' in chemistry stands for the chemical equivalent of the second atom that existed on the early earth. The element 'Erg' in this case is highly volatile and can easily be evaporated into the atmosphere, but i n modern times there are two chemical elements that you may call 'E' -eth-ethanol and ethyl ether.As you can see there are three elements that are known as 'E' -one for each element that existed on the early earth. Some chemical elements have been combined to form more powerful chemical substances, such as butane, which can be used as a gasoline additive, trichloroethylene, which can be found in many plastic products and propane, which are a by-product of gas flaring. The discovery of these substances occurred because of the common chemical background of the earth.The point of all this is that one has to be sure to understand the 'E' in chemistry. Chemistry is very complex and there are many different types of compounds, so one will not be able to understand all of it just by reading a book. But one will understand it when he begins to understand what it means in the world of chemistry and how it applies to his life and the life of others.