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Alan Freeman

Alan Freeman is an associate editor at Biology Insights who writes about the elements and basic chemistry. Based in Annapolis, Maryland, he spent eight years as an industrial electronics technician before shifting into editorial work.

What Happens When Magnesium Reacts With Oxygen?Chemistry
What Is Calcium Fluoride Used For?Chemistry
Is Oganesson a Noble Gas or Something Else?Chemistry
What Is Cobalt? Its Properties, Uses, and Health Effects Chemistry
How Is Sodium Made? The Process of Electrolysis Chemistry
Does Zinc React With Water? The Science Explained Chemistry
Is Red Mercury Real? The Science Behind the Myth Physics
What Is the Reactivity of Titanium?Chemistry
Is Calcium a Metal? The Chemistry Explained Chemistry
Are Metals Positive or Negative? The Chemistry Explained Chemistry
How Much Is Francium Worth? The Price of the Rarest Element Chemistry
Is Hydrogen an Alkali Metal? A Look at Its Unique Status Chemistry
Where Is Terbium Found and How Is It Extracted?Chemistry
What Element Is Blue? The Science of Element Colors Chemistry
Is Cadmium Glass Safe for Use and Display?Chemistry
How to Make a Silver Cell: A Step-by-Step Build Chemistry
How Much Does Polonium Cost Per Gram?Chemistry
What Is a Bismuth Crystal and How Is It Made?Chemistry
Where to Find Osmium: From Ore to Commercial Supply Chemistry
How Rare Is Indium and Where Is It Found?Chemistry
How to Tell the Difference Between Gold and Copper Chemistry
Is Germanium a Metal, Nonmetal, or Metalloid?Chemistry
What Is Neptunium Used For? Its Applications Explained Chemistry
What Is Lead Oxide? Types, Uses, and Health Risks Chemistry
Where Is Osmium Found? From Ores to Outer Space Chemistry
Is Gallium Safe to Touch? The Risks Explained Chemistry
Where Can You Find Bismuth in Everyday Life?Chemistry
What Is Thallium Used For? From Poison to Science Chemistry
What Are the Names of the Stable Forms of Oxygen?Chemistry
What Is Californium 252 Used For?Chemistry