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Sherry McLaughlin

Sherry McLaughlin teaches chemistry at a parochial high school in Nashville, Tennessee. After working as a pharmacy technician, she entered education to teach general science and chemistry, emphasizing everyday examples in the classroom. McLaughlin graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry.

How Are Disaccharides Formed From Monosaccharides?Chemistry
What Are Some Compounds That Are Made From Oxygen?Chemistry
What Is the Chemical Equation for Photosynthesis?Chemistry
How to Find the Cation and Anion of a Compound Chemistry
What Is the Composition of Sucrose?Chemistry
How are starch and cellulose different in their composition?Chemistry
Is NH4Cl an Ionic Compound?Chemistry
Lugol’s Test for Starch: How Does It Work?Chemistry
Is Respiration a Chemical Reaction?Chemistry
What Is a Steroid Lipid? Structure, Types & Roles Chemistry
What Is a Phosphate? Definition, Functions, and Roles Chemistry
What Is a Disaccharide? Definition, Structure, & Examples Biology
What Is the Difference Between a Monosaccharide and a Polysaccharide?Chemistry
Is Galactose a Ketose or an Aldose?Chemistry
What Color Is Iodine Solution and Why Does It Change?Chemistry
Is Blood a Compound, Element, or Mixture?Chemistry
What Do Sodium and Chloride Make in the Body?Biology
Is Sucrose a Reducing Sugar? A Chemical Explanation Chemistry
Do Ionic Compounds Conduct Electricity?Chemistry
Is Sucrose a Pure Substance? A Chemistry Explanation Chemistry
Is Fructose an Aldose or a Ketose Sugar?Chemistry
Is Fluoride a Waste Product? Byproduct vs. Waste Chemistry
Glucose Structure and Biological Function Biology
Is Carbon Monoxide a Covalent or Ionic Compound?Chemistry
The Elemental Composition of Proteins Chemistry
What Is the Difference Between Alpha and Beta Glucose?Biology
Are Lipids Polar? Explaining Their Chemical Nature Chemistry
Is Starch a Polymer? Explaining Its Structure Chemistry
What Is Inorganic Carbon and Where Is It Found?Chemistry
What Is the Chemical Equation for Cellular Respiration?Biology