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Analytical Chemistry

Periodic Graphics

Periodic Graphics: Helping Flowers Last Longer

Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning examines how the molecular makeup of flower food helps preserve petals

by Andy Brunning
February 16, 2016 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 94, Issue 8

 

This is an infographic describing the chemistry of flower food.
To download a pdf of this article, visit http://cenm.ag/flowers.

A collaboration between C&EN and Andy Brunning, author of the popular graphics blog Compound Interest (compoundchem.com). To see all of C&EN’s Periodic Graphics, visit http://cenm.ag/periodicgraphics.


This article has been translated into Spanish by Divulgame.org and can be found here.


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