What with pre-nuptial arrangements, palimony, child custody, we have become accustomed to the short-lived, high octane relationships on which glossy magazines feed.
Recovery technology aims at helping athletes bounce back from the intense training and activity their bodies go through, and make the most of those high octane workouts.
Now you're probably picking up on a lot of words that you've heard before, even outside of chemistry class: octane, propane, methane, paraffin, and so on.
So alkanes with 5 to 18 chains of carbon atoms like octane and gasoline are liquids at room temperature and those with more than 18 carbon atoms like paraffin or other waxes are solids.