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CORE 331X: Chemistry in Art: Properties

In the Visual Arts

Pigments Through the Ages
Interactive online exhibit about pigments and their use in the visual arts.
Colourlex Pigments
Online database of pigments and techniques. Includes Raman, FORS, and XRF spectra, and molecular structure.
Kremer Pigments
Use the search box at the top to search for a dye or pigment. Descriptions may have some tidbits on history and uses.

Colour Chemistry
Call Number: Available online

In the Sciences

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Call Number: Available online
Has physical property data for metals and pigments.

Periodic Table (mp, bp, etc.)
This interactive table provides data (mp, bp, etc.) and historical information on the elements.
How to Read a Periodic Table

PubChem This link opens in a new window
Physical property and biological activity information for small molecules provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

Tip: From the Compound Summary for a substance, choose section 3 Chemical and Physical Properties from the Table of Contents. Then scroll to section 3.2 Experimental Properties.
Tip: The CAS Number is provided in section 2.3.1 of the Compound Summary.

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