Chemistry - Base-5 Algebra

Chemistry - Base-5 AlgebraWhat is the reason for why are numbers used in chemistry often expressed as bases? Most of us know that it is an important part of the periodic table. However, we usually find the tables of the elements and their atomic numbers to be quite lengthy and difficult to understand. Why are numbers used in chemistry often expressed as bases?Most of us have come across some very small amounts of binary algebra. As a student in school, you probably learned something about complex numbers (like epsilon and the evens) or about parity and unity. It is not that the language of science can not be understood by someone without the background knowledge. However, the language of science deals with extremely complex numbers.In chemistry, the simplest words that describe the meaning of the most basic and most important quantities are simple ones like H, C, and N. For example, hydrogen (H) is one of the most basic of all elements. However, it has a very specific and complicated chemical composition.The number five has a special place in chemistry. We all know that it is the smallest element but this fact does not tell us anything more. There are so many other units besides hydrogen but they do not have any special meaning.Formamide is a derivative of formaldehyde, which is a derivative of methyl alcohol. Formamide is a compound with the opposite charge, which means that it can be reduced (from 'hydrogen', to 'hydroxy' and back to 'formaldehyde') in order to combine with a chemical substance.Formamide is not usually used in chemistry but its chemical properties makes it a highly interesting chemical component. It can easily be transformed into the other two elements and its uses are vast.Other simpler chemical reactions are easy to understand as well. Nevertheless, there are a lot of different chemical reactions which are not so easy to understand. Most of these chemical reactions are chemical reactions in the 'natural' environment. These chemical reaction s can be especially hard to understand for chemists who deal with complex chemical systems.