The mass of an atom of hydrogen is equivalent to 1/12 the mass of a carbon atom. An atomic mass unit (AMU) is defined as a mass equal to the... View Article
Acids turn blue litmus red, whereas Bases turn red litmus blue. One of the first indicators used for determining the pH of an aqueous solution... View Article
The bigger crystals of sodium chloride break up into smaller ones producing a crackling sound called decrepitation. When the crystals are... View Article
Significant figures depend only on the least number of significant figures in the given data. The number of digits used to express a measured... View Article
Ozone is a light bluish gas found in the upper layer of the atmosphere called the stratosphere. The Earth’s atmosphere is divided into four... View Article
Liquid oxygen is used along with liquid hydrogen to make rocket fuel. Rocket fuel works based on Newton’s Third Law of Motion, which states... View Article
Refrigerators and air conditioning systems release chlorofluorocarbon in the atmosphere. In the 1920s, refrigeration and air conditioning... View Article
Henry's law gives us the idea of the effect of temperature and pressure on a gas's solubility in a liquid. The temperature has a direct effect... View Article
Respiration is a process that takes place in living beings while breathing air in and out. Breathing is part of a process called respiration.... View Article
Oxygen is the second-largest component of air, constituting almost 21% volume of air. Nitrogen and oxygen account for 99 per cent of the gases... View Article
The Internal Processes Which Take Place in the Interior of the Earth Include Volcanic eruption and Earthquake. Volcanoes erupt because of... View Article
Intermixing of the particles of substances on their own is called diffusion. A motion of the substances relative to one another throughout a... View Article
The major aim of wastewater treatment is to remove as much of the suspended solids as possible before the remaining water, called effluent, is... View Article
At the highest point, water does not fall out of the bucket rotated in a vertical circle, because weight provides the centripetal force.... View Article
The function of secretion is shown by both Cuboidal and Glandular epithelium. The cuboidal epithelium is composed of a single layer of cube-like... View Article
Corrosion is the degradation of a metal caused by an electrochemical process. The metal surface must be free of contaminants such as dirt, oil,... View Article