Inhibitors work exactly opposite to catalysts. Inhibitors slow the rate of reaction. Sometimes they can even stop the reaction completely. An... View Article
Benzene and toluene can be separated by fractional distillation. These two liquids have very little difference in boiling points and can be... View Article
Coenzymes are non-protein moieties that further enhance the activity of a catalyst. Enzyme activity can be affected by various factors, such as... View Article
Calcium with atomic number 20 is represented in the periodic table with the symbol Ca. The molar mass of the calcium =  40 g/mol The avogadro ... View Article
The charge on the electron was determined by Millikan by his Oil Drop Experiment. The charge of the electron is equivalent to the magnitude of... View Article
The temperate zone lies between 66° 33' N and 23° 27' N The temperate zone lies between the tropics and the polar regions and experiences a... View Article
In a vacuum, heat is transferred by radiation. Thermal radiation occurs through a vacuum or any transparent medium (solid or fluid, or gas). In... View Article
The correct formula of Freon-12 is CCl2F2. It is also known as Dichlorodifluoromethane Dichlorodifluoromethane is a colourless gas usually... View Article
Electric current has the unit ampere. Electric current is defined as the rate of flow of negative charges of the conductor. Since the charge is... View Article
We find prokaryotes in Kingdom Monera. R. H. Whittaker proposed the five-kingdom classification in the year 1969. The kingdom Monera comprises... View Article
An extensive ecosystem on land having distinct types of vegetation and animal life is called a biome. The biomes are identified based on plants.... View Article
Let Hi be the enthalpy of a system in the initial state and Hf be the enthalpy of a system in the final state. Let Ui and Vi be the internal... View Article
Substances without water or substances that do not contain water are called anhydrous. The word means absence of water. The term is most often... View Article
A group of cells, along with intercellular substances that perform a specific function, is called tissue. Areolar Tissue: Areolar tissue is the... View Article
Biomolecules are the essential organic molecules involved in the maintenance and metabolic processes of living organisms. The following are the... View Article
A mole is defined as the amount of a substance that contains exactly 6.02214076 X1023 elementary entities of the given substance. Thus, a mole of... View Article
Sperm formation requires a lower temperature than the normal body temperature Sperm production occurs in the testicles. Upon reaching puberty,... View Article
There are two isotopic forms of boron 10B (19%) and 11B (81%). Boron was first isolated (1808) by French chemists Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac and... View Article
Proust gave the Law of constant proportions in 1779. The law of definite proportions was first put forward by the French chemist Joseph Louis... View Article
Ethanoic acid is commonly known as acetic acid. Let us know more about acetic acid. Ethanoic acid belongs to the group of carboxylic acid.... View Article
