Primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers are the three levels of consumers found in an ecological food chain. Each consumer is important to... View Article
Nitrogen (N) is one of the building blocks of life: it is essential for all plants and animals to survive. Nitrogen is a naturally occurring... View Article
A non-superimposable set of two molecules that are mirror images of one another. The existence of these molecules is determined by concept known... View Article
An addition reaction occurs when two or more reactants combine to form a single product. Addition reactions occur with unsaturated compounds. The... View Article
Whenever a force is applied to an object, causing the object to move, work is done by the force. If a force is applied but the object doesn't... View Article
Cyclohexane has the chemical formula of C6 H12 . It forms a ring, so there are no CH3 ends each carbon is attached to a CH2. cyclohexane is... View Article
One unified atomic mass unit is equal to 1/ 12 th of the mass of a carbon-12 atom. The mass of an electron expressed in unified atomic mass units... View Article
Dmitri Mendeleev presented his periodic table of the elements based on increasing atomic weight on March 6, 1869, in a presentation to the... View Article
Elemental sodium has an oxidation number of 0. its electron configuration can be written as follows: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1 Sodium exhibits only the +1... View Article
Boiling occurs when the vapour pressure of a liquid equals the air pressure of the atmosphere above the liquid. Calculating the boiling point... View Article
Answer: Ozone is an unstable, blue, diamagnetic gas with a characteristic pungent odour, protects the earth and its inhabitants from intense... View Article
O2 is technically the short form of oxygen. The name comes from the Greek 'oxy genes', meaning acid forming. The electronic configuration is [He]... View Article
Nitrogen can exhibit +1 to +5 oxidation state due to its half-filled orbital. N in NO has a formal oxidation number of +II. Since oxygen is... View Article
A nodal surface is a region of space in which the probability of finding an electron is zero or Nodal surfaces, or nodes, are surfaces at which... View Article
The study of genotypic ratios dates back to the work of Gregor Mendel in the 1850s. Mendel, known as the father of genetics. F1 or first filial... View Article
The kilogram is the base unit of weight in the Metric system. A pound is a unit of weight commonly used in the United State. A pound is defined... View Article
The organisation of electrons at energy levels around an atomic nucleus is an electronic configuration. The distribution of electrons in various... View Article
Clemens von Metternich (1773-1859) was from 1809 until 1848 the Foreign Minister of Hapsburg Austrian and the major architect of the Congress... View Article