Let's take an example. HgO decomposes on heating into mercury and oxygen: 2HgO⟶2Hg+O2 The Hg was said to be reduced because it lost an oxygen... View Article
Chemistry is the branch of science which studies about matter and change happening through the reactions. Traditionally, chemistry has been... View Article
Gastrulation is the process during embryonic development that changes the embryo from a blastula with a single layer of cells to a gastrula... View Article
The electronegativity values of the halogen group is given below. F = 3.98 Cl = 3.16 Br = 2.96 I = 2.66 At = 2.2 Chlorine has a higher electron... View Article
The electron configuration of manganese is Mn: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d5 4s2 Manganese is located in period 4, group 7 of the periodic table and... View Article
Central nervous system (CNS) Peripheral nervous system (PNP) The CNS is made up of the brain and the spinal cord The PNS is made up of all... View Article
Potassium's atomic number is 19. This implies potassium has 19 protons in its nucleus. In a neutral atom, the number of protons is equal to the... View Article
The enzyme trypsin is synthesized by pancreas in an inactive form trypsinogen. Trypsinogen gets activated to trypsin by enzyme enterokinase... View Article
The Sum Rule is used to find the derivative of a function that contains a sum of other functions. The Sum Rule says that the derivative of a sum... View Article
Changes of state are physical changes in matter. They are reversible changes that do not involve changes in matter’s chemical makeup or... View Article
Work is a force acting over a distance.Work = Force x Distance = F x d From Newton's 2nd Law of Motion, Force = Mass x Acceleration F = m x a... View Article
Each substance has a certain mass and occupies a known volume. With this, the density of substances can be determined by the ratio of the mass m,... View Article
The full electron (s,p,d,f) configuration would be: s,p,d,f electronic configuration for Barium must end with 6s2. The 6th row, s block, 2nd... View Article
Centrioles can be found in: Animal cells Lower plants The base of cilia and flagella (as basal bodies) Centrioles are typically found in... View Article
Photosynthesis is a chemical reaction that takes place inside a plant, producing food for the plant to survive. Carbon dioxide, water and light... View Article
Chromium is a naturally occurring element found in rocks, animals, plants, soil, and in volcanic dust and gases. Chromium is present in the... View Article
