The specific gas heat in terms of the degree of freedom 'f' at constant volume is given as: Cv = (f/2) R. So we can also assume that where f is a... View Article
Aluminum chloride (AlCl3) is a Lewis acid since an open valence shell is found in the aluminium atom. An atom, ion, or molecule with an... View Article
Alkenes are hydrocarbons that are unsaturated. They are hydrocarbons because they are composed of only atoms of carbon and hydrogen, and because... View Article
Lanthanides are used in night vision goggles, oil extraction, and alloys for optical instruments. Actinides are used mainly in systems where... View Article
Gravitational potential energy is the energy possessed or gained by an object due to a change in its location as it is present in a gravitational... View Article
In the presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride as a catalyst, anisole reacts with acetyl chloride to form 2-methoxy acetophenone and 4-methoxy... View Article
At the speed of light, both photons pass. Photons are bosons, considered by the subatomic particles, with no electric charge or resting mass and... View Article
Of all alkali metals, Li+ is thin, has a high density of charge and is thus the highest hydration energy of all alkali metals. Hydration enthalpy... View Article
An equilibrium constant, known as K eq, will describe any chemical equilibrium. The expressions K eq and K P are constructed as quantities of... View Article
By transmitting thermal energy, a fire spreads in three ways: radiation, convection and conduction. In rays or waves, radiation refers to the... View Article
Air may be divided into its components in special units by means of distillation. In order to obtain high-purity nitrogen, oxygen and argon in... View Article
Polarity is important because it decides whether a molecule is hydrophilic or hydrophobic (from Greek for water-loving) from the Greek for... View Article
A different aluminium type called alum, is the aluminium in crystal deodorant stones. Potassium alum, also called potassium aluminium sulphate,... View Article
Halogenation is a chemical reaction that involves the reaction with a halogen of a compound which results in the addition of the halogen to the... View Article
Amines are known as materials containing a nitrogen atom bonded in a hydrocarbon frame. Amides are known as compounds which have a nitrogen atom... View Article
Oxidation is the reaction at the anode and it is elimination at the cathode. The species being oxidised provides the electrons. They pass through... View Article
The bromine water is decolorized when bromine water is added to a solution of phenol in water and a white precipitate is produced that smells of... View Article
Filtration is the method in which solid particles are separated by the use of a filter medium in a liquid or gaseous fluid that allows the fluid... View Article
During a phase change the temperature remains constant. This is because the heat supplied to change the state of matter is used in breaking the... View Article
