Yes, air is a good insulator. To know more about various science topics in an interesting way, subscribe to BYJU’S - The Learning App.... View Article
Ionisation energy is described as the amount of energy needed to take out an electron from an isolated molecule or atom. To know more about... View Article
Rubidium is a naturally occurring mineral. To know more about various minerals and other science topics in an interesting way, subscribe to... View Article
Oxygen is a non-metal, and it is one of the most abundant non-metal found in the Earth's crust. To know more about various non-metals and other... View Article
Potassium is a metal. It is soft and silver-white in appearance. To know more about various other metals and science concepts in an interesting... View Article
Mercury has high molecular motion and mobility, hence it is known as quicksilver. To know more about various elements of chemistry and other... View Article
The non-covalent intermolecular interactions such as electrostatic interactions, hydrogen bonding, Van der Waals forces determine the binding... View Article
No, mercury cannot be cut with a knife as it is a liquid metal at room temperature. Stay tuned with BYJU’S to learn more about other concepts... View Article
The activation energy is reduced so that the rate of reaction is faster. This is attained by adding enzymes to the reaction. Therefore, enzymes... View Article
Non-metals have high ionization energy values than metals because non-metals have the tendency to gain electrons. This tendency makes them have... View Article
Fluorine has higher ionization energy than iodine because the size of fluorine is smaller than the iodine. This means that the shielding effect... View Article
Carbon has 6 ionization energies as it has 6 electrons and all 6 electrons can be removed. Stay tuned with BYJU’S to learn more about other... View Article
The fundamental units are defined by the International System of Units and they are called fundamental units because they are independent of... View Article
The 1-volt potential difference means one joule of energy being used by one Coulomb of charge when it flows between the two points in a circuit.... View Article
Potential difference is measured using a voltmeter. It is placed between two parts of the circuit. As the difference increases, the potential... View Article
The difference between acylation and acetylation is that introducing an acyl group to an organic compound is known as acylation. Whereas... View Article
