James Madison (1751-1836) was a founding father of the United States and the fourth American president, serving in office from 1809 to 1817. The... View Article
The central atom Cl has 2 lone pair and Cl is also attached to the O by 2 sigma bonds hence it has s p 3 hybridization. But due to the 2 lone... View Article
The most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere is nitrogen, which accounts for about 78% of the mass of dry air. Oxygen is the next most... View Article
In a saw-horse projection, a molecule is viewed from an angle, rather than side-on. A saw-horse formula is a diagram used to depict a specific... View Article
A molecule is considered chiral if there exists another molecule that is of identical composition but which is arranged in a non-superposable... View Article
Survival of the fittest means that organisms that are better adapted to their environment are best suited to survive and successfully reproduce.... View Article
NaOH( s ) → Na + ( aq ) + OH - ( aq ) An Arrhenius acid is therefore any substance that ionizes when it dissolves in water to give the H+,... View Article
The cranial cavity fills most of the upper part of the skull and contains the brain. The cranial cavity cushions and protects the brain within a... View Article
Pyrite is the most abundant sulfide mineral. Iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulphide with the chemical formula FeS2 (iron... View Article
Proteins are the most versatile molecules present in living organisms, where they perform functions essential for life. The great variety of... View Article
In the cyclic form of sugar, the anomeric carbon is the carbon that was part of the carbonyl group in the straight-chain structure. When the... View Article
In 1921, C.V. Raman was on a trip to Europe when he noticed the striking blue colour of some icebergs and the Mediterranean Sea. He was anxious... View Article
Answer: Four valence electrons Silicon is having an atomic number of 14 which means It has two electrons in its first shell, eight electrons in... View Article
Answer: The number of electrons for the Mg atom are 12 electrons. The electron configuration of magnesium is, Mg (Z= 12) =Â 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2... View Article
Ionic bond are non-directional because it is the electrostatic force between two opposite charges, Hence bonding direction does not matter... View Article
First, let us define acid and base. According to the definition, An acid is any hydrogen atom-containing material ( molecule or ion) that can... View Article
Ammonia is composed of 1 atom of nitrogen and 3 atoms of hydrogen. Nitrogen has 8 electrons around it i.e. it has 4 electron pairs. These pairs... View Article
Soils are made of particles of different types and sizes. The space between particles is called pore space. Pore space determines the amount of... View Article
Oxidation numbers are numbers assigned to atoms (or groups of atoms) that help chemists keep track of how many electrons are available for... View Article
A lacteal is a lymphatic capillary that absorbs dietary fats in the villi of the small intestine. In the intestine, lymphatic capillaries, or... View Article
