Torsional strength is the ability of the material to withstand the twisting load. When the material is subjected to torsional loading, torsional... View Article
The magnet loses its magnetism above the Curie temperature. There is a reduction in the magnetism of the magnets when heated because the... View Article
Sound is louder in cold air. This is because as the temperature goes down the sound waves have a tendency to refract more and they are usually... View Article
One of the most common and popular tests for alkenes is the Bromine water test. The bromine water which is an orange solution will turn... View Article
One of the main reasons that cause start capacitors to fail is due to overheating. If you look at the structure of start capacitors they don’t... View Article
Potassium-40 which is a radioactive isotope of potassium usually has two half-lives which are mainly based on what type of beta decay that it... View Article
No, CO2 is not an ionic compound. As per the definition, an ionic compound is a compound that is mostly formed between a metal atom and a... View Article
No, CO2 is not an ionic compound. As per the definition, an ionic compound is a compound that is mostly formed between a metal atom and a... View Article
The lowest energy molecular orbital which is the sigma ( ) p1 bonding orbital has zero nodes. The lowest energy level usually has all the... View Article
Noncovalent bond is a type of chemical bond that is found mostly between macromolecules. In this type of bond, there is no sharing of electron... View Article
The opposite of catalyst is an inhibitor and it is defined as a substance that generally decreases the rate of a chemical reaction. Sometimes... View Article
Usually, the type of reaction that releases the most energy is an exothermic reaction. This reaction is generally defined as the reaction where... View Article
Yes, aluminium chloride (AlCl3) is electron deficient because if we look at its electronic configuration (1s22s22p63s23p1) it has got only 6... View Article
Magnets can be both manmade and found in nature. Yes, there are natural magnets that are also found in the earth’s crust. They are usually found... View Article
Oxygen is paramagnetic mainly because it consists of two unpaired electrons in its last molecular orbital. This can be proven if we look at the... View Article
Alcohol is more soluble than ether mainly because if we look at the alcohol group they can act both as a hydrogen bond donor and acceptor.... View Article
Rusting is an exothermic reaction. It is because the reaction between iron and moist air that produces rust generates lots of heat. However, the... View Article
1m HCl will have a higher concentration of H+ ions than 1m of CH3COOH. This is because of one simple reason - the acidity of the compounds. HCl... View Article
Zinc can only form only 2+ (positively charged cations) ions mainly because it has the ability to lose or shed the two electrons in its 4s... View Article
Yes, halogens can react and form bonds with other halogens. When they react together they tend to form interhalogen compounds containing two or... View Article
