Electrophilic substitution of benzene is the one where an electrophile substitutes the hydrogen atom of benzene. As the aromaticity of benzene is... View Article
Rajya Sabha TV programs and discussions are very insightful and informative from a UPSC perspective. In this article, we provide a gist of the... View Article
Rajya Sabha TV programs and discussions are very insightful and informative from a UPSC perspective. In this article, we provide a gist of the... View Article
Biomolecules are defined as any organic molecule present in a living cell which includes carbohydrates, proteins, fats etc. Each biomolecule is... View Article
The repulsive or attractive interaction between any two charged bodies is called as an electric force. The electric force between two electrons... View Article
Burning of Petrol, Diesel produces Sulphur dioxide. Also, vehicles produce nitrogen dioxide. These reach the atmosphere,mix with rain water in... View Article
Basic proportionality theorem was proposed by a famous Greek mathematician, Thales, hence, it is also referred to as the Thales theorem .The... View Article
The system of organs responsible for getting food into and out of the body and for making use of food to keep the body healthy. The digestive... View Article
A hemisphere is obtained when we cut the sphere into two equal halves. The total surface area of hemisphere will be equal to the sum of its... View Article
Germination refers to the process by which an organism grows from a seed or a spore. The most common forms of germination include a seed... View Article
The different uses of ultrasound are in navigation, cleaning, medical field, crack detection in metals, etc. Out of these, the medical field has... View Article
Saprophytes break down the dead and decaying organic matter into simpler substances that can be taken up and recycled by the plants. Thus, they... View Article
A reversible change is often a physical change that can be reversed. Few examples are melting of wax, freezing of ice, boiling water which... View Article
Apoplast is the route the water moves through the cell walls and intercellular space of the root cortex. In the symplastic route, the water moves... View Article
Alternating Current(AC) Direct Current (DC) The direction of the current reverse periodically. The direction of the current remain the same.... View Article
Amines are one of the most important class of organic compounds which are derived by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms by an alkyl or aryl... View Article
Fish breathe with their gills, and they need a constant supply of oxygen. Gills sit under the operculum. This is called the gill slit. Many fish... View Article
Convection currents are flowing fluid that is moving because there is a temperature or density difference within the material.Convection is such... View Article