Burning of a Candle and the Three States of Wax Wax is a mixture of various hydrocarbons. Organic compounds made of hydrogen and carbon are known as hydrocarbons. In the burning of wax, three states of matter can be observed simultaneously. There is a thin liner inside the wax. When we add fire to it, … Read more
Effusion The Passage of gases from a high-pressure zone to a low-pressure zone through a fine pore is called an effusion. Take a balloon and fill it with air or helium. Stick a piece of scotch tape on the balloon. Now, make a small pore on the balloon through the scotch tape and see what … Read more
Kinetic Theory of Particles Every substance is made of small particles which remain together using an intermolecular force of attraction. These molecules also have a kinetic force in them. The attempt to prove the states of substances using the intermolecular force of attraction and the kinetic force of the particles is known as the kinetic … Read more
Three States of Matter Anything that has a certain mass and occupies space is matter. At normal room temperature, some matter may exist as solids, some as liquids, and some as gases. For example, at normal temperatures sugar, edible salt, marble, etc. exist as solids; water, oil, kerosene, etc. exist as liquids, and nitrogen, oxygen, … Read more
What is catenation? Catenation is the bonding of atoms of the same element into a series, called a chain. Catenation occurs most readily with carbon.
Petroleum is an organic compound Petroleum is the combination of different hydrocarbons. It contains various organic fuel and organic compounds such as petroleum gas, gasoline, naptha, kerosene, diesel oil and bitumen, pentane, higher alkane, various alkene, alkyne, aromatic compound- benzene, toluene, and various organic compounds. Different parts of crude oil are separated by fractional distillation … Read more
Why alkenes are most reactive than an alkane? Due to carbon-carbon double bonds in Alkenes, they are chemically very active. Because one of the bonds is comparatively weak through another one is strong. During the reaction, the weak bond breaks and takes part in additional reactions. In Alkanes there is only one strong bond, so … Read more
Safety Measures in Chemistry Laboratory and in Use of Chemicals The place where scientific experiments are held is called the laboratory. Similarly, the place where experiments of chemistry are held is called the Chemistry laboratory. It is understood, there will be various chemicals in a chemistry laboratory. Almost all chemicals are prone to explosion, some … Read more