Efflorescent, Deliquescent, Hygroscopic Compounds
Efflorescent, deliquescent and hygroscopic compounds are terminologies used in chemistry to describe the chemical changes that occur in a compound during a chemical reaction. These…
Chemistry
Lumefantrine and Artemither: Pharmacodynamic Effects of Artemither and Lumefantrine
The anti-malarial drug known as Lumartem comprises of two active ingredients, Artemither and Lumefantrine in the ratio of 1:6 respectively. The exact site of the…
Acid-Base Indicators, Titrations and Buffer Solutions
What are Acid -base indicators? Acid-base indicators are dyes that can change color according to the pH of the medium they are found. The most…
The Composition and Industrial Uses of Glass
Glass is a mixture of metallic trioxosilicates(IV) and is prepared by heating a mixture of silicon(IV) oxide and the appropriate metallic oxide and trioxosilicates(IV) at…
Chemical Laws and Important Definitions in Applied Chemistry
There are several important definitions of concepts and chemical laws used in chemistry, chemical studies and industrial manufacturing procedures that are very useful to students,…
Zinc, its Extraction, Properties and Uses
Zinc is a transition element but does not possess most on the characteristic features of other transition elements. For instance, it does not form colored…
Methods of Separating the Lanthanide Elements
The properties of metal ions are determined by their size and charge. The lanthanide elements are all typically trivalent and are almost identical in size,…
Extraction and Uses of the Lanthanide Elements
World production of rare earth mineral was 80,000 tonnes in 1992, containing 47,900 tonnes of lanthanide oxides Ln2O3. The main sources of minerals are the…
Electronic Structure and Isotopes of the Lanthanides
The electronic structures of the lanthanides are shown in Table below. Lanthanum (the d-block element preceding this series) has the electronic structure: xenon core 5d1…
Chemical Properties and Uses of Organometallic Compounds
Solutions of AIEt3 and TiCl4 in a hydrocarbon solvent react exothermically to form a brown solid. This is the important Ziegler – Natta catalyst for…