How to Avoid Petrol Engine Knock
A motor-car engine that runs on petrol has a number of cylinders that are fitted with pistons. When the engine is working, the pistons move…
Chemistry
Tetraoxophosphates(V) Used as Fertilizers in Agriculture
Tetraoxophosphates(V) come in three forms, for instance, sodium dihydrogen tetraoxophosphate(V), NaH2PO4, sodium hydrogen teteraoxophosphate(V), NaHPO4, and sodium tetraoxophosphate(V), Na3PO4. Two important tetraoxophosphates(V) are ammonium and…
Industrial and Agricultural Uses of Calcium Hydroxide
Before we delve into the various uses of calcium hydroxide, we shall first of all explain what is chemical compound is and the kind of…
Industrial and Agricultural Uses of Calcium Oxide
Preparation of Calcium Oxide: Calcium oxide, CaO, is obtained by the thermal decomposition of calcium trioxocarbonate(IV). Industrially, lumps of limestone are heated strongly in a…
Bosch Process: Industrial Preparation of Hydrogen
Bosch process is used in the industrial preparation of Hydrogen. Hydrogen is a very important gas in the chemical industry and can be produced industrially…
Catalytic Promoters and Inhibitors, types of Catalysts
Catalyst may be organic or inorganic in nature. They could also be grouped into negative or positive catalysts. The organic catalysts are generally referred to…
Coordinate Covalent Bonds in Molecules and Compounds
Coordinate covalent bonds are also known as dative covalent bonds and just like the ordinary covalent bonds, there is the sharing of electrons. However, unlike…
Industrial Uses of Tetraoxosulphate(VI) Acid
Tetraoxosulphate(VI) acid, other known as sulphuric acid has found several uses in the industries such as chemical, iron and steel and petrochemical. Below is a…
Physical and Chemical Properties of Hydrogen Peroxide
Physical properties of Hydrogen Peroxide (i) Hydrogen peroxide is a pale blue syrup liquid. (ii) Hydrogen peroxide boils and decomposes at 1500C and…
Properties and Uses of Silicon(IV) Oxide
Silicon(IV) oxide or silica occurs naturally in three main crystalline forms. These crystalline forms are quartz, crystobalite and tridymite. However, the commonest of these forms…