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Chemistry

Fats and Oils

Fats and Oils Fats and oils are naturally-occurring esters of three long carboxylic acids  called fatty acid with a special type of alcohol called glycerol ( propane- […]

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Chemistry

Alkanoates or Esters

https://www.youtube.com/embed/BBPA2NzMWUE?start=24Alkanoates or Esters Ethyl Ethanoates All esters are similar chemically although they may vary in degree of reactivity. Ethyl ethanoate […]

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Physics

Alkanoic (Carboxylic) acids

Alkanoic Acids Alkanoic acids are also known as carboxylic acids. A carboxylic acid can he identified from the carboxyl functional […]

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Chemistry

Identification of gases and ions

Identifying Gases Oxygen (Glowing wooden splinter) A glowing wooden splinter is inserted into the test tube that contain the gas. […]

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Chemistry

Volumetric analysis – Titration

Introduction Volumetric analysis is an analytical method or procedure for working out the titre or concentration of an analyte in […]

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Chemistry

Fractions of Crude oil

Petroleum gases – These gases are liberated at the top of the column at temperatures below 40o They are mainly […]

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Physics

Petroleum or Crude oil

Crude Oil Crude oil or Petroleum is the chief source of hydrocarbons. Petroleum which means rock oil in Latin occurs […]

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Chemistry

Molecular Polarity

Molecular Polarity In chemical bonds, polarity refers to an uneven distribution of electron pairs between the two bonded atoms—in this […]

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Chemistry

Molecular shape

Molecular Shape While Lewis dot structures can tell us how the atoms in molecules are bonded to each other, they […]

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Chemistry

Polar and non-polar molecules

Polar and non-polar molecules Chemical bonding is the result of either an atom sharing one or more outer orbit electrons […]