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Carbon dioxide is a chemical element that can be found in the atmosphere. At room temperature, it is a gas. It has one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms. When humans and animals exhale, carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere. It is a greenhouse gas that is present in trace amounts in the Earth’s […]

An alkane is an acyclic saturated hydrocarbon in organic chemistry, commonly known as paraffin (a historical term with several meanings). An alkane is made up of hydrogen and carbon atoms that are organised in a tree structure with single carbon-carbon bonds.  The chemical formula of alkanes is CnH2n+2. The alkanes range in complexity from the

Caustic soda is a common name for sodium hydroxide (NaOH), also known as lye. Its common name comes from its chemical individuality as a sodium hydrate, as well as the fact that it is caustic or destructive. Caustic soda is a waxy, white solid when pure. It absorbs water quickly and forms aqueous solutions. Caustic

Carbon is an element (C) and atomic number 6. Belongs to group 14 on the periodic table, and it is non-metallic and tetravalent—having four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds. There are three naturally occurring isotopes, with 12C and 13C being stable, while 14C is radioactive, decaying with a half-life of about 5,730 years….

Carbon, with the symbol C and atomic number 6, is the most prevalent chemical element. Carbon belongs to the periodic table’s 14th group. Carbon is derived from the Latin word carbo, which means coal. After hydrogen, helium, and oxygen, it is the 15th most plentiful element in the Earth’s crust and the 4th most prevalent

The elegance and light of a candle flame are the result of a lot of chemistry and physics. For hundreds of years, scientists have been enamoured by candles. Michael Faraday delivered his now-famous series of lectures on the Chemical History of a Candle in 1860, displaying dozens of scientific principles through careful observations of a

Alkanes are a kind of hydrocarbon, which are organic molecules made up exclusively of carbon and hydrogen atoms. They’re also known as saturated hydrocarbons since they exclusively have C-C single bonds. Alkenes, alkynes, and aromatic chemicals are examples of additional hydrocarbon sub-categories. Because they contain C-C double and C-C triple bonds, this category is referred

We are aware that the amount of carbon in the atmosphere and crust of the earth is extremely low. The earth’s crust contains barely 0.02% carbon. This carbon can be found in minerals such as coal, carbonates, and hydrogen carbonates, among others. Carbon dioxide makes up 0.03% of the carbon in the earth’s atmosphere. Do

There are several allotropic forms of carbon, right from diamond to carbon nanotube or buckytube. Allotropes are nothing but elements that exist in two or more different forms. The property of the chemical element existing in various forms is called allotropy. Diamond, graphite, and amorphous carbon are the most common types of allotropes of carbon.

Carbonic acid plays an important part in the production of caverns and cave structures such as stalactites and stalagmites, as well as in the formation of caves.  Caves created by the breakdown of limestone or dolomite under the action of water containing high concentrations of carbonic acid obtained from recent rainfall are the largest and