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Amines

"The chef commercial use of amines is as intermediates in th e  s yn thesis of medicines and fibers" . Amines constitute an important class of organic compound derived by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms of ammonia molecules by alkyl/aryl group(s). In nature, they occur amo…

Equilibrium

Chemical equilibrium are important in the numerous biological and environmental processes, For example equilibria involving O2 molecules and the protein hemoglobin play a crucial role in the transport and delivery of O2 from our lungs to our muscles. Similar equilibria involving CO molecu…

Photoelectric Effect

In  1887, H Hertz performed a very interesting experiment in which electrons (or electric current) were ejected when certain metals (for example potassium, rubidium, cesium etc.) were exposed to a beam of light as the phenomenon is called Photoelectric effect. The result observed in this …

Sources of air pollution

The various sources which produce air pollution (i.e., atmospheric pollution) given below: (i). Burning of coal, wood. and oils. When coal, wood and oils are burnt, black smoke is produced. This smoke contain poisonous gases like CO and SO2. Oils impurity. So, when is burnt, sulphur of t…

Important of Chemistry

Chemistry is the science of molecules and their transformations. It is the science of molecules and their transformations. It is the science not so much of the one hundred elements but of the infinite variety of molecules that is may be built from them... Roald Hoffmann.      Chemistry …

Alkaloids

What is alkaloids?   The term alkaloid, meaning 'alkali-like' has been used to designate:.                                                            The compound of plant origin having one or more basic nitrogen atoms in heterocyclic ring systems, which induce pronounced physiolo…