Category: INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

In our previous post, we talked about the properties of gases and this article will focus on the behaviour of liquids and solids. A substance is liquid if it melts below room temperature and boils above room temperature; a substance is solid if it melts above room temperature. General Properties Of Liquids

Matter is known to exist in three physical states namely liquid, solid, and gaseous state with the gaseous state being the simplest. A gaseous substance is one in which under normal atmospheric pressure, its boiling point is below room temperature. The Kinetic theory of gases not only accounts for but also explains

Please note that the types of chemical reactions are not the same thing as the types of chemical combinations. In Inorganic Chemistry, there are various types of Chemical reactions with each type having its own distinguishing features. Some of the types include: Combination/Addition Reaction Combination or Addition reaction occurs when two or

A chemical equation is a shorthand method of using chemical formulae to present a chemical or physical change. Substances combining or disappearing are called reactants, while those that are newly formed or appearing are called products. In a chemical reaction, the reactants are written first on the left followed by an arrow

Chemical Combinations are very important in Chemistry because it aids in bringing stability to atoms of some elements especially those whose outer shells are incomplete. Atoms of elements like Neon, Helium, and Argon are completely filled with electrons as depicted in the image below while atoms of other elements are unstable but

The electrons in an atom are in continuous and constant motion in shells around the nucleus, represented by capital letters K,L, M,N, etc. The K shell is the innermost and the nearest to the nucleus followed by the L-shell, then the M-shell the N-shell etc. Each shell is at the energy level

You must have heard of Isotophes before in Chemistry but only a few do not know what it means. Scientific discoveries have shown that there are atoms of the same element with different masses. This is contrary to one of Dalton’s postulates and the phenomenon is known as isotopes. Isotophy is the

This is one of the foundational topic in Chemistry that one must take proper note of in order to understand other topics in Chemistry. As a beginner in Chemistry, you must acquaint yourself with this topic. Now, the Greek philosopher named Democritus(400 B.C) was the first to show that matter is made

You might have been in a dilemma where you have to separate things like water and oil and some even wonder if its possible. Separation techniques are physical methods used for separating the constituents of various mixtures. The principle of separation is based on the physical properties of the constituents of the