Category: Chemistry

Basic Facts Name : Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev Birthday : February 8, 1834 (Verkhnie Aremzyani, Tobolsk Governorate, Russian Empire) Death : February 2, 1907 (St. Petersburg, Russian Empire) Nationality : Russian Spouse(s) : Feozva Nikitichna Leshcheva (1862–1871); Anna Ivanova Popova (1882) Occupation : Chemist and inventor Notable for : Formulating the Periodic Table of Elements  …

Fermentation is the process in which an organism such as bacteria or fungi converts a carbohydrate into alcohol or acid. Chemically speaking, it is a metabolic process in which these organisms break down starch or sugar in order to produce energy. As a result, the matter where they get this starch or sugar undergoes chemical…

Alcohol Drinkers know and experienced loads of times that the more they drink alcohol, the more they use the bathroom in order to pee. That’s the reason why that when somebody plans to have a party, they usually make sure that their water closets or potties are clean and in order.   Since alcohol is…

If you’re drinking too much alcohol, you sure know about what a hangover is. To those who don’t know, hangover is experienced by drinking too much alcohol. This one can be characterized by having some or all of these symptoms: nausea, dehydration, fatigue, fever, headache, diarrhea, vomiting, flatulence, sound and light sensitivity, sleeping troubles, concentration…

Ethanol Alcohol, in its pure form, is safe to drink and can be used in various experiments. However, in order to discourage its abuse, denaturing substances such as benzene and arsenic are added, therefore making it toxic and harmful to drink. In order to obtain it again, the denatured version which comes as an ingredient…

When you’re studying Chemistry, these are the laws that you have to take note. Avogadro’s Law – Ideal gases under equal temperature and pressure conditions will also contain equal number of particles, whether it is molecules, atoms, electrons, etc. Boyle’s Law – The confined gases’ volume is inversely proportional to the pressure at constant temperature.…

In Chemistry, every matter, whether it’s in solid, liquid or gaseous state is affected by a certain law. There are various laws concerning gravity, motion, etc. And those laws are mostly being credited to the one who had made some research, therefore coining the term ‘discovery’. And Avogadro’s Law is no exemption.   This law,…

Nowadays, there are many ways in order for troubled teens in order to get their ‘kicks’ or ‘high’. From sniffing shoe adhesives (Rugby) up to adding energy drinks to alcohol, another ‘trend’ is arising; Drinking Hand Sanitizers.   Drinking Hand Sanitizers, as it says, not only looks stupid; it also sounds insane. However, instances of…

Recently, edited photos of ‘burning ice’ swarm the Internet. Most of us think that it sure sounds ridiculous. However, making an ice catch fire is extremely easy to do.   What You Will Need Ice Cubes (must-have!) Ethanol Rubbing Alcohol (90% Isopropyl) Methanol (optional) Boric Acid (optional)   Directions Set the ice cubes in any…

The Ideal Gas is an instance wherein collisions between atoms or molecules are perfectly elastic but there are no intermolecular forces involved. You can visualize it rather as a collection of colliding balls but do not interact with each other in some way. Therefore, in such a gas, all the contained energy is in the…