Trends in Physical Properties of Group 17 Elements
During the period 1811-1886, the halogens were discovered. They are non-metallic elements such as: Fluorine (F), Chlorine (Cl), Bromine (Br), Iodine (I) and astatine (At)...
Trends in Physical Properties of Group 15 Elements
Group 15 of the modified long form periodic table consists of five elements: Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Arsenic (As), Antimony (Sb) and Bismuth (Bi). These...
Practical Applications of Coordination Compounds
Metal ions can complex with a variety of molecular species to form coordination compounds/ complex ions. These coordination compounds/complex ions differ appreciably from each other...
Applications of Adsorption
Many applications are based on the phenomenon of adsorption. Some important applications of adsorption are as follows: A) Applications of the Adsorption of Gases on...
Extraction of Metals (Metallurgy)
There are a number of steps involved in extraction of metals from its ores and is itself a science also. The science of extracting metals...
Trends in Physical Properties of Group 13 Elements
Group 13 of the long form of the periodic table consists of five elements: Boron (B), Aluminium (Al), Gallium (Ga), Indium (In) and Thallium (Tl)....
Order of Reaction
The reaction rates vary with the concentration of the reactants. The experimental results show that the reaction rates do not always show similar concentration-dependences. In...
Some Typical Electrodes (or Half-Cells)
A galvanic cell consists of two half-cells. In other words, a galvanic cell consists of two electrodes dipping into the same or two different electrolytes....
Hybridization involving s, p and d-Orbitals
The process of mixing of the atomic orbitals is called hybridization. There are different types of hybridization like sp2, sp3, sp, sp3d, sp3d2, sp3d, dsp2,d2sp3....
Prevention from Rusting
There are some common methods used from preventing the rusting of iron which are described here below: i) By surface coating Rusting of iron can...