Chemical Reactions including free radical mechanism of halogenation. Alkyl halide (halo alkane) is formed by the replacement of hydrogen atom in a hydrocarbon, by halogen atom. It contain halogen atom attached to the carbon atom of an alkyl group which is sp3 hybridised. Alkanes are generally non-reactive when it comes to acids, bases, oxidising and … Read more
Carbon has many uses in our daily lives. Carbon constitutes 18% to the human body as Proteins, glucose, sugar all are made up of carbon. It is an important constituent of carbohydrates. Diamond is an important compound of carbon and it is used in the jewelry and for industrial purposes. Carbon has the hardest … Read more
Physical Properties of Group 14 Elements This group consists of carbon, silicon, germanium, tin, and lead. The outer electronic configuration of the elements of this group is ns2 np2 whereas n is variable and it varies from 2 to 6. The elements of this group exhibit the covalent oxidation state of +4. Carbon is … Read more
Alkenes are organic compounds which contains double bonds in their chemical structure. They are also known as olefins interchangeably. They are class of unsaturated hydrocarbons that contains carbon and hydrogen atoms and have one or more carbon-carbon double bonds in its chemical structure. The unsaturation of Alkenes is credited of the presence of one or … Read more
The allotropes are different form of same element. It results due to the different bonding arrangements and the allotropes of the same elements have different chemical and physical properties. In the group of the carbon family, only the allotropes of carbon and Tin exist under normal conditions. There are several allotropes of carbon or many … Read more
The alkanes are the hydrocarbons that are completely saturated and exist in the acyclic or cyclic type of structures. Generally, all the compounds ending with ane are known as alkanes. The physical properties of alkanes very for a different number of carbon atoms present in the parent chain or the cyclic compound. Alkanes are … Read more
Isomerism of Alkanes is the property exhibited by the alkanes. It is depicted when the molecular formula of the compound is the same but there are structural differences. Due to this phenomenonhabited by the compounds the chemical properties if the compound also shown differences.Isomerism is shown by a number of compounds. Generally, the isomers coexist … Read more
Equilibrium: Degree of ionization Degree of ionization refers to the strength of an acid or base to form ions in solution. While strong acids/base completely ionize in solution, weak acids/base ionize partially. Likewise, in a weak acid dynamic equilibrium is established between compounds where the chemical equilibrium constant can be expressed. Recall that strong acids … Read more
Equilibrium: Strong and weak electrolytes In a solution, a solute is a substance that dissolves in a solvent. Generally, the component present in the greatest quantity is the solvent. Water is the most common solvent because of its ability to dissolve almost any substance over time. When a solid dissolves into a liquid solvent such … Read more
Equilibrium:Ionic equilibrium-ionization of acids and bases Numerous equilibria involve only ionic exchange. The ionic exchange allows some chemical substance to behave as electrolytes that can conduct electricity through the movement of ions. Solution with weak electrolytes generates an ionic equilibrium of acid and base exchange. Figure : Common uses of electrolytes – acids and bases … Read more