Carbon has many uses in our daily lives. Carbon constitutes 18 Due to the atomic structure silicon is an extremely important semiconductor. Silicon whose purity is less is used as a reducing agent in the metallurgy and as an alloying element in the brass, bronze, and aluminum. Silica is used in the various silicates. … 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

Equilibrium:Le Chatelier’s principle  Le Chatelier’s principle describes how a system atequilibrium reacts to changes (stresses) in system conditions. It states that if a system at equilibrium is disturbed by a change in temperature, pressure, or one of the components concentration, the system will transfer its equilibrium place to counteract the outcome of the disturbance. In … Read more