Esters are a family of compounds which can be formed as a result of the reaction between a carboxylic acid and an and alcohol. Here you will find out how the reaction is performed and how to draw and name the product.
compounds, elements or mixtures ?
Sun and air? Study the seaside image for a few seconds . Try to describe it: You might say that the image shows : A calm sea, clear blue sky, br...
Crude oil is a major source of raw material for the petrochemical industry.
Bee stings contain formic acid
Carboxylic acids can occur naturally : When alcohols are oxidised they can produce a type of acid known as a carboxylic acid. one example ...
Organic chemistry is concerned with the compounds of the element carbon. Here we introduce the basic principles of this huge topic.
volumetric glassware is used to measure accurately volumes of solutions
Concentration Noun :the action or power of focusing all one's attentiona close gathering of people or things.the relative amount of a particular...
2.23 Activity 3. Aluminium extraction Electrolysis is used to extract reactive metals from their ores. Aluminium is a good example of this....
Students should: 1.3 understand how the results of experiments involving the dilution of coloured solutionsand diffusion of gases can be expla...
1.34 understand that ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points because of strong electrostatic forces between oppositely charged ions1.35 ...
Finding the formula of a compound is important to chemists. We can often predict what the formula might be because we know something about the el...