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Acids and Bases

The term acid is derived from the Latin word acidus meaning sour. Bases are bitter in taste. An acid is a substance that has the tendency to lose...

January 28, 2016

Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions

The chemical reactions which proceed with the evolution of heat energy are called exothermic reactions. Heat evolved is expressed in Joules (J) or kilo Joules (kJ). All combustion...

January 28, 2016

Factors Affecting Rate of Chemical Reactions

The rate of a chemical reaction is defined as the change in the concentration of the reactant or product per unit time. The Factors affecting the rate of...

January 28, 2016

Physical Change and Chemical Change Examples

In a physical change, substances don’t change; only their molecules are rearranged. No new substance is formed in a physical change. In Chemical Change, a chemical reaction takes...

January 28, 2016

Atomic Number, Mass Number, Atomic Mass, Molecular Mass and Mole

Atomic Number is the number of Protons in nucleus of an Atom. Mass number of an element is the number of nucleons viz.  Neutrons and Protons. The atomic...

January 28, 2016

States of Matter

Matter can exist in at least four fundamental states viz. solid, liquid, gas and plasma. There are other states also such as Bose–Einstein condensate, quark-gluon plasmas etc. which...

January 28, 2016

CERT-In inks cyber security agreements with 3 nations

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has signed cybersecurity agreement with its counterparts in Malaysia, Singapore and Japan. In this regard, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime...

January 28, 2016

GK & Current Affairs – January 27, 2016

1. Which of the following states has been celebrating the Red Panda Winter Festival 2016? [A]Nagaland [B]Meghalaya [C]Sikkim [D]Assam Answer: Sikkim The Red Panda Winter Festival 2016 was...

January 28, 2016

North Korea

North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a sovereign state in East Asia occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. It...

January 28, 2016

South Korea

South Korea, officially known as the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a sovereign state in East Asia occupying the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It shares a...

January 28, 2016

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