Difference between Soaps and Detergents

Soaps Detergents Soaps are sodium salts of long chain fatty acids Detergents are sodium salts of sulfonic acids. The ionic part of a soap is -COO- Na+ The ionic part in a detergent is -SO3 – Na+ They are biodegradable Some ..

Difference between Metals and Non-Metals

The following table differentiates between metals and non metals with their general properties. Metals Non Metals Except mercury, all metals all solids at room temperature Non-metals can be solids, liquids or gases. For example bromine is a liquid. Metals are ..

List of Chemical Names of Common Compounds

Common Name Chemical Name Alum Ammonium aluminium sulphate Aspirin Acetyl salicyclic acid Battery acid or oil of vitriol Sulphuric acid Blue vitriol Copper sulphate Baking soda Sodium bicarbonate Bleaching powder Calcium chlorohypochlorite Borax Sodium tetraborate Butter of tin Stanic chloride ..

Wavelengths of Vibgyor Colors

The colours of the spectrum of white light are violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red (VIBGYOR). The white light is a mixture of different colours. Each colour is associated with light of a particular wavelength. Red light has ..

Specific Heat Capacity of some common materials

Specific heat capacity, often simply called specific heat, is a measure of the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a substance by a certain amount. It is typically expressed in units of joules per gram per ..

Viscosity of some common fluids by Poise

The values of coefficient of viscosity are different for different liquids as shown in the below table: [table id=19 /]