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Why are carbon and its compounds used as fuels for most applications?
Why are carbon and its compounds used as fuels for most applications?
- They do not produce any by-products upon burning
- They are completely non-toxic
- They release a large amount of energy upon combustion (correct)
- They are readily available in nature
What is the process of micelle formation when soap is added to water?
What is the process of micelle formation when soap is added to water?
- Formation of a chemical reaction between soap and water resulting in a new compound
- Aggregation of soap molecules to form spherical structures with hydrophobic tails inward and hydrophilic heads outward (correct)
- Conversion of soap into a gaseous state upon contact with water
- Separation of soap into individual molecules due to water interaction
What is hydrogenation?
What is hydrogenation?
- The addition of hydrogen to unsaturated compounds to make them saturated (correct)
- The conversion of hydrogen gas into a liquid state
- The process of combining hydrogen with oxygen to form water
- The removal of hydrogen from saturated compounds to make them unsaturated
What change will you observe if you test soap with litmus paper (red and blue)?
What change will you observe if you test soap with litmus paper (red and blue)?
Explain the mechanism of the cleaning action of soaps.
Explain the mechanism of the cleaning action of soaps.
Explain the formation of scum when hard water is treated with soap
Explain the formation of scum when hard water is treated with soap
How can ethanol and ethanoic acid be differentiated on the basis of their physical and chemical properties
How can ethanol and ethanoic acid be differentiated on the basis of their physical and chemical properties
What is an homologous series. Explain with an example
What is an homologous series. Explain with an example
Give a test that can be used to differentiate chemically between butter and cooking oil
Give a test that can be used to differentiate chemically between butter and cooking oil
Will a micelle be formed in other solvents such as ethanol also
Will a micelle be formed in other solvents such as ethanol also
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