During a redox reaction, an oxidant oxidizes or removes electrons from other reactants. In addition to oxidant, oxidizer and oxidizing agent are also terms used to describe oxidants. Oxidants that contain oxygen are called oxygenation reagents or oxygen-atom transfer agents (OTs). How Oxidants Work One or more electrons are removed from another reactant by an … Read more
When salt and ice are mixed, some interesting science occurs. It’s common practice to use salt to melt ice on roads and walkways, but if you compare the melting of ice cubes in fresh water and salt water, you’ll find that the saline water actually melts more slowly and the temperature drops. Why is this … Read more
The combining of these three gas laws is called the combined gas law. Gas at room temperature has an absolute pressure of 1 bar. When Avogadro’s law is added to the combined gas law, the ideal gas law results. It’s a shame that we can’t pin the discovery of the combined gas law on any … Read more
It takes a lot of time to create a scientific project, even an elementary one. Lab reports require experimenting and evaluation; hence these projects can be considered scientific too. Each student knows that creating lab reports is a very challenging process. And being assigned a lab report on a complicated discipline like chemistry often becomes … Read more