Diethyl ether is a colourless, highly volatile and flammable organic liquid compound. It is also called as ethoxy ethane, ethyl ether, sulphuric ether or simply ether. Basically ethers contain an oxygen atom connected to two alkyl or aryl groups. The general formula of ether group is R-O-R' . Ethers are typical in organic and biochemistry,... Continue Reading →
Radio carbon dating
What is radiocarbon dating? It is the method to find the age of the organic material with the help of the radioactive carbon present in them. What is the difference between radioactive carbon and the normal carbon? The radioactive carbon usually has the atomic weight of 14 and unstable in nature unlike the normal... Continue Reading →
A revolutionary material in your pencil box: Graphene
Graphene is an allotrope of carbon. It is composed of sheets of carbon atoms in a hexagonal array . Graphene is only one atom thick and is synthesized from graphite,which is the primary material used in the leads of a pencil. What makes it revolutionary ? It is thinnest and strongest material man his found... Continue Reading →