Organic Chemistry

A racemic mixture is a combination of organic compounds known as enantiomers. It is optically dormant due to the presence of equal amounts of non-super…

A homologous series in organic chemistry is a group of organic compounds [compounds that contain carbon (C) atoms] that diverge from each other by one…

The main sources of organic compounds are plant and animal kingdoms. Organic compounds are isolated from these two natural sources by solvent extraction followed by…

Definition  The modern definition of organic chemistry is — organic chemistry is the chemistry of compounds of carbon. So, the branch of chemistry which deals…

The main component of glass cleaner is isopropyl alcohol. Oil and grease are soluble in it. Detergent molecule has polar sulphate hydrophilic portion at one…

Cleaning mechanism of toilet cleaner. Caustic soda reacts with fat and oil and form glycerin and soap. Produced soap and liquid soap used in the…

Essential oil: Collecting the extract of roots, leaf, flower seeds from plant and important oils prepared from these extract. This oil is called essential oil…

Preservation process of the chemicals: (i) Benzoate: Sodium benzoate is used to preserve Jam, Jelly, carbonated beverage, fruit Juice and pickle. Its activity increases with…

Auto preservatives: Sonic substances produced in the food act as auto preservative for that substance. For example lactic acid & ethanol arc such type of…

Cream obtained from milk are heated about 950C to destroy the harmful enzyme and microorganism. This is called pasteurization process. The pasteurization process is based…