The empirical formula is the simplest formula of a compound which gives the simplest whole-number ratio of atoms of the combining elements. Example is the formula of the compound benzene. The molecular formula of benzene is C6H6. This can be written in its simplest form as CH. Thus CH is the empirical formula of benzene.…
The Concept of Atom and Molecule
Matter is made up of discrete particles namely, atoms, molecules and ions. AtomAn atom is the smallest particle of an element which can take part in a chemical reaction. Examples are C, O and H. MoleculeA molecule is the smallest part of a substance that can exist independently. It is formed by a chemical combination…
Particulate Nature of Matter
– Matter is made up of discrete particles namely atoms, molecules and ions. – Atom is the smallest particle of an element that can take part in a chemical reaction. – A molecule is the smallest part of a substance that can exist independently. – Atoms are composed of protons, neutrons and electrons. – Electrons…
Laws of Conservation of Matter, Constant Proportion and Multiple Proportion
Early history of chemistry was marked by incorrect theories about what occurred during chemical reactions. It had long been observed, for instance, that when wood burnt, the resulting ash was very light and fluffy. These types of observations then led to the conclusion that ‘something’, which German chemists, Becher and Stahl called phlogiston, was lost…
Herbal Remedy to Loose Weight
Method 1 – Regulate your feeding habit, eat much vegetable and consume much fruit. Method 2 – Get 7 lime orange- Squeeze out its juice and mix with pure honey- Add little quantity of water dosages Dosage- 1 glass daily. READ MORE
Herbal Remedy for Typhoid Fever
Method – Boil some Aleovera leaves with unripe pineapple and 3 lumps of garlic Dosage- Take 1 glass 3 times daily for 5 days. READ MORE
Herbal Remedy for Spewing (Vomiting)
Method – Squeeze scent leaves in water and drink regularly until symptom stops. READ MORE
Herbal Way to Kill Rats (Rodents)
Method – Get a handful of pumpkin’s roots- A handful of crayfish- Grind and dry these roots together with the crayfish- Use it as rat Poison Note- It is also harmful to human READ MORE
Herbal Remedy for Small Pox
Rub pure honey on the affected area, the rashes will soon dry up while new formation will be impeded. READ MORE
Herbal Remedy for Swollen and Bleeding Tooth Gum
Method – Boil and drink lemon grass regularly.- Wash your mouth always with the juice. READ MORE
Herbal Remedy for Poison
To neutralize any poison (if you have been poisoned) – Grind 7 bitter kola- Add 5 Spoons of undiluted honey- Add a tin of milk- Drink it all at a time and you will vomit the poison READ MORE
Herbal Remedy for Body Odour
Method – Get some leaves of Cassia alata plant- Grind the leaves and with it with Palm Kennel oil- Rub daily until it vanishes the odour Note- Shave armpit and private part hairs and- Bath at least 2 times daily when applying this syrup READ MORE
Herbal Remedy for Wet Bed
Method – Take 2 spoonful of honey 3 times daily until symptom stops. READ MORE
Herbal Remedy for Rashes on Private Parts
Method – A handful of bitter leaves and scent leaves- Squeeze both and rub it on the affected area.- Drink the juice from the herbs. Dosage-Take 1 glass 3 times daily – Rashes will certainly clear within a few days. READ MORE
Herbal Remedy for Weak Erection of the Phallus
Method – Get 3 matured onions- Steam the Onions and allow to cool- Squeeze out juice from the steamed onions- Add undiluted honey- Steam again- Allow it to cool Dosage- Take 1 spoonful 3 times daily for 7 days Note- While doing this abstain from sex within the period. READ MORE
Herbal Remedy for Menstrual Irregularity
Make a tea infusion of mistletoe leaves through these periods. Dosage – Take a glass 3 times daily until symptom vanish. READ MORE
Action of Running Water
Running water is in fact the most prominent agent in the sculpturing of the earth’s surface except in the arid or frozen lands. A river is running water, and refers to a mass of water flowing over the land surface from its source and empties usually into the seas, lakes, swamps or depressions. Whenever rain…
Action of Waves
Some of us must have seen in real life, books or in films that the ocean is often not stable. Sometimes, a feature that looks like a ridge on the surface of the sea or ocean and in forward motion is seen. This ridge or swell is called a wave. It is the rise and…
Classification of Climate
The climate over a given location is usually the combination of all the climatic elements in a somewhat unique manner determined by the interplay of climatic controls and processes. As a result, there is a wide variety of climate or climatic types prevailing over the earth’s surface. To facilitate the mapping of climate or climatic…
Major Climatic Types
This classification is more or less a synthesis of all the climatic classifications designed so far. The types are: i. Hot climatesii. Temperate climatesiii. Cold climatesiv. Desert climates Hot ClimatesGrouped under the hot climates are the equatorial and tropical hot climates. This group is a zone which goes beyond the tropics. Much consists of ocean,…
