Chemistry

Metals combine with other substances to form compounds. There is a diversity of metal compounds known. One can make an endless list of the compounds of the metals. In this chapter, we are going to concentrate our efforts on the…

Occurrence and Location of Metals in Tanzania Identify locations of important metal ores in Tanzania Most metals are found naturally as compounds called minerals. Rocks are made up of crystals of metals. An ore is a rock that contains enough of…

The Rate of Chemical Reactions Comparison between the Rates of Chemical Reactions Compare the rates of chemical reactions Chemical reactions take place at different rates. Some are fast whereas others are very slow. Let us consider the following reactions: These…

Ionic Theory To account for the phenomena of electrolysis the Ionic Theory was put forward by Arrhenius in 1880. The theory states that electrolytes are made up of ions, which are built up in certain patterns called crystal lattice. When…

Standard Volumetric Apparatus Explain the concept of volumetric analysis Volumetric analysis is a quantitative analysis involving the measurement of different solutions. These solutions are made to react completely and the completion of the reaction is indicated by certain substances called indicators.…