Physical Science







Chemical Warfare Agents

Chemical warfare agents are defined in general as substances, of which direct contact with, causes injury or fatality. There are three different forms of chemical warfare agents, namely nerve agents, blistering agents and choking agents. Each of these chemical warfare…
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The Chemistry of Soap

Soap is a surface active agent referred to as a surfactant. All surfactants are molecules that contain both polar regions and non-polar regions. The polar regions are hydrophilic (“water loving”), while the non-polar regions are hydrophobic (“water fearing”) or lipophilic…
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