The Contact process produces sulphuric acid: S + O₂ → SO₂; 2SO₂ + O₂ ⇌ 2SO₃ (V₂O₅ catalyst); SO₃ + H₂SO₄ → H₂S₂O₇ (oleum); H₂S₂O₇ + H₂O → 2H₂SO₄. Haber process for NH₃, Ostwald for HNO₃, Solvay for Na₂CO₃.
Explanation:
Natural soap molecules have straight-chain fatty acid salts that are easily broken down by microorganisms through β-oxidation. This makes them biodegradable. Some synthetic detergents with branched chains are non-biodegradable and cause pollution. Linearity allows enzymes to act. Aromatic and fluorinated compounds resist biodegradation.
Explanation:
Iodine-131 is a radioactive isotope used to treat thyroid disorders including goitre and cancer. Carbon-14 for dating, Cobalt-60 for cancer therapy, Uranium-235 as fuel in nuclear reactors. Non-radioactive isotopes are used as tracers. Goitre is often caused by iodine deficiency, but radioactive iodine can be used therapeutically.
Explanation:
Lavoisier is known for the law of conservation of mass, naming oxygen/hydrogen, and establishing chemistry as a quantitative science. Dalton proposed atomic theory; Mendeleev periodic table.
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