Abstract: A simple and cost-effective bench-top gas generator for its use in the laboratory classes is designed and fabricated. The set-up is meant for generation of hydrogen sulfide gas and is in use by the students at the chemistry laboratory of our college for the past eight years. However, other gases like carbon dioxide, hydrogen and acetylene can also be produced using the same set-up. This article describes the design and fabrication of the bench-top set up with special reference to generation of hydrogen sulfide gas. The new set-up is easy to use and requires few chemicals.

Abstract: The strength of an acid is generally discussed as a unique feature of the acid itself according to its chemical structure. Strong acids have a lower pK_a value, and weak acids have a higher one. In the classrooms of high schools and universities, we sometimes use the technical terms “strong acid” and “weak acid”. However, there are some acids for which it is very difficult to say, from their pK_a values, whether they are strong or weak. This research addresses the distinction between strong acids and weak acids, in a restricted initial concentration of acids, to provide a clear distinction between strong acids and weak acids.

Abstract: Toxics metals have been excessively released into the environment due to rapid industrialization and have created a major global concern. Cadmium, zinc, copper, nickel, lead, mercury and chromium are often detected in industrial wastewaters. Various methods available in literature but due economical point view are facing difficulties to be adopted. Some alternative methods like adsorption material bagasse, rice husk, wheat husk sawdust etc, are more popular due to efficiency as well as cost of treatment. In present study bagasse from sugarcane industry were used to remove the toxic metal from waste. Batch studies were performed to evaluate the adsorption process, and it was found that the bagasse was found to adsorb 96.4% of Cadmium (II) and 93.8% of iron (II). The rate of adsorption follows pseudo-second-order kinetics before attaining equilibrium. The desorption studies suggested that the desorption of Cadmium (II) and iron (II) was the most difficult and the desorption was zero. This work proved that bagasse can be used as an efficient adsorbent material for removal of heavy metals from water and wastewater.

Abstract: Prediction of number of π-bonds, σ-bonds, single and triple bonds of aliphatic unsaturated open chain and cycloalkynes is a vitally important tool for students of chemistry at undergraduate and graduate level for solving different kinds of problems regarding different chemical reactions. In this manuscript, we try to present a simple and innovative method for easy calculation of number of π-bonds, σ-bonds, single and triple bonds with the help of completely 8 (eight) new formulae.

Abstract: The textbook followed by freshmen engineering students (at least in reputed universities of India), is “Elements of Physical Chemistry,” by Peter Atkins and Julio de Paula. Considerable amount of chemical kinetics is dealt in this book, but negative order and fractional orders, which are fundamental for the complete comprehension of chemical kinetics, are not dealt conceptually in this book. The same is the case with other standard text books meant for freshmen undergraduate students. Many a time, even after grappling with complex problems in accounting of rate laws, students do not understand the precise conceptual meaning of these terms. The conspicuous absence of conceptual explanations of these terms in the freshmen text books has prompted us to write this article. The authors are of the opinion that, after going through this article one would definitely feel that, this article is a silver bullet for the conceptual comprehension of the terms negative order and fractional orders in the field of chemical kinetics.