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Everyday Chemistry - Video: Fiery phosphorus

You know a match helps to light a fire but did you know phosphorus is the key element used in making match sticks? This video explains the chemical characteristics of phosphorus and why it is such a hot element.

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Everyday Chemistry - Why are fertilizers indispensible to gardening and agricultural practices?

Plants are also considered as living beings of nature just like humans, animals and other living stock. Just like how we humans need extra vitamin, calcium and other supplements apart from our normal intake of nutrition to stay healthy, plants need fertilizers to grow and stay healthy. In order for the plants to grow, they need a number of chemical elements. Let us find out how fertilizers work.

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Everyday Chemistry - Phosphorus: The Bringer of Light

Man invented fire ages ago and till date, fire is an indispensable aspect of our everyday life. Right from cooking to light, we use fire directly or indirectly. We use matchsticks for lighting the lamp and also for many other things. The matchsticks have phosphorus and let us now find out more about phosphorus...

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History & Future - Lighting up safely: the history of matches

History books tell us that Stone Age people would rub two pieces of flint very hard to produce a fire. Today we just strike a match, and it lights up immediately. Ever wondered how we came this far?

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History & Future - Fertilising a greener tomorrow

We know that too much carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is causing climate change. If we increased forest cover on land, we could reabsorb some of the CO2. But did you know the best solution is actually in the oceans?

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Famous Scientists - Irene Joliot-Curie Finds synthesis of new radioactive isotopes

Irene Joliot Curie found out the synthesis of new radioactive isotopes and was awarded for this discovery. Let us find out more about this famous chemist.

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