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Some Important Alloys Some Important Alloys Name ––– Composition ––– Use Brass  ––– Cu ((60 to 80%),  Zn (40 to 20%) ––– For making household utensils   Broze ––– Cu...

Chemical Names of Common Compounds Chemical Names of Common Compounds  Comp.Name  –– Chemical Name –– Chemical Formulae Dry Ice ––– Solid Carbon dioxide ––– Co2 Slaked Lime ––– Calcium...

Common Bodily Disorder Common Bodily Disorder Allergy: A special reaction to a certain substance such as pollen or certain foods (causing sneezing, skin rashes, etc). Allergy...

Human Diseases and Affected Body Parts Human Diseases and Affected Body Parts Disease –––Affected body part  AIDS––Immune System of the body  Arthritis––Joints  Asthma––Bronchial muscles  Cataract––Eyes  Diabetes ––Pancreas and blood  Dermatitis––Skin  Diptheria ––Throat  Eczema––Skin  Glaucoma––Eyes  Goitre––Thyroid  Hepatitis––Liver  Jaundice ––Liver  Malaria ––Spleen Meningitis––Spinal...

Common Drugs and Their Uses Common Drugs and Their Uses Anaesthetics: Drugs that block sensory nerves and make the patient fully unconscious to prevent him from feeling...

Scientific Invention Scientific Invention Invention ––Inventor–––Year Adding Machine––Blaise Pascal––1642  Aeroplane––Wright Brothers ––1903  Air Conditioning ––Willies Carrier––1911   Antiseptic ––Dr. Joseph Lister––1867  Aspirin ––Dr. Felix Hoffman––1899  Atom Bomb––Julius Robert Oppenheimer––1945  Automobile ––Karl Benz––1855  Automobile (steam)––Nicolas Cugnot––1769  Ballon––Jacques...

Scientific Discoveries Discovery––– Discoverer––Year San Salvador (Watling Island)––C. Columbus––1492  The Bahamas, Cuba and Haiti, Mainland ––Columbus––1498 Magellan Strait––Ferdinand Magellan ––1519-22   Canada––Jacques Cartier ––1534-36  Australia ––William Janszoon––1606  Bacteria––Anton Von Leeuwenhoek––1683  Sailed around...

Medical Discoveries and Inventions Medical Discoveries and Inventions Invention–––– Inventor–––– Year Antirabies Cure––Louis Pasteur ((France)––1882  Anti-Polio Vaccine––Jonas E. Salk (USA)––1955  Antiseptic Surgery––Joseph Lister––1867  Bacteria ––Anton Von Leeuwenhoek (Netherlands)––1600 Blood Circulation ––Hervey––1628  Blood...

Basic Facts About India Basic Facts About India Capital: New Delhi National Flag: Horizontal tricolor of deep saffron at the top, white in the middle and dark green...

States of India States of India (1) Andhra Pradesh, (2) Arunachal Pradesh, (3) Assam, (4) Bihar, (5) Chhattisgarh, (6) Goa, (7) Gujarat, (8) Haryana, (9) Himachal...