Does the cation or anion of an ionic salt determine the color? Why? Which elements in the periodic table are colored and which ones are colorless? Which groups? What would the valance shell...
Bought a small pack on Friday for ?2.00 decided to treat myself even though they were I thought expensive. Took one of them and it was stinking - through the rest out. I was looking for sweetness like...
I have just tried to melt a bar of milk chocolate, I put it into a bowl over a pan of hot water, but it has not melted, it's just gone crumbly. What's going on?
Can I move an ISA from one bank to another and still "enjoy" ISA terms and conditions in the second bank. If it is possible, is the transfer easy i.e. can my present bank delay its transfer?
The Bank of England has just cut the rate of interest down to 1%. Mortgage lenders are expected to follow suit. This is supposed to make credit easier to get, and so the "system" will get back to...
Im fourteen. I have theses red and white patches on my arms. They dont itch. When i scratch them they kinda flake like dandruff. They look somewhat and feel like goosebumps. They never burn or...
The following was developed as a mental age assessment by the School of Psychiatry at Harvard University. Take your time and see if you can read each line aloud without a mistake. The average person...
"doctor doctor i have 3 fannys" "Nope no way not possible" he says So the doctor has a look,and sure enough the hooker has 3 fannys,all in a row ... he tells her " im going to sew the two outer ones...
Can somebody tell me what is the correct UK English spelling of Dispatch is? My friend says it is Despatch and they are both in the dictionary. Why why why?
There is a great deal of information about elements in the periodic table but most of it compares one element with another to obtain the data . However I haven't been able to find out how the first...
This may be the wrong forum, but here goes. Why can't you sharpen a coloured pencil with a pencil sharpener? I remember seeing a box of coloured pencils years ago that warned against trying it. If you...
I just bought a new hot water bottle (for my wife - she feels the cold more than I do). On the bag it says "Do not fill [with] water from the domestic hot water system as this can prematurely degrade...
If 0 is an infinite number (and I am having problems understanding this, because I think zero is absolute ie nothing:) then is 3 divided by zero not a larger number than 2 divided by zero (or is that...
I was recently offered a good deal to go back to BT for phone calls and broadband. I am presently with Tiscali. When I called Tiscali to get my MAC, I asked about changes to my email. BT had said...
Hi hope someone out there can help please. My 11 year old daughter for her homework has to write how to seperate salt from water but at the end there must be a bowl of water and a bowl of salt. The...
Is there a scientific reason why there are 60 seconds in a minute,60 minutes in 1 hour.Who decided that we would divide one revolution of the earth into hours, minutes , seconds? Why did we need to...
We have had a birdbox on a cherry tree in our garden for several years. The hole at the front was originally about 2.5 - 3 cm in diameter. We were told it was the right size for tits, and we have had...