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The surprising uses of sodium carbonate (soda ash)

Mehrnaz Aflatoon2024-04-09T15:06:03+04:30

History
Sodium carbonate, also referred to as washing soda, soda ash, and soda crystals, is a mineral compound with various hydrated structures. All variations of this compound consist of white, odorless salts that readily dissolve in water, resulting in moderately alkaline solutions. In the past, this substance was obtained by extracting it from the ashes of plants cultivated in soils abundant in sodium. For thousands of years, humans have been familiar with and utilized soda ash. In ancient times, the […]

Dive into Urea: Applications Revealed

Mehrnaz Aflatoon2024-04-14T15:30:47+04:30

The History of Urea
The history of urea dates back to 1727 when a Dutch scientist named Herman Boerhaave first discovered it in urine. However, credit for the discovery is often attributed to the French
chemist Hillaire Rouelle. It was not until 1828 that Friedrich Wohler, a German chemist, artificially synthesized urea through the treatment of silver cyanate.
This groundbreaking achievement marked the first time an organic compound had been created artificially from inorganic components, without the involvement of living organisms. The […]