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How is Titration Used in the Pharmaceutical Industry?

Titration is a process commonly used to quantify a substance in a solution. One of the more popular analytical techniques, you may remember performing titration experiments at school. But this simple process is precise enough to be used in a wide range of industrial applications. Most notably, titration is used in the pharmaceutical industry to manufacture products like medicines.What Does...

What Is Hallucination?

When talking about hallucination, we usually think of it as a visual experience as they involve seeing something that isn’t there. But a hallucination can actually involve any number of your five senses: it can be tactile, olfactory, gustatory, somatic, or a combination of these. While hallucinations are known to be triggered by chemicals or drugs that have hallucinogenic properties,...

What Chemicals Are In Heroin?

Heroin is one of the most addictive drugs in the world because of the euphoric effects it has. These are facilitated by the concoction of chemicals in heroin, including opium alkaloids like codeine, thebaine, and noscapine. Chemically, this drug is otherwise known as diacetylmorphine or diamorphine, the latter referring to medical grade heroin. Medical grade heroin, or diamorphine, is administered...

What Chemicals Are In Drugs?

Chemicals in drugs are everywhere. From medicines and vitamins to alcohol and coffee, drugs come in a lot of different disguises. Their uses range from medical treatments to recreational activities, but whatever they’re used for, their definition stays the same: drugs are substances that, when ingested or administered, have physiological effects on the body.Illicit drugs notoriously contain harmful chemicals,...

What Is A Hazardous Substance?

A hazardous substance is a chemical element, compound or mixture that has the potential to cause harm. Both inorganic or organic substances can be harmful. A substance is considered hazardous if it’s poisonous, noxious, toxic, corrosive, flammable, explosive or radioactive. These substances have the potential to not only harm humans and other organisms, but also to cause ecological imbalance.What...

10 of the Most Entertaining Science Experiments in 2021

For anyone with an interest in science that doesn’t have access to a lab, YouTube can be your best friend. Professional and amateur chemists all over the world post their science experiments on YouTube for viewers to be amazed and educated by.We’ve found some of the best science experiments on YouTube. Here you will find video chemistry experiments, demonstrations...

The Evolution of the Ampoule

An ampoule is a sealed vial – most commonly made of glass – used to contain a small amount of a product. Modern day ampoules are useful for protecting the contained product from airborne contaminates due to the hermetical sealing process they undergo.Hermetically-sealed ampoules were not developed until the 1890’s, but the lifespan of the ampoule began long before...

Why Do We Need Vitamins?

We need vitamins because many of our metabolic processes wouldn’t be possible without them. Vitamins act as coenzymes that facilitate various biochemical reactions in our cells, such as protein synthesis. For instance, vitamin C is crucial in the synthesis of collagen, which is a structural component of the skin, bones, and muscles. Deficiency in one or more vitamins can...

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