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Uses of Crucible Tongs

If you work in a lab, then crucible tongs are a must to protect you from nasty chemical burns. This article highlights the uses of crucible tongs and their safety parameters.

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Understanding the Octet Rule: Definition, Exceptions, and Importance

Noble gases have fully-filled valence orbits that make them most stable of all elements. As per chemistry principles, elements always have the urge to attain a stable configuration as that of noble gases. We’ll study an atom’s tendency of attaining a noble configuration which is termed as the ‘octet rule’.

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