13 May Chemistry in your kitchen

Chemistry deals with the essentials chemicals that are present in our surrounding and has a lot of influence on our lives. Even in our kitchen, we use Chemistry without even being aware. The above article will make you aware of the presence of Chemistry in our surroundings.

Chemistry is basically the study of everyday chemicals that are very much present around us and available, and that which can be applied in real life. It is very important that children are aware of day-to-day activities which involve chemistry. This will boost their interest in the subject as they will be able to understand the theory practically. Thus, in chemistry tuition offered by us we make sure, the kids study the subject from everyday actions.

The chemicals can be applied in many ways like in the kitchen. Did you know the kitchen is the ideal lab where people can experience various chemical reactions and even study them?They need not do anything special. They can simply do what they do in the kitchen every day and still observe the chemical reactions that occur.

A simple task like the boiling of water is a chemical reaction. We all know that water boils at 100 degrees Centigrade. When we boil water every day, we can observe this.

Tamarind is a simple ingredient used in cooking in several dishes. It gives that extra tangy taste that you are looking for. However, when you cook or store tamarind in an aluminum container, it releases certain types of chemicals into foods. When you learn about this, you would avoid cooking tamarind based substances in aluminum vessels or storing tamarind in an aluminum container. A saturation point is when the water cannot dissolve any more sugar or salt. This is why food ends up tasting very salty or sweet as it can take in no sugar or salt.

Checking the temperature when we feel feverish using a thermometer is a simple chemical process we do sometimes. The mercury in the thermometer rises if the body temperature is high. When we touch certain chemicals like chlorine we can burn the skin. This is because of the chemical properties of these chemicals that are causing this burning sensation.

Chemistry comes in use for killing pests and rodents at home. When we use naphthalene balls at home we are using a product of chemistry. Many of us use pickling as a method to preserve vegetables. Pickling is a simple chemical process that involves the process of osmosis.

More such interesting facts can be studied daily once you enroll in our chemistry tuition classes.

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