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Formic acid

Formic acid: properties, harm and benefit, application.

Formic, or, in scientific terms, methanoic acid is a saturated monovalent carboxylic acid belonging to the monovalent group of carboxylic acids. Under normal conditions, without temperature exposure, the acid in question is a colorless liquid with an unpleasant odor, characterized by excellent solubility in glycerin, methylbenzene, vinegar and benzene. In addition, it can react with diethyl ether, ethanol and ordinary water.Read More »Formic acid: properties, harm and benefit, application.

Ancient Egypt. History

Ancient Egypt

The term “Egypt” (Aigyptos) comes from the Phoenician “Hikupta” – a distorted Egyptian “Hatkapta” (“Temple of Ptah”), the name of the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis. The Egyptians themselves called their country “Kemet” (“Black Land”) according to the color of the black earth soil in the Nile Valley, as opposed to “Red Land” (desert).Read More »Ancient Egypt