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Kathmandu University has become an important centre for science education and research in Nepal, with activity spanning chemistry, biotechnology, health…

Formaldehyde is a colourless, strong-smelling volatile organic compound (VOC) found in many indoor environments. It can be released from building materials,…

Column chromatography is one of the most useful separation methods in natural-products chemistry. It allows a complex plant, microbial, or marine extract to be…

Plants have long served as food, medicine, dyes, fragrances, and sources of cultural knowledge. Phytochemical analysis gives researchers a way to examine the…

Herbal medicines can contain useful plant compounds, yet they may also accumulate toxic elements from soil, irrigation water, fertilisers, processing…

Nepali pottery begins with an ordinary-looking material that is chemically complex. Clay collected from river plains, terraces, and weathered uplands contains…

When two aqueous solutions are mixed, dissolved ions may remain in solution, form a solid, or exist in equilibrium with a precipitate. Predicting which outcome…

A flame test is a simple qualitative analysis method used to identify certain metal ions by the characteristic colors they produce when heated. The technique…

Photocatalysis is changing how researchers think about pollution control, renewable energy, and sustainable chemical processes. By using light to activate a…

Soap is a familiar household material, yet its manufacture is a practical lesson in organic chemistry, intermolecular forces, acid–base reactions, and physical…