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Propane vs Butane Propane and Butane are names of gases that have many similarities and serve similar purposes. Both are household names today they are used as a fuel for industrial as well as residential purposes. Both are byproducts of petroleum but have different chemical structures and have different features.... 

HPLC vs UPLC HPLC and UPLC are both Liquid Chromatography used in separating the components of a compound. To know the difference between HPLC and UPLC, we first need to know what HPLC is. This is because UPLC is a special version of HPLC and can be easily understood if we know what HPLC is. For starters, HPLC... 

Alloy vs Aluminum Aluminum is a metallic element with a silvery white appearance that is found in abundance in earth’s crust. Though making up almost 8% of the earth’s crust, it does not occur naturally as a free metal as it is too reactive chemically. It is found in more than 270 minerals. Its main ore is... 

Electronegativity vs Electron Affinity Electronegativity and electron affinity are two concepts that are often encountered by students when understanding bonding of two atoms to make a molecule. Though very similar, there are differences in the two terms that need to be highlighted. Electronegativity is the property... 

Saturated Liquid vs Compressed Liquid Saturation and compression are important physical properties of any liquid. As compared to solids, the inter-molecular spaces in liquids are large which implies that they can be compressed by applying pressure. On the other hand saturation refers to a point when no more solute... 

Atoms vs Elements Anything that we see and feel around us is called matter. This matter, consisting of both human beings and animals, along with plants and non living things such as water and rocks, is made up of very small particles that are considered to be building blocks of a matter. All matter, whether solid,... 

Ammonium Nitrate vs Ammonium Sulphate Ammonium nitrate and ammonium Sulphate are two salts of ammonia that are widely used for various purposes. Ammonium nitrate is also used as an ingredient in explosives but its main use is in agriculture as a fertilizer. Ammonium Sulphate is also an inorganic salt of ammonia.... 

Ammonia vs Ammonium Hydroxide Ammonia and ammonium hydroxide have many uses for us. We all know that ammonia is a pungent smelling gas with a chemical formula NH3. When it comes in contact with water, what we get is ammonium hydroxide which is represented with the following chemical equation. NH3 + H2O —>... 

Alpha vs Beta Decay Alpha decay and Beta decay are two types of the radioactive decaying. The third type is gamma decay. All matter is made up of atoms that are made up of electrons, protons and neutrons. Protons and neutrons reside inside a nucleus while electrons revolve in orbits around the nucleus. While... 

Sodium Carbonate vs Sodium Bicarbonate Sodium Carbonate and Sodium Bicarbonate are two sodium salts that are commonly in many products we use at in homes. Sodium is a metallic element represented by the symbol Na. It is a soft, white in color, reactive metal that is not found naturally and is mostly found in... 

Magnesium vs Magnesium Oxide Magnesium and magnesium oxide are found naturally on earth  and magnesium oxide is a compound of magnesium. Magnesium is a naturally occurring element and is eighth most abundantly found element on earth’ crust. It is represented by the symbol Mg and has an atomic number of 12.... 

Calcium Carbonate vs Calcium Citrate Calcium Carbonate and Calcium Citrate are two important calcium compounds. Calcium is a naturally occurring element with an atomic number of 20. It is represented by the symbol Ca. It is found in abundance in earth’s crust and is fifth most abundant by mass. It is also found... 

Carbon vs Graphite Carbon and graphite are both carbon where graphite is an  allotrope of carbon and the most stable form of carbon. Carbon is a non metal known to mankind since time immemorial. Human beings have been making use of different forms of carbon, also called its allotropes, such as charcoal, graphite... 

Molecule vs Atom All matter in the world is made up of atoms and molecules hence they can be considered to be the building blocks of everything in this planet, including us. In layman’s terms, it can be said that the most basic and also the smallest unit of any element is atom. This atom has all the properties... 

Iodine vs Potassium Iodide Iodine and Potassium Iodide are essential element and compound respectively. Iodine is classified as halogen in periodic table, represented by the symbol I and has the atomic number 53. Like all other halogens it is found in diatomic. Iodine is one of the most powerful disinfectants.... 

Nuclear Reactor vs Nuclear Bomb Nuclear Reactor and Nuclear Bomb, both remind us immediately of the disasters in Japan. Nuclear reactors have come into news because of the explosion at some of the nuclear plants in Fukushima Power Station owned by Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) in Japan in the aftermath...