Chemists focus on the smallest particles of the substances concerned: the atoms and molecules. But what does a chemist do and what exactly does chemistry involve? When you think of chemistry, you quickly envision a clinical laboratory setting. People in long white coats bend over steaming glass measuring cups with their oversized goggles. Around them are large machines … Read more
Lab coats, experiments and complicated calculations… Physics and chemistry have quite a bit in common. Yet they are two completely different subjects. Read more about it in this blog. What is the difference between physics and chemistry? In this blog we take a good look at both subjects. We go deeper into the separate courses and also tell you … Read more
School exams, you know them by now. Those tests that officially count towards your diploma are often much harder in your exam year than before. Unlike the central final exam, school exams are not made by the government, but by your teacher. This is a new challenge for every teacher every year: what should you ask and how … Read more
Dewatering water is a versatile product. The applications of dewatering water are not known to everyone. In this blog we explain what you can use the water for. What exactly is dewatering water? Dewatering water consists mainly of water mixed with a small amount of oxalic acid. Oxalic acid is a relatively mild acid and is also known … Read more
Most people associate the smell of chlorine with a swimming pool. That is not surprising, because chlorine is used in almost all pools. Only you can do a lot more with chlorine. What exactly? I’ll explain that to you later in this blog. What exactly is chlorine? Chlorine is not a naturally occurring free substance. The substance is quite common … Read more
With the thick book “History of chemistry” the author takes the reader on an interesting journey through the fascinating history of chemistry through the ages. In addition to the very valuable and extremely instructive facts from the challenging field of Chemistry, the book features a thousand pictures of stamps. Each colorful stamp is related to a … Read more
There are two kinds of people in a lab: nerds who know exactly what they are doing and students who still wonder whether or not they can heat a plastic test tube over a burner. Do you belong to the latter group, or do you just want a higher grade for your practical? Then I have five … Read more
The month of May is already peeking around the corner and that only means one thing: final exams. Whether you’ve been blocking for weeks or it’s going to be last-minute work again, YakiBooki.com is happy to lend a hand. That is why we have collected super handy exam tips for each subject. Print them in your head and … Read more
According to a widely used chemistry textbook for 3 VWO, homeopaths can increase the potency of a medicine by diluting it strongly. This also allows them to prevent the drug from having harmful side effects, as is common with ‘allopathy’. In the November issue of the journal NVOX (2009), the publisher promised that such and other … Read more
Before you know it, the time has come: the exam period. Spending a few weeks for tough exams and then anxiously waiting to see if you passed. An exciting time! Of course, studying for exams isn’t the easiest thing to do , and that’s why I’ve figured out what can make it easier for you . Doesn’t matter its biology or chemistry, Good preparation is half … Read more