A match is a tool for starting a fire. Typically, modern matches are made of small wooden sticks. There’s the wooden type, which are packaged in boxes. And there are paper matches, which are clustered in rows stapled into matchbooks. A match is a small stick of […]
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The history of paper dates back to the history of human culture and civilization. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans used a different kind of paper called `papyrus’. Today’s kind of paper was first developed and used by China and spread to other countries. Growth of human […]
Read more →Maize (Zea mays, L.) is a staple food of great socio-economic importance in the Sub-Saharan Africa of which Nigeria is inclusive with per capital kg/year of 40. Nigeria has an annual maize production in excess of 7 million metric tons. In terms of volume produced, maize is […]
Read more →Ethanol (ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, ETOH) is a clear, colorless liquid with a characteristic, agreeable odor. In dilute aqueous solution, it has a somewhat sweet flavor, but in more concentrated solutions it has a burning taste. Ethanol, CH3CH2OH, is an alcohol, a group of chemical compounds whose […]
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