Question 1: Write on the relevance of Natural Products Chemistry to the pharmaceutical industries across theglobe.(8 marks)Organic chemists prefer the hybridization theory while Inorganic and physical chemists prefer themolecular orbital theory. Discuss(7 marks)The oxides of alkaline earth’s metals are commonly obtained by heating their carbonates. Whentreated with water, a process known as slaking, they are converted to hydroxides. If the cost of slake-lime is #75/kg, estimate the cost of slake-lime produced on heating 100kg of lime-stone. (15 marks)
