Amount of a specified pure product actually obtained from a given reaction. Compare with Theoretical Yield.
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Calorie
The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water from 14.5°C to 15.5°C. 1 calorie = 4.184 joules.
Positron
A Nuclear particle with the mass of an electron but opposite charge.
Isotopes
Two or more forms of atoms of the same element with different masses, atoms containing the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.
Acyl Group
Compound derived from a carbonic acid by replacing the --OH group with a halogen (X), usually --Cl, general formula is O R--C--X.
Percentage Ionization
The percentage of the weak electrolyte that ionizes in a solution of given concentration.
xylan
The pentosan occurring in woody tissue that hydrolyzes to xylose: used as a source of furfural.
Amphiprotism
Ability of a substance to exhibit amphiprotism by accepting donated protons.
Deposition
The direct solidification of a vapor by cooling, the reverse of sublimation.
Stoichiometry
Description of the quantitative relationships among elements and compounds as they undergo chemical changes.
Lewis Acid
Any species that can accept a share in an electron pair.
