Different forms of the same element in the same physical state.
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xylose
A colorless, crystalline pentose sugar, C5H10O5, derived from xylan, straw, corncobs, etc., by treating with heated dilute sulfuric acid, and dehydrating to furfural if stronger acid is used.
Dispersed Phase
The solute-like species in a colloid.
van der Waals' Equation
An equation of state that extends the ideal gas law to real gases by inclusion of two empirically determined parameters, which are different for different gases.
Dumas Method
A method used to determine the molecular weights of volatile liquids.
Molarity
Number of moles of solute per litre of solution.
Basic Salt
A salt containing an ionizable OH group.
Optical Isomers
Stereoisomers that differ only by being nonsuperimposable mirror images of each other, like right and left hands, also called enantiomers.
Nickel-cadmium cell (Nicad battery)
A dry cell in which the anode is Cd, the cathode is NiO2, and the electrolyte is basic.
Combination Reaction
Reaction in which two substances (elements or compounds) combine to form one compound.
Inert s-pair Effect
Characteristic of the post-transition minerals, tendency of the outermost s electrons to remain nonionized or un shared in compounds.
