A measure of the net energy of stabilization gained by a metal ion's nonbonding d electrons as a result of complex formation.
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Chemistry of the sky
Chemistry can teach us about the composition of celestial bodies and determine their age.
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What are Compound Microscopes?
Most of the microscopes used today are compound. A compound microscope features two or more lenses. A hollow cylinder called the tube connects the two lenses. The top lens, the one people look through, is called the eyepiece. The bottom lens is known as the objective lens. Below the two lenses is...
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Harmful Chemicals Found In Food
It's getting close to New Years and many people are starting to think about how to lose those extra pounds they managed to gain over the holidays. There are many sorts of diets and fads that have developed over the years from cutting carbs to cutting protein. Everyone has their own opinion as to...
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Varieties of garnet minerals
The most famous type of garnet stone is pyrope (flaming). This is the "oldest of garnets", with a dense red color, similar to the grain of an edible garnet. Pyrope has a variety called rhodolite - a stone of dense pink or pink-purple color, which sometimes has the alexandrite effect and is used in...
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Chemical Safety
People use chemicals every day for a wide array of purposes, which can include work and house hold duties. Many of us fail to realize that we are actually handling potentially deadly chemicals when we simply clean the bathroom or wash the car. This brings to mind the reason why chemical safety is...
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Periodic Table
An arrangement of elements in order of increasing atomic numbers that also emphasizes periodicity.
Amphoterism
The ability to react with both acids and bases.Ability of substance to act as either an acid or a base.
Homonuclear
Consisting of only one element.
Alkaline Earth Metals
Group IIA metals
Electron Deficient Compounds
Compounds that contain at least one atom (other than H) that shares fewer than eight electrons.
Saccharide
An organic compound containing a sugar or sugars.
Valence Bond Theory
Assumes that covalent bonds are formed when atomic orbitals on different atoms overlap and the electrons are shared.
Octane Number
A number that indicates how smoothly a gasoline burns.
Compound
A substance of two or more elements in fixed proportions. Compounds can be decomposed into their constituent elements.
xenon
A heavy, colorless, chemically inactive, monatomic gaseous element used for filling radio, television, and luminescent tubes. Symbol: Xe, at. wt.: 131.30, at. no.: 54.
