Refers to the separation of charge between two covalently bonded atoms.
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Law of Conservation of Matter and Energy
The total amount of matter and energy available in the universe is fixed.
Designated area
An area that may be used for work with carcinogens, reproductive toxins, or substances that have a high degree of acute toxicity. A designated area may be the entire laboratory, an area of a laboratory, or a device such as a laboratory hood.
Chemistry of the sky
Chemistry can teach us about the composition of celestial bodies and determine their age.
Monoprotic Acid
Acid that can form only one hydronium ion per molecule, may be strong or weak. Acid that contains one ionizable hydrogen atom per formula unit.
Kinetic-molecular Theory
A theory, that attempts to explain macroscopic observations on gases in microscopic observations on gases in microscopic observations on gases in microscopic or molecular terms.
Molecular Weight
The mass of one molecule of a nonionic substance in atomic mass units.
Complex Ions
Ions resulting from the formation of coordinate covalent bonds between simple ions and other ions or molecules.
Electromagnetic Radiation
Energy that is propagated by means of electric and magnetic fields that oscillate in directions perpendicular to the direction of travel of the energy.
Domain
A cluster of atoms in a ferromagnetic substance, all of which align in the same direction in the presence of an external magnetic field.
Nonelectrolyte
A substance whose aqueous solutions do not conduct electricity.
