A substance whose aqueous solutions conduct electricity.
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Chemical Safety
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Interesting facts about metals
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Features of the Scanning Tunneling Microscope
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Carbanion
An organic ion carrying a negative charge on a carbon atom.
Do you know: some mosquitoes bite people because of their clothes
If you have ever been bitten by a mosquito, someone nearby surely gave you an explanation of why the nasty insect decided to spoil your day. Maybe they told you that you smelt good, or you had a certain type of blood or that in that shirt you looked like a potential victim.
Method of Initial Rates
Method of determining the rate-law expression by carrying out a reaction with different initial concentrations and analyzing the resultant changes in initial rates.
Noble Gases (Rare Gases)
Elements of the periodic Group 0, also called rare gases, formerly called inert gases, He,Ne,Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn.
Turning iron nail into copper nail
This simple chemical experiment shows the so-called process of copper plating of metal products. Copper has the ability to deposit on a metal surface.
Inhibitory Catalyst
An inhibitor, a catalyst that decreases the rate of reaction.
Flammable
A liquid as defined by NFPD and DOT as having a flash point below 37.8°C (100°F).
Amine Complexes
Complex species that contain ammonia molecules bonded to metal ions.
Band of Stability
Band containing nonradioactive nuclides in a plot of number of neutrons versus atomic number.
Thermonuclear Energy
The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom and released through fission, fusion, or radioactivity. In these processes a small amount of mass is converted to energy according to the relationship E = mc2, where E is energy, m is mass, and c is the speed of light.
