An oxidizing or reducing agent, who's mass gains (oxidizing agents) or loses (reducing agents) 6.022 x 1023 electrons in a redox reaction.
The mass of an acid or base that furnishes or reacts with 6.022 x 1023 H3O+ or OH- ions.
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Dubnium
Discovered : at both Berkeley, California, USA, and Dubna, near Moscow, Russia in 1970. Description:A highly radioactive metal which does not occur naturally, and of which only a few atoms have ever been made. It is of research interest only. Origin:The element is named after the Russian town of Dubna.
Stoichiometry
Description of the quantitative relationships among elements and compounds as they undergo chemical changes.
DP number
The degree of polymerization, the average number of monomer units per polymer unit.
Cell Potential
Potential difference, Ecell, between oxidation and reduction half-cells under nonstandard conditions.
Dipole-dipole Interactions
Attractive interactions between polar molecules, that is, between molecules with permanent dipoles.
Radioactivity
The spontaneous disintegration of atomic nuclei.
Film badge
A small patch of photographic film worn on clothing to detect and measure accumulated incident ionizing radiation.
Tyndall Effect
The scattering of light by colloidal particles.
Heterogeneous Catalyst
A catalyst that exists in a different phase (solid, liquid or gas) from the reactants, a contact catalyst.
Lewis Base
Any species that can make available a share in an electron pair.
