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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Greenhouse Effect
Trapping of heat at the surface of the earth by carbon dioxide and water vapour in the atmosphere.
Law of Conservation of Matter and Energy
The total amount of matter and energy available in the universe is fixed.
Molarity
Number of moles of solute per litre of solution.
Electron
A subatomic particle having a mass of 0.00054858 amu and a charge of 1-.
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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.
Boyle's Law
At constant temperature the volume occupied by a definite mass of a gas is inversely proportional to the applied pressure.
Energy
The capacity to do work or transfer heat.
Breeder Reactor
A nuclear reactor that produces more fissionable nuclear fuel than it consumes.
Electromotive Series
The relative order of tendencies for elements and their simple ions to act as oxidizing or reducing agents, also called the activity series.
