Compound in which an oxygen atom is bonded to two alkyl or two aryl groups, or one alkyl and one aryl group.
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Surface Tension
It is the force in dynes acting along the surface of the liquid 1cm in length and perpendicular to it.
Metallic Conduction
Conduction of electrical current through a metal or along a metallic surface.
Amine
Derivatives of ammonia in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by organic groups.
Emission Spectrum
Spectrum associated with emission of electromagnetic radiation by atoms (or other species) resulting from electronic transitions from higher to lower energy states.
Temperature
A measure of the intensity of heat, i.e. the hotness or coldness of a sample. or object.
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.
Concentration
Amount of solute per unit volume or mass of solvent or of solution.
Allotropes
Different forms of the same element in the same physical state.
Mass Spectrometer
An instrument that measures the charge-to-mass ratio of charged particles.
Ligand
A Lewis base in a coordination compound.
