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Ether
Compound in which an oxygen atom is bonded to two alkyl or two aryl groups, or one alkyl and one aryl group.
Vapor Pressure
The particle pressure of a vapor at the surface of its parent liquid.
Formula Unit
The smallest repeating unit of a substance. The molecule for nonionic substances
Accuracy
How closely a measured value agrees with the correct value.
Nuclide Symbol
Symbol for an atom A/Z E, in which E is the symbol of an element, Z is its atomic number, and A is its mass number.
Conjugated Double Bonds
Double bonds that are separated from each other by one single bond -C=C-C=C-.
Continuous Spectrum
Spectrum that contains all wave-lengths in a specified region of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Hydride
A binary compound of hydrogen.
First Law of Thermodynamics
The total amount of energy in the universe is constant (also known as the Law of Conservation of Energy) energy is neither created nor destroyed in ordinary chemical reactions and physical changes.
Nernst Equation
Corrects standard electrode potentials for nonstandard conditions.
