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Coordination Isomers
Isomers involving exchanges of ligands between complex cation and complex anion of the same compound.
Alkaline Battery
A dry cell in which the electrolyte contains KOH.
Activation Energy
Amount of energy that must be absorbed by reactants in their ground states to reach the transition state so that a reaction can occur. In other words, activation energy is the minimum energy required for a chemical reaction to occur.
Hydrocarbons
Compounds that contain only carbon and hydrogen.
Dilution
Process of reducing the concentration of a solute in solution, usually simply by mixing with more solvent.
yttrium metal
Any of a subgroup of rare-earth elements, of which the cerium and terbium metals comprise the other two subgroups.
Displacement Reactions
Reactions in which one element displaces another from a compound.
Mole Fraction
The number of moles of a component of a mixture divided by the total number of moles in the mixture.
Shielding Effect
Electrons in filled sets of s , p orbitals between the nucleus and outer shell electrons shield the outer shell electrons somewhat from the effect of protons in the nucleus, also called screening effect.
Rate-determining Step
The slowest step in a mechanism, the step that determines the overall rate of reaction.
