A highly reactive chemical species carrying no charge and having a single unpaired electron in an orbital.
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Displacement Reactions
Reactions in which one element displaces another from a compound.
Phosphorus Oxychloride
Colorless to slightly yellow fuming liquid.
Mol. Wt.: 153.39
M.P.: 20C
B.P.: 105.1C
Density: 1.685 @ 15.5C
Vapor Pressure: 40 mm @ 27.3C
Vapor Density: 5.3
Used as the phosphorus source for phosphorus diffusion.
Coordination Isomers
Isomers involving exchanges of ligands between complex cation and complex anion of the same compound.
Breeder Reactor
A nuclear reactor that produces more fissionable nuclear fuel than it consumes.
Fluids
Substances that flow freely, gases and liquids.
Electrical Conductivity
Ability to conduct electricity.
Cloud Chamber
A device for observing the paths of speeding particiles as vapor molecules condense on them to form foglike tracks.
Addition Reaction
A reaction in which two atoms or groups of atoms are added to a molecule, one on each side of a double or triple bond. Types of addition reaction include electrophilic, nucleophilic (polar) and free radical addition (non-polar).
Allotropic Modifications (Allotropes)
Different forms of the same element in the same physical state.
Standard Electrodes
Half-cells in which the oxidized and reduced forms of a species are present at unit activity, 1.0M solutions of dissolved ions, 1.0atm partial pressure of gases, and pure solids and liquids.
