Valence bond designation for a complex in which the metal ion utilizes d orbitals for one shell inside the outermost occupied shell in its hybridization.
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Interesting facts about metals
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Varieties of garnet minerals
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Features of the Scanning Tunneling Microscope
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Percentage Ionization
The percentage of the weak electrolyte that ionizes in a solution of given concentration.
Polyene
A compound that contains more than one double bond per molecule.
Enthalpy
The heat content of a specific amount of substance, defined as E= PV.
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.
Dermal toxicity
Adverse health effects resulting from skin exposure ot a substance.
Nitrogenases
A class of enzymes found in bacteria within root nodules in some plants, which catalyze reactions by which N2 molecules from the air are converted to ammonia.
yield
The quantity of product formed by the interaction of two or more substances, generally expressed as a percentage of the quantity obtained to that theoretically obtainable.
Heat
A form of energy that flows between two samples of matter because of their differences in temperature.
Dipole Moment
The product of the distance separating opposite charges of equal magnitude of the charge, a measure of the polarity of a bond or molecule, a measured dipole moment refers to the dipole moment of an entire molecule.
Galvanizing
Placing a thin layer of zinc on a ferrous material to protect the underlying surface from corrosion.
