In aqueous solution, the process in which a molecular compound reacts with water and forms ions.
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Why do copper products change color, and what is the name of the process?
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Titration
A Procedure in which one solution is added to another solution until the chemical reaction between the two solutes is complete, the concentration of one solution is known and that of the other is unknown.
Reaction Stoichiometry
Description of the quantitative relationships among substances as they participate in chemical reactions.
Artificial Transmutation
An artificially induced nuclear reaction caused by the bombardment of a nucleus with subatomic particiles or small nucei.
xenon trioxide
A colorless, nonvolatile solid, XeO3, explosive when dry: in solution it is called xenic acid.
Inhibitory Catalyst
An inhibitor, a catalyst that decreases the rate of reaction.
Ester
A Compound of the general formula R-C-O-R1 where R and R1 may be the same or different, and may be either aliphatic or aromatic.
Crystal Field Theory
Theory of bonding in transition metal complexes in which ligands and metal ions are treated as point charges, a purely ionic model, ligand point charges represent the crystal (electrical) field perturbing the metal?s d orbitals containing nonbonding electrons.
Gamma Ray
High energy electromagnetic radiation. A highly penetrating type of nuclear radiation similar to x-ray radiation, except that it comes from within the nucleus of an atom and has a higher energy. Energywise, very similar to cosmic ray except that cosmic rays originate from outer space.
Extrapolate
To estimate the value of a result outside the range of a series of known values. Technique used in standard additions calibration procedure.
