Absorption of a K shell (n=1) electron by a proton as it is converted to a neutron.
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Nuclear Reactor
A system in which controlled nuclear fisson reactions generate heat energy on a large scale, which is subsequently converted into electrical energy.
Ostwald Process
A process for the industrial production of nitrogen oxide and nitric acid from ammonia and oxygen.
Alpha Particles
A helium nucleus.
Boiling Point
The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the applied pressure, also the condensation point
Faraday's Law of Electrolysis
One equivalent weight of a substance is produced at each electrode during the passage of 96,487 coulombs of charge through an electrolytic cell.
D -Transition elements (metals)
B Group elements except IIB in the periodic table, sometimes called simply transition elements EX. Fe, Ni, Cu, Ti .
For further information see Metals.
Joule
A unit of energy in the SI system. One joule is 1 kg. m2/s2 which is also 0.2390 calorie.
Positron
A Nuclear particle with the mass of an electron but opposite charge.
Saccharic acid
A white, needlelike, crystalline, water-soluble solid or syrup, C6H10O8, usually made by the oxidation of cane sugar, glucose, or starch by nitric acid. Also called "Glucaric acid."
Conjugated Double Bonds
Double bonds that are separated from each other by one single bond -C=C-C=C-.
