There is no detectable change in the quantity of matter during an ordinary chemical reaction.
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Molecular Equation
Equation for a chemical reaction in which all formulas are written as if all substances existed as molecules, only complete formulas are used.
Periodicity
Regular periodic variations of properties of elements with atomic number (and position in the periodic table).
Corrosion
Oxidation of metals in the presence of air and moisture.
Flammable
A liquid as defined by NFPD and DOT as having a flash point below 37.8°C (100°F).
Stereoisomers
Isomers that differ only in the way that atoms are oriented in space, consist of geometrical and optical isomers.
Forbidden Zone
A relatively large energy separation between an insulator's highest filled electron energy band and the next higher energy vacant band. Beginning in the fourth energy level, a set of seven degenerate orbitals per energy level, higher in energy than s, p, and d orbitals of the same energy level.
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Cell Potential
Potential difference, Ecell, between oxidation and reduction half-cells under nonstandard conditions.
Oxidizing Agent
The substance that oxidizes another substance and is reduced.
Delocalization
Of electrons, refers to bonding electrons that are distributed among more than two atoms that are bonded together, occurs in species that exhibit resonance.
The formation of a set of molecular orbitals that extend over more than two atoms, important in species that valence bond theory describes in terms of resonance.
