Representation of the core of a molecule, ion or formula unit by showing atomic symbols and only outer shell electrons.
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Reaction Ratio
The relative amounts of reactants and products involved in a reaction, maybe the ratio of moles. millimoles, or masses.
Third Law of Thermodynamics
The entropy of a hypothetical pure, perfect, crystalline sustance at absolute zero temperature is zero.
Charle's Law
At constant pressure the volume occupied by a definite mass of gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature.
yttria
Y2O3: A white, water-insoluble powder, Y2O3, used chiefly in incandescent gas and acetylene mantles.
Cyclotron
A device for accelerating charged particles along a spiral path.
Explosive limits
The range of concentrations over which a flammable vapour mixed with proper ratios of air will ignite or explode if a source of ignitions is provided.
xylan
The pentosan occurring in woody tissue that hydrolyzes to xylose: used as a source of furfural.
Allotropic Modifications (Allotropes)
Different forms of the same element in the same physical state.
Free Radical
A highly reactive chemical species carrying no charge and having a single unpaired electron in an orbital.
Downs Cell
Electrolytic cell for the commercial electrolysis of molten sodium chloride. For further information see Electrochemistry or Fuel Cells.
