Very weak and very short-range attractive forces between short-lived temporary (induced) dipoles, also called dispersion Forces.
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Ideal Gas Law
The product of pressure and the volume of an ideal gas is directly proportional to the number of moles of the gas and the absolute temperature.
Spectral Line
Any of a number of lines corresponding to definite wavelengths of an atomic emission or absorption spectrum, represents the energy difference between two energy levels.
Metallurgy
Refers to the overall processes by which metals are extracted from ores.
Daughter Nuclide
Nuclide that is produced in a nuclear decay.
Catalyst
A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed itself in the reaction.
A substance that alters (usually increases) the rate at which a reaction occurs.
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Heat of Solution
The amount of heat absorbed in the formation of solution that contains one mole of solute, the value is positive if heat is absorbed (endothermic) and negative if heat is released (exothermic).
Overlap
The interaction of orbitals on different atoms in the same region of space.
Concentration
Amount of solute per unit volume or mass of solvent or of solution.
Binary Compound
A compound consisting of two elements, may be ionic or covalent.
