Very weak and very short-range attractive forces between short-lived temporary (induced) dipoles, also called dispersion Forces.
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Cathodic Protection
Protection of a metal (making ir a cathode) against corrosion by attaching it to a sacrifical anode of a more easily oxidized metal.
Heterogeneous Mixture
A mixture that does not have uniform composition and properties throughout.
Reaction Quotient
The mass action expression under any set of conditions (not necessarily equlibrium), its magnitude relative to K determines the direction in which the reaction must occur to establish equilibrium.
Saccharate
A compound formed by interaction of sucrose with a metallic oxide, usually lime, and useful in the purification of sugar.
Hydrocarbons
Compounds that contain only carbon and hydrogen.
Debye
The unit used to express dipole moments.
Metallic Conduction
Conduction of electrical current through a metal or along a metallic surface.
Atomic Radius
Radius of an atom.
Turning iron nail into copper nail
This simple chemical experiment shows the so-called process of copper plating of metal products. Copper has the ability to deposit on a metal surface.
Carbonium ion
An orgainic ion carrying a positive charge on a carbon atom.
