Anything that has mass and occupies space.
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Metal
An element below and to the left of the stepwise division (metalloids) in the upper right corner of the periodic table, about 80% of the known elements are metals.
Double Salt
Solid consisting of two co-crystallized salts.
Effective Collisons
Collision between molecules resulting in a reaction, one in which the molecules collide with proper relative orientations and sufficient energy to react.
Endothermic
Describes processes that absorb heat energy.
Radical
An atom or group of atoms that contains one or more unpaired electrons (usually very reactive species)
Homogeneous Mixture
A mixture which has uniform composition and properties throughout.
Eluate
Solvent (or mobile phase) which passes through a chromatographic column and removes the sample components from the stationary phase.
Critical Mass
The minimum mass of a particular fissionable nuclide in a given volume required to sustain a nuclear chain reaction.
Phenol
Hydrocarbon derivative containing an [OH] group bound to an aromatic raing.
Nonbonding Orbital
A molecular orbital derived only from an atomic orbital of one atom, lends neither stability nor instability to a molecule or ion when populated with electrons.
