Method of determining the rate-law expression by carrying out a reaction with different initial concentrations and analyzing the resultant changes in initial rates.
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Heat Capacity
The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a body (of any mass) one degree Celsius.
Degenerate
Of the same energy.
Melting Point
The temperature at which liquid and solid coexist in equilibrium, also the freezing point.
Pairing Energy
Energy required to pair two electrons in the same orbital.
Distilland
The material in a distillation apparatus that is to be distilled.
Pauli Exclusion Principle
No two electrons in the same atom may have identical sets of four quantum numbers.
Supercritical Fluid
A substance at temperature above its critical temperature.
Law of Combining Volumes (Gay-Lussac's Law)
At constant temperature and pressure, the volumes of reacting gases (and any gaseous products) can be expressed as ratios of small whole numbers.
DP number
The degree of polymerization, the average number of monomer units per polymer unit.
Percent Purity
The percent of a specified compound or element in an impure sample.
