A natural deposit containing a mineral of an element to be extracted.
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Electrochemistry
Study of chemical changes produced by electrical current and the production of electricity by chemical reactions.
Magnetic Quantum Number (mc)
Quantum mechanical solution to a wave equation that designates the particular orbital within a given set (s, p, d, f ) in which a electron resides.
Polydentate
Refers to ligands with more than one donor atom.
Downs Cell
Electrolytic cell for the commercial electrolysis of molten sodium chloride. For further information see Electrochemistry or Fuel Cells.
Electronic Geometry
The geometric arrangement of orbitals containing the shared and unshared electron pairs surrounding the central atom of a molecule or polyatomic ion.
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.
Band of Stability
Band containing nonradioactive nuclides in a plot of number of neutrons versus atomic number.
Joule
A unit of energy in the SI system. One joule is 1 kg. m2/s2 which is also 0.2390 calorie.
Isoelectric
Having the same electronic configurations.
Eluant or eluent
The solvent used in the process of elution, as in liquid chromatography.
