Hydrocarbon derivative containing an [OH] group bound to an aromatic raing.
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Mass Number
The sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in an atom, an integer.
Method of Initial Rates
Method of determining the rate-law expression by carrying out a reaction with different initial concentrations and analyzing the resultant changes in initial rates.
Faraday
One faraday of electricity corresponds to the charge on 6.022 x 1023 electrons, or 96,487.301 coulombs.
Free Energy Change
The indicator of spontaneity of a process at constnt T and P. If delta-G is negative, the process is spontaneous.
Atomic Number
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Optical Activity
The rotation of plane polarized light by one of a pair of optical isomers.
Weak Electrolyte
A substance that conducts electricity poorly in a dilute aqueous solution.
Faraday's Law of Electrolysis
One equivalent weight of a substance is produced at each electrode during the passage of 96,487 coulombs of charge through an electrolytic cell.
Freezing Point Depression
The decrease in the freezing point of a solvent caused by the presence of a solute.ing Point
Critical Mass
The minimum mass of a particular fissionable nuclide in a given volume required to sustain a nuclear chain reaction.
