A device used to measure optical activity.
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Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
A technique for measuring the temperature, direction, and magnitude of thermal transitions in a sample material by heating/cooling and comparing the amount of energy required to maintain its rate of temperature increase or decrease with an inert reference material under similar conditions.
Crystal Lattice Energy
Amount of energy that holds a crystal together, the energy change when a mole of solid is formed from its constituent molecules or ions (for ionic compounds) in their gaseous state.
Gangue
Sand, rock, and other impurities surrounding the mineral of interest in an ore.
Atomic Mass Unit (amu)
One twelfth of a mass of an atom of the carbon-12 isotope, a unit used for stating atomic and formula weights, also called dalton.
Functional Group
A group of atoms that represents a potential reaction site in an organic compound.
Accuracy
How closely a measured value agrees with the correct value.
Nuclear Reaction
Involves a change in the composition of a nucleus and can evolve or absorb an extraordinarily large amount of energy.
Miscibility
The ability of one liquid to mix with (dissolve in) another liquid.
Meniscus
The shape assumed by the surface of a liquid in a cylindrical container.
Oil
Liquid triester of glycerol and unsaturated fatty acids.
