The mass action expression under any set of conditions (not necessarily equlibrium), its magnitude relative to K determines the direction in which the reaction must occur to establish equilibrium.
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Debye
The unit used to express dipole moments.
Electrical Conductivity
Ability to conduct electricity.
Neutron
A neutral subatomic particle having a mass of 1.0087 amu.
Ideal Gas
A hypothetical gas that obeys exactly all postulates of the kinetic-molecular theory.
Intermolecular Forces
Forces between individual particles (atoms, molecules, ions) of a substance.
Octahedral
A term used to describe molecules and polyatomic ions that have one atom in the center and six atoms at the corners of a octahedron.
xylose
A colorless, crystalline pentose sugar, C5H10O5, derived from xylan, straw, corncobs, etc., by treating with heated dilute sulfuric acid, and dehydrating to furfural if stronger acid is used.
Mother Nuclide
Nuclide that undergoes nuclear decay.
Percent Composition
The mass percent of each element in a compound.
Electron Affinity
The amount of energy absorbed in the process in which an electron is added to a neutral isolated gaseous atom to form a gaseous ion with a 1- charge, has a negative value if energy is released.
