An organic compound containing a sugar or sugars.
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Reaction Quotient
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.
Spectrochemical Series
Arrangement of ligands in order of increasing ligand field strength.
xenon
A heavy, colorless, chemically inactive, monatomic gaseous element used for filling radio, television, and luminescent tubes. Symbol: Xe, at. wt.: 131.30, at. no.: 54.
Isotopes
Two or more forms of atoms of the same element with different masses, atoms containing the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.
Kinetic Energy
Energy that matter processes by virtue of its motion.
Nitrogen Cycle
The complex series of reactions by which nitrogen is slowly but continually recycled in the atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere.
Doublet
Two peaks or bands of about equal intensity appearing close together on a spectrogram.
Atom
The smallest particle of an element.
Evaporation Rate
The rate at which a particular substance will vapourize (evaporate) when compared to the rate of a known substance such as ethyl ether. This term is especially useful for health and fire-hazard considerations.
Supersaturated Solution
A solution that contains a higher than saturation concentration of solute, slight disturbance or seeding causes crystallization of excess solute.
