Covalent bond resulting from the sharing of two electrons (one pair) between two atoms.
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Hydration
Reaction of a substance with water.
Specific Heat
The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of substance one degree Celsius.
Atom
The smallest particle of an element.
van der Waals' Equation
An equation of state that extends the ideal gas law to real gases by inclusion of two empirically determined parameters, which are different for different gases.
Solvent
The dispersing medium of a solution.
Suspension
A heterogeneous mixture in which solute-like particles settle out of solvent-like phase some time after their introduction.
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.
Isomorphous
Refers to crystals having the same atomic arrangement.
Beta Particle
Electron emitted from the nucleus when a neuton decays to a proton and an electron.
Halogens
Group VIIA elements: F, Cl, Br, I
