A solution that contains a higher than saturation concentration of solute, slight disturbance or seeding causes crystallization of excess solute.
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Electron Configuration
Specific distribution of electrons in atomic orbitals of atoms or ions.
Atom
The smallest particle of an element.
Homonuclear
Consisting of only one element.
Insoluble Compound
A very slightly soluble compound.
Nernst Equation
Corrects standard electrode potentials for nonstandard conditions.
Flux
A substance added to react with the charge, or a product of its reduction, in metallurgy, usually added to lower a melting point.
Outer Orbital Complex
Valence bond designation for a complex in which the metal ion utilizes d orbitals in the outermost (occupied) shell in hybridization.
Heavy Water
Water containing deuterium, a heavy isotope of hydrogen.
yttrium metal
Any of a subgroup of rare-earth elements, of which the cerium and terbium metals comprise the other two subgroups.
Paramagnetism
Attraction toward a magnetic field, stronger than diamagnetism, but still weak compared to ferromagnetism.
