The amount of water that would absorb the same amount of heat as the calorimeter per degree temperature increase.
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Mixture
A sample of matter composed of two or more substances, each of which retains its identity and properties.
Cis-Trans Isomerism
A type of geometrical isomerism related to the angles between like ligands.
Cell Potential
Potential difference, Ecell, between oxidation and reduction half-cells under nonstandard conditions.
Suspension
A heterogeneous mixture in which solute-like particles settle out of solvent-like phase some time after their introduction.
Net Ionic Equation
Equation that results from canceling spectator ions and eliminating brackets from a total ionic equation.
Boron Hydrides
Binary compounds of boron and hydrogen.
Critical Temperature
The temperature above which a gas cannot be liquefied, the temperature above which a substance cannot exhibit distinct gas and liquid phases.
Aryl Group
Group of atoms remaining after a hydrogen atom is removed from the aromatic system.
Metallic Conduction
Conduction of electrical current through a metal or along a metallic surface.
Native State
Refers to the occurrence of an element in an uncombined or free state in nature.
