A salt or ester of xanthic acid. Many xanthates have a yellow color. Xanthates are used as flotation agents in mineral processing.
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Resistance offered by the molecules of a liquid to flow is termed as viscosity.
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The number of repeating corresponding points on a wave that pass a given observation point per unit time.
All Chemicals - Chemical Glossary
The Chemical Glossary currently has 651 chemical entries. You may search the Chemical Glossary by entering the keyword in the search box or by browsing the entire chemical glossary by letter in alphabetical order.
Degenerate
Of the same energy.
Catalyst
A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed itself in the reaction.
A substance that alters (usually increases) the rate at which a reaction occurs.
Reaction Stoichiometry
Description of the quantitative relationships among substances as they participate in chemical reactions.
Tyndall Effect
The scattering of light by colloidal particles.
Heat of Solution
The amount of heat absorbed in the formation of solution that contains one mole of solute, the value is positive if heat is absorbed (endothermic) and negative if heat is released (exothermic).
Nuclear Fission
The process in which a heavy nucleus splits into nuclei of intermediate masses and one or more protons are emitted.
Kinetic Energy
Energy that matter processes by virtue of its motion.
