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.
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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.
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Hess' Law of Heat Summation
The enthalpy change for a reaction is the same whether it occurs in one step or a series of steps.
Semiconductor
A substance that does not conduct electricity at low temperatures but does so at higher temperatures.
Equation of State
An equation that describes the behavior of matter in a given state, the van der Waals equation describes the behavior of the gaseous state.
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Donor Atom
A ligand atom whose electrons are shared with a Lewis acid.
Lanthanide Contraction
A decrease in the radii of the elements following the lanthanides compared to what would be expected if there were no f-transition metals.
Homogeneous Mixture
A mixture which has uniform composition and properties throughout.
