Water Equivalent
The mass of water that would absorb the same amount of heat as a calorimeter for a given temperature rise. Used to correct for heat absorbed by the calorimeter itself in calorimetr…
Chemical Glossary — Letter W
5 chemicals found starting with "W"
Water Treatment
Water treatment is the process of improving water quality to make it suitable for a specific end-use (drinking, irrigation, industrial use, environmental discharge). Treatment proc…
Weak Acid
An acid that only partially dissociates in aqueous solution, establishing an equilibrium between undissociated acid molecules and hydrogen ions. Characterized by a small Ka value. …
Weak Electrolyte
A weak electrolyte is a substance that only partially ionizes (dissociates) when dissolved in water, producing a solution with fewer ions than a strong electrolyte of the same conc…
Weak Field Ligand
A ligand that causes small d-orbital splitting (small crystal field splitting energy Δ) in transition metal complexes. Weak-field ligands produce high-spin complexes because electr…
About Chemicals Starting With W
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