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Precipitate

Chemistry; General chemistry

An insoluble substance that has been formed from substances dissolved in a solution. For example, mixing silver nitrate and sodium chloride solutions produces a precipitate, insoluble silver ...

A class of bitter-tasting, basic organic compounds with nitrogen-containing rings. Alkaloids often have powerful effects on living things. Examples are cocaine, nicotine, strychnine, caffeine, and ...

Empirical temperature

Chemistry; General chemistry

A property that is the same for any two systems that are in thermodynamic equilibrium with each other.

Neutralisation reaction

Chemistry; General chemistry

A chemical change in which one compound aquires H+ from another. The compound that receives the hydrogen ion is the base; the compound that surrenders it is an acid.