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Battery acid
Chemistry; General chemistry
A solution of approximately 6M sulfuric acid used in the lead storage battery.
Heavy water
Chemistry; General chemistry
Water that contains 2H, rather than 1H. Heavy water is about 11% denser than ordinary water.
Photoelectron
Chemistry; General chemistry
An electron ejected from an atom or molecule that has absorbed a photon .
X-ray tube
Chemistry; General chemistry
A cathode ray tube that focuses energetic streams of electrons on a metal target, causing the metal to emit x-rays .
Cysteine
Chemistry; General chemistry
A naturally occuring amino acid with an SH group on its side chain.
Lock and key model
Chemistry; General chemistry
A model that explains the role of enzymes in chemical reactions by assuming that the reactants fit into the enzyme like a key fits into a lock.
Spectrum
Chemistry; General chemistry
1. A sequence of colours produced by passing light through a prism or diffraction grating. 2. A range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. 3. A plot that shows how some intensity-related ...
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