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Inorganic compound

Chemistry; General chemistry

A compound that does not contain carbon chemically bound to hydrogen. Carbonates, bicarbonates, carbides, and carbon oxides are considered inorganic compounds, even though they contain carbon.

Rate law

Chemistry; General chemistry

A rate law or rate equation relates reaction rate with the concentrations of reactants, catalysts, and inhibitors. For example, the rate law for the one-step reaction A + B C is d(C)/dt = k(A)(B).

Amphiprotic solvent

Chemistry; General chemistry

Solvents that exhibit both acidic and basic properties; amphiprotic solvents undergo autoprotolysis . Examples are water, ammonia, and ethanol.

Eutectic point

Chemistry; General chemistry

The composition and the melting point of a eutectic mixture . For example, the eutectic point of a mixture of NaCl and water occurs at 23.3% NaCl (by mass) and -21.1°C. That means that the lowest ...

Nuclide symbol

Chemistry; General chemistry

A symbol for an nuclide that contains the mass number as a leading superscript and the atomic number as a leading subscript. For ions, the ionic charge is given as a trailing superscript. For ...

Tritium

Chemistry; General chemistry

A radioisotope of hydrogen with two neutrons and one proton in its nucleus .

Chemical equation

Chemistry; General chemistry

A compact notation for describing a chemical change. The formulas of the reactants are added together on the left hand side of the equation; the formulas of the products are added together on the ...