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Amino acid
Chemistry; General chemistry
Amino acids are molecules that contain at least one amine group (-NH2) and at least one carboxylic acid group (-COOH). When these groups are both attached to the same carbon, the acid is an -amino ...
Entropy
Chemistry; General chemistry
Entropy is a measure of energy dispersal. Any spontaneous change disperses energy and increases entropy overall. For example, when water evaporates, the internal energy of the water is dispersed with ...
Nuclear fission
Chemistry; General chemistry
Splitting of a nucleus into two smaller nuclei and neutrons. The smaller nuclei have higher binding energy than the original nucleus, and fission results in the release of energy.
Transition metal
Chemistry; General chemistry
An element with an incomplete d subshell. Elements which have common cations with incomplete d subshells are also considered transition metals. Elements with incomplete f subshells are sometimes ...
Centi
Chemistry; General chemistry
Prefix used in the SI system meaning "one hundredth of". For example 1 cm means "one hundredth of a meter"; 2.3 cg could also be written "2.3 × 10-2 g" or "0.023 g".
Indicator diagram
Chemistry; General chemistry
A plot of pressure vs. volume. Lines or curves on the indicator diagram represent processes. The areas under curves on the indicator diagram are equal to the work released by the process.
Radian
Chemistry; General chemistry
An angle with vertex at the centre of a circle of radius r that encompasses an arc of length r.
