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Ammine

Chemistry; General chemistry

A metal ion complex containing ammonia as a ligand . The ammonia nitrogen is bound directly to a metal ion in ammines; amines differ in that the ammonia nitrogen is directly bound to a carbon atom.

Environmental chemistry

Chemistry; General chemistry

The study of natural and man-made substances in the environment, including the detection, monitoring, transport, and chemical transformation of chemical substances in air, water, and soil.

Nuclear fusion

Chemistry; General chemistry

Combination of two smaller nuclei to form a larger nucleus. The larger nucleus has higher binding energy per nucleon than the original nuclei, and fusion results in the release of energy.

Transmittance

Chemistry; General chemistry

The transmittance is the fraction of radiant intensity transmitted by a sample, T = I/I0 where T is the transmittance and I, I0 are the radiant intensity of the radiation after and before passing ...

Cgs

Chemistry; General chemistry

An older metric system of units that uses centimeters, grams, and seconds as base units.

Inductive effect

Chemistry; General chemistry

An inductive effect is the polarisation of a chemical bond caused by the polarisation of an adjacent bond. (Field effects are polarisation caused by nonadjacent bonds).