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Solvent
Chemistry; General chemistry
Liquid in which something is dissolved, for example, the water in saltwater.
Spontaneous reaction
Chemistry; General chemistry
A reaction that will proceed without any outside energy.
States of matter
Chemistry; General chemistry
Solid, liquid, gas and plasma. Plasma is a "soup" of disassociated nuclei and electrons, normally found only in stellar objects.
Dissociation
Chemistry; General chemistry
Breaking down of a compound into its components to form ions from an ionic substance.
Double bond
Chemistry; General chemistry
When an atom is bonded to another atom by two sets of electron pairs.
Dipole-dipole forces
Chemistry; General chemistry
Intermolecular forces that exist between polar molecules. Active only when the molecules are close together. The strengths of intermolecular attractions increase when polarity increases.
