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Electric charge
Chemistry; General chemistry
A property used to explain attractions and repulsions between certain objects. Two types of charge are possible: negative and positive. Objects with different charge attract; objects with the same ...
Molecular weight
Chemistry; General chemistry
The average mass of a molecule, calculated by summing the atomic weights of atoms in the molecular formula . Note that the words mass and weight are often used interchangeably in chemistry.
Suspension
Chemistry; General chemistry
A heterogenous mixture in which droplets or particles are suspended in a liquid.
Electric current
Chemistry; General chemistry
A flow of electric charges . The SI unit of electric current is the ampere .
Molecule
Chemistry; General chemistry
The smallest particle of an element or compound that retains the chemical properties of the element or compound. A molecule is a collection of chemically bound atoms with characteristic composition ...
Adsorbent
Chemistry; General chemistry
A substance that collects molecules of another substance on its surface. For example, gases that make water taste bad are strongly adsorbed on activated charcoal granules in water filters.
