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Arene

Chemistry; General chemistry

A hydrocarbon that contains at least one aromatic ring .

First order reaction

Chemistry; General chemistry

The sum of concentration exponents in the rate law for a first order reaction is one. Many radioactive decays are first order reactions.

Paraffin

Chemistry; General chemistry

1. a waxy substance that is a mixture of alkanes with chains containing 18 to 36 carbon atoms. 2. An alkane.

Valence shell electron pair repulsion theory

Chemistry; General chemistry

A model that explains the shapes of molecules by assuming that electron pairs arrange themselves around atoms in a way that minimises electron-electron repulsions.

Component

Chemistry; General chemistry

1. A substance whose concentration must be specified to describe the state of a mixture in which reactions are occurring. 2. A substance present in a mixture in which no reactions occur.