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Zeeman effect

Chemistry; General chemistry

The splitting of spectral lines when an external magnetic field is applied.

Brownian motion

Chemistry; General chemistry

Small particles suspended in liquid move spontaneously in a random fashion. The motion is caused by unbalanced impacts of molecules on the particle. Brownian motion provided strong circumstantial ...

Bunsen burner

Chemistry; General chemistry

A gas burner with adjustable air intake, commonly used in laboratories.

Celsius

Chemistry; General chemistry

A common but non-SI unit of temperature, defined by assigning temperatures of 0°C and 100°C to the freezing and boiling points of water, respectively.

Debye

Chemistry; General chemistry

A common non-SI unit of dipole moment , named for Dutch physical chemist Peter Debye. A charge separation equal to one electron charge placed one Ångstrom unit apart has a dipole moment of 4.8 D. ...

Fahrenheit

Chemistry; General chemistry

A temperature scale proposed by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686-1736) which uses the melting point of ice (32°F) and the boiling point of water at one atmosphere (212°F) as calibration points. ...