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International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)

Chemistry; General chemistry

An organisation which sets international standards for chemical nomenclature , atomic weights , and the names of newly discovered elements.

Kw

Chemistry; General chemistry

Symbol for the autoprotolysis constant for water, equal to 1.01 × 10-14 at 25°C. The SI unit of energy, equal to the work required to move a 1 kg mass against an opposing force of 1 newton . 1 J = ...

Lambert's law

Chemistry; General chemistry

The intensity of radiation passing through a material decays exponentially with path length b.

Le Chatelier's principle

Chemistry; General chemistry

Le Chatelier's principle predicts that when a stress is applied to an equilibrium mixture, the equilibrium will shift to relieve the stress. Stresses include temperature changes, pressure changes, ...

Lewis structure

Chemistry; General chemistry

A model pioneered by Gilbert N. Lewis and Irving Langmuir that represents the electronic structure of a molecule by writing the valence electrons of atoms as dots. Pairs of dots (or lines) wedged ...

London force

Chemistry; General chemistry

An intermolecular attractive force that arises from a cooperative oscillation of electron clouds on a collection of molecules at close range.

MSDS

Chemistry; General chemistry

Safety information sheet for a particular substance that lists physical properties, hazards, cleanup and disposal procedures, fire and explosion data, and protective equipment required.

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