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Volatile

Chemistry; General chemistry

A solid or liquid material that easily vaporizes. A material with a significant vapour pressure .

Constructive interference

Chemistry; General chemistry

When the peaks and troughs of two interfering waves match, the amplitudes add to give the resultant wave a higher amplitude.

Isotopic abundance

Chemistry; General chemistry

The fraction of atoms of a given isotope in a sample of an element .

Second order reaction

Chemistry; General chemistry

A reaction with a rate law that is proportional to either the concentration of a reactant squared, or the product of concentrations of two reactants.

Atomic orbital

Chemistry; General chemistry

A wavefunction that describes the behaviour of an electron in an atom.

Freezing point

Chemistry; General chemistry

The temperature at which the vapour pressure of a liquid is equal to the vapour pressure of the corresponding solid form. The liquid and solid forms can coexist at equilibrium at the freezing point. ...

Peptide

Chemistry; General chemistry

A short polymer made by linking together amino acid molecules.

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