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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. ...
