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Volt

Chemistry; General chemistry

The SI unit of electrical potential. One volt equals one joule per coulomb .

Continuous spectrum

Chemistry; General chemistry

A plot of the relative absorbance or intensity of emitted light vs. wavelength or frequency that shows a smooth variation, rather than a series of sharp peaks or bands.

Isotopic mass

Chemistry; General chemistry

The mass of a single atom of a given isotope , usually given in daltons .

Sedimentation

Chemistry; General chemistry

Separation of a dense material (usually a solid) from a less dense material (usually a liquid) by allowing the denser material to settle out of the mixture.

Atomic radius

Chemistry; General chemistry

One half the distance between nuclei of atoms of the same element, when the atoms are bound by a single covalent bond or are in a metallic crystal. The radius of atoms obtained from covalent bond ...

Freezing point depression

Chemistry; General chemistry

The freezing point of a solution is always lower than the freezing point of the pure solvent. The freezing point depression is roughly proportional to the molality of solute particles in the ...