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Reduction

Chemistry; General chemistry

Reduction is gain of one or more electrons by an atom, molecule, or ion. Reduction is accompanied by a decrease in oxidation number.

Antibonding orbital

Chemistry; General chemistry

A molecular orbital that can be described as the result of destructive interference of atomic orbitals on bonded atoms. Antibonding orbitals have energies higher than the energies its constituent ...

Femto

Chemistry; General chemistry

Prefix used in the SI system meaning "multiply by 10-15". For example 22 fg means 22× 10-15 g.

Osmometry

Chemistry; General chemistry

Determination of the average molecular weight of a dissolved substance from measurements of osmotic pressure .

Unsaturated compound

Chemistry; General chemistry

An organic compound with molecules containing one or more double bonds.

Angular momentum quantum number

Chemistry; General chemistry

A quantum number that labels the subshells of an atom. Sometimes called the orbital angular momentum quantum number, this quantum number dictates orbital shape. can take on values from 0 to n-1 ...