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Organic
Chemistry; General chemistry
Compounds that contain carbon chemically bound to hydrogen. They often contain other elements (particularly O, N, halogens, or S). Organic compounds were once thought to be produced only by living ...
Unit cell
Chemistry; General chemistry
The simplest arrangement of atoms or molecules that regularly repeats in a crystal structure.
Collision theory
Chemistry; General chemistry
A theory that explains reaction rates in terms of collisions between reactant molecules.
Ion
Chemistry; General chemistry
An atom or molecule that has acquired a charge by either gaining or losing electrons. An atom or molecule with missing electrons has a net positive charge and is called a cation ; one with extra ...
Redox titration
Chemistry; General chemistry
A titration based on a redox reaction. For example, iron in water can be determined by converting dissolved iron to Fe2+ and titrating the solution with potassium permanganate (KMnO4), a powerful ...
F orbital
Chemistry; General chemistry
An orbital with angular momentum quantum number = 2. The f orbitals generally have 3 nuclear nodes and rather complex shapes.
