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Sublimation

Chemistry; General chemistry

Conversion of a solid directly into a gas, without first melting into a liquid.

Acid halide

Chemistry; General chemistry

Compounds containing a carbonyl group bound to a halogen atom.

A mistake is a measurement which is known to be incorrect due to carelessness, accidents, or the ineptitude of the experimenter. It's important to distinguish mistakes from errors: mistakes can be ...

Substitution

Chemistry; General chemistry

A reaction in which an atom or fragment within a molecule is replaced with another.

Acid-base indicator

Chemistry; General chemistry

A weak acid that has acid and base forms with sharply different colors. Changes in pH around the acid's pKa are "indicated" by colour changes.

Distillation

Chemistry; General chemistry

Distillation is a technique for separating components of a mixture on the basis of differing boiling points. The mixture is heated, vaporising some of the components. The vapour is collected and ...

Mixed glyceride

Chemistry; General chemistry

A diglyceride or triglyceride that contains more than one type of fatty acid connected to glycerol via an ester linkage. Natural oils and fats usually contain several different mixed glycerides.