General chemistry

General chemistry

Contributors in General chemistry

General chemistry

1. Penetration of molecules into the bulk of a solid or liquid, forming either a solution or compound. Absorption can be a chemical process (a strong solution of NaOH absorbs CO2 from the air) or a ...

Differential thermal analysis

Chemistry; General chemistry

A technique that is often used to analyse materials that react or decompose at higher temperatures. The difference in temperature between the sample and an inert reference material is monitored as ...

Metal

Chemistry; General chemistry

A metal is a substance that conducts heat and electricity, is shiny and reflects many colours of light, and can be hammered into sheets or drawn into wire. Metals lose electrons easily to form ...

Steradian

Chemistry; General chemistry

A solid angle with vertex at the centre of a sphere of radius r that encompasses an area of r2 on the surface of the sphere.

Butanol

Chemistry; General chemistry

An alcohol containing four carbon atoms. Example: 1-butanol.

Hydronium ion

Chemistry; General chemistry

The H3O+ ion, formed by capture of a hydrogen ion by a water molecule. A strong covalent bond is formed between the hydrogen ion and water oxygen; all hydrogen ions in aqueous solution are bound ...