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Absolute temperature

Chemistry; General chemistry

Temperature measured on a scale that sets absolute zero as zero. In the SI system, the kelvin scale is used to measure absolute temperature.

A diazonium salt is a compound with general form Ar-N N+X-, where Ar represents a substituted benzene ring and X- is a halide ion such as chloride. Diazonium salts are unstable and explosive in dry ...

Meniscus

Chemistry; General chemistry

A phase boundary that is curved because of surface tension .

State function

Chemistry; General chemistry

A property that depends only on the condition or "state" of the system , and not on the path used to obtain the current conditions. Energy, enthalpy, temperature, volume, pressure, and temperature ...

Buckminsterfullerene

Chemistry; General chemistry

A form of carbon consisting of 60 carbon atoms bound together to make a roughly spherical "buckyball" (which looks rather like a soccer ball).

Hydrogen

Chemistry; General chemistry

Element 1, atomic weight 1.00797. The most abundant element in the universe. Hydrogen occurs as H2 at ambient temperature and pressure, a colorless, odorless, and extremely flammable gas. Discovered ...

Polymorph

Chemistry; General chemistry

Solid substances that occur in several distinct forms. Polymorphs have different chemical and physical properties. allotropes are polymorphs of elements.