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General chemistry

Planck

Chemistry; General chemistry

Planck contributed to the understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum by realizing that the relationship between the change in energy and frequency is quantized according to the equation ∇ E=hv ...

pOH

Chemistry; General chemistry

Measures the basicity of a solution. It is the negative log of the concentration of the hydroxide ions.

SI Unit

Chemistry; General chemistry

Stands for Systeme International d'Unites, a international system which established a uniform set of measurement units.

specific heat

Chemistry; General chemistry

The amount of heat it takes for a substance to be raised 1°C.

STP

Chemistry; General chemistry

Standard temperature and pressure. This is 0oC and 1 atm.

van der Waals equation

Chemistry; General chemistry

An equation for non-ideal gasses that accounts for intermolecular attraction and the volumes occupied by the gas molecules.

Avogadro's number

Chemistry; General chemistry

Number representing the number of molecules in one (1) mole: 6.022 * 1023.

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