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coulombic interactions

Chemistry; General chemistry

Attractions between opposite charges or repulsions between like charges that grow stronger as the charges become closer to each other.

latent heat

Chemistry; General chemistry

Heat that is absorbed without causing a rise in temperature. For example, "latent heat of vaporization" refers to the amount of heat required to convert a liquid to vapor at a particular temperature.

1. A negatively charged ion containing silicon and oxygen, usually SiO3-2, Si2O7-6, and Si3O7-2. 2. A compound containing positively charged metal ions combined with negatively charged ions made of ...

amorphous

Chemistry; General chemistry

A solid that does not have a repeating, regular three-dimensional arrangement of atoms, molecules, or ions.

ester

Chemistry; General chemistry

An ester is a compound formed from an acid and an alcohol . In esters of carboxylic acids , the -COOH group and the -OH group lose a water and become a -COO- linkage: R-COOH + R'-OH = R-COO-R' + H2O ...

nucleon

Chemistry; General chemistry

A proton or a neutron in the atomic nucleus .

trigonal bipyramidal

Chemistry; General chemistry

A molecular shape that results when there are five bonds and no lone pairs on the central atom in the molecule. Three of the bonds are arranged along the atom's equator, with 120° angles between ...