General chemistry

General chemistry

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General chemistry

An object whose centers of positive and negative charge do not coincide. For example, a hydrogen chloride (HCl) molecule is an electric dipole because bonding electrons are on average closer to the ...

momentum

Chemistry; General chemistry

Momentum is a property that measures the tendency of a moving object to keep moving in the same direction. Increasing the speed of an object increases its momentum, and a heavy object will have more ...

synthetic

Chemistry; General chemistry

A substance manufactured by chemical synthesis .

chemical property

Chemistry; General chemistry

Measurement of a chemical property involves a chemical change . For example, determining the flammability of gasoline involves burning it, producing carbon dioxide and water.

inorganic compound

Chemistry; General chemistry

A compound that does not contain carbon chemically bound to hydrogen. Carbonates, bicarbonates, carbides, and carbon oxides are considered inorganic compounds, even though they contain carbon.

rate law

Chemistry; General chemistry

A rate law or rate equation relates reaction rate with the concentrations of reactants, catalysts, and inhibitors. For example, the rate law for the one-step reaction A + B C is d(C)/dt = k(A)(B).

adsorption

Chemistry; General chemistry

Adsorption is collection of a substance on the surface of a solid or a liquid. For example, gases that make water taste bad are strongly adsorbed on charcoal granules in water filters.