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electric field

Chemistry; General chemistry

A field of forces that act on any electric charge placed within it. The stronger the field, the stronger the force that acts on the charge. For example, the positive charge on an atomic nucleus ...

A ligand that has only one atom that coordinates directly to the central atom in a complex. For example, ammonia and chloride ion are monodentate ligands of copper in the complexes (Cu(NH3)6)2+ and ...

systematic error

Chemistry; General chemistry

Systematic errors have an identifiable cause and affect the accuracy of results.

chemistry

Chemistry; General chemistry

The study of matter and its transformations. See What is chemistry? for other definitions.

integral enthalpy of solution

Chemistry; General chemistry

The heat absorbed or released when a solute is dissolved in a definite amount of solvent . The heat of solution depends on the nature of the solute and on its concentration in the final solution . ...

reaction quotient

Chemistry; General chemistry

The product of the concentrations of the products , divided by the product of the concentrations of the reactants , for a chemical reaction which is not necessarily at equilibrium . For example, the ...

adsorption indicator

Chemistry; General chemistry

A substance that indicates an excess of a reactant in a precipitation reaction. For example, dichlorofluorescein is added to an NaCl solution being titrated with silver nitrate. Before the endpoint ...