Foundations of Chemistry
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Dalton's Atomic Theory
The 1808 model proposing that elements consist of indivisible atoms that are identical within an element and combine in fixed whole-number…
Foundations of ChemistryDecantation
The separation of a liquid from a settled solid or a denser immiscible liquid by carefully pouring off the upper layer.
Foundations of ChemistryDeliquescence
The property of a solid that absorbs enough water vapour from the air to dissolve completely in the water it takes up.
Foundations of ChemistryDensity
The mass of a substance contained in a unit volume, a characteristic intensive property of each material.
Foundations of ChemistryDimensional Analysis
A calculation method that tracks and cancels units through a chain of conversion factors to reach the required quantity.
Foundations of ChemistryDistillation
A separation technique that exploits differences in volatility by vaporising a liquid and condensing the vapour in a separate vessel.