Terms starting with C
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Condensation
The change of a substance from the gaseous to the liquid state, accompanied by the release of latent heat.
Biochemistry & Polymer ChemistryCondensation Polymerisation
Polymerisation in which monomers join with the elimination of a small molecule, usually water.
Stoichiometry & Chemical ReactionsCondensation Reaction
A reaction in which two molecules join with the elimination of a small molecule, usually water.
Electrochemistry & RedoxConductometric Titration
A titration in which the end point is found from changes in the conductivity of the solution.
Analytical Chemistry & SpectroscopyConfidence Interval
The range within which the true value of a measured quantity is expected to lie with a stated probability.
Organic ChemistryConformational Isomerism
The different spatial arrangements a molecule can adopt through rotation about single bonds.
Acids, Bases & SaltsConjugate Acid–Base Pair
Two species differing by exactly one proton, one being the acid and the other its corresponding base.
Nuclear & RadiochemistryControl Rod
A movable rod of neutron-absorbing material used to regulate the rate of a nuclear chain reaction.
Chemical Bonding & Molecular StructureCoordinate Bond
A covalent bond in which both shared electrons are supplied by the same atom.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryCoordination Compound
A compound containing a central metal atom or ion bonded to surrounding molecules or ions by coordinate bonds.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryCoordination Isomerism
Isomerism in compounds containing both a complex cation and a complex anion, where ligands are distributed differently between them.
Chemical Bonding & Molecular StructureCoordination Number
The number of nearest neighbours immediately surrounding a given atom or ion in a lattice or complex.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryCoordination Sphere
The central metal together with the ligands directly attached to it, written inside square brackets.
Biochemistry & Polymer ChemistryCopolymer
A polymer made from two or more different monomers.
Atomic Structure & PeriodicityCore Electron
An electron occupying a completely filled inner shell that does not take part in chemical bonding.
Electrochemistry & RedoxCorrosion
The gradual destruction of a metal by electrochemical reaction with its environment.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryCounter Ion
An ion outside the coordination sphere that balances the charge of the complex ion.
Chemical EquilibriumCoupled Equilibria
Two or more equilibria that share a common species, so that shifting one necessarily shifts the others.
Thermochemistry & ThermodynamicsCoupled Reactions
Two reactions linked through a shared intermediate so that a favourable one drives an unfavourable one.
Chemical Bonding & Molecular StructureCovalent Bond
A bond formed when two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons so that both achieve a stable configuration.
Nuclear & RadiochemistryCritical Mass
The minimum mass of fissile material needed to sustain a nuclear chain reaction.
States of Matter & Gas LawsCritical Point
The unique combination of temperature and pressure at which the liquid and gas phases of a substance become indistinguishable.
States of Matter & Gas LawsCritical Temperature
The temperature above which a gas cannot be liquefied by pressure alone, however great.
Biochemistry & Polymer ChemistryCross-Linking
The formation of covalent bonds between separate polymer chains.