Terms starting with F
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Freezing Point Depression
The lowering of a solvent's freezing point caused by dissolved solute particles.
States of Matter & Gas LawsFrenkel Defect
A point defect in which an ion leaves its lattice site and lodges in a nearby interstitial position.
Chemical Kinetics & CatalysisFreundlich Adsorption Isotherm
An empirical relation describing adsorption on heterogeneous surfaces with a distribution of site energies.
Organic ChemistryFriedel–Crafts Reaction
The introduction of an alkyl or acyl group onto an aromatic ring using a Lewis acid catalyst.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryFroth Flotation
A concentration method that separates minerals by exploiting differences in how readily their surfaces are wetted.
Electrochemistry & RedoxFuel Cell
An electrochemical cell that generates electricity continuously from a fuel and oxidant supplied from outside.
Organic ChemistryFunctional Group
An atom or group of atoms within a molecule that determines its characteristic chemical behaviour.
Organic ChemistryFunctional Group Isomerism
Structural isomerism in which compounds of the same formula contain entirely different functional groups.