Terms starting with L
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Linkage Isomerism
Inorganic & Coordination Chemistry
Dimensionless
Isomerism arising when an ambidentate ligand bonds to the metal through different donor atoms.
Lipid
Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry
Dimensionless
A biomolecule that is largely non-polar and therefore insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents.
Liquefaction of Gases
States of Matter & Gas Laws
K
The conversion of a gas into a liquid by cooling below its critical temperature and applying pressure.
Liquid Crystal
States of Matter & Gas Laws
Dimensionless
A state of matter that flows like a liquid but retains some of the molecular ordering of a crystal.
Liquid State
States of Matter & Gas Laws
Dimensionless
The state of matter with a definite volume but no fixed shape, in which particles are close together yet free to move past one another.
Lithium-Ion Battery
Electrochemistry & Redox
V
A rechargeable cell in which lithium ions shuttle between a graphite anode and a metal oxide cathode.
LiCoO₂ + C₆ ⇌ Li₁₋ₓCoO₂ + LiₓC₆
Lock and Key Model
Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry
Dimensionless
The model proposing that the substrate fits a rigid, precisely shaped active site as a key fits a lock.
London Dispersion Forces
Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure
kJ/mol
Attractions between molecules caused by instantaneous fluctuations in electron distribution inducing dipoles in neighbours.
E ∝ α² / r⁶
Lone Pair
Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure
Dimensionless
A pair of valence electrons localised on one atom and not involved in bonding.
Low Spin Complex
Inorganic & Coordination Chemistry
BM
A complex in which electrons pair in the lower d orbitals rather than occupying the upper set.
Δ > P