Terms starting with Z
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Organic Chemistry
Zaitsev's Rule
In an elimination reaction, the major product is usually the more highly substituted and therefore more stable alkene.
Chemical Kinetics & CatalysisZero-Order Reaction
A reaction whose rate is independent of the concentration of the reactant.
Thermochemistry & ThermodynamicsZeroth Law of Thermodynamics
If two systems are each in thermal equilibrium with a third, they are in thermal equilibrium with each other.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryZone Refining
An ultra-purification technique in which a narrow molten zone is passed repeatedly along a solid rod.
Biochemistry & Polymer ChemistryZwitterion
A molecule carrying both a positive and a negative charge but no net overall charge.