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Organic Chemistry

Electrophilic Addition

A reaction in which an electrophile adds across a carbon–carbon multiple bond, converting a pi bond into two sigma bonds.

C=C + E–Nu → C(E)–C(Nu) Dimensionless
Organic Chemistry

Electrophilic Substitution

A reaction in which an electrophile replaces a hydrogen atom on an aromatic ring.

ArH + E⁺ → ArE + H⁺ Dimensionless
Analytical Chemistry & Spectroscopy

Electrophoresis

A separation technique in which charged species migrate through a medium under an applied electric field.

v = μE cm/s
Analytical Chemistry & Spectroscopy

Gas Chromatography

A technique for separating volatile compounds carried by an inert gas through a heated column.

min
Analytical Chemistry & Spectroscopy

Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry

A hybrid technique in which compounds separated by gas chromatography are identified by a mass spectrometer.

Dimensionless
Analytical Chemistry & Spectroscopy

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

A technique in which a liquid mobile phase is pumped at high pressure through a column of very fine stationary phase.

min
States of Matter & Gas Laws

Isomorphism

The property of two or more different substances crystallising in the same structural form.

Dimensionless
Analytical Chemistry & Spectroscopy

Mobile Phase

The fluid that carries the sample through the stationary phase during chromatography.

mL/min
Organic Chemistry

Nucleophile

An electron-rich species that donates a pair of electrons to form a new covalent bond.

Nu⁻ or Nu: Dimensionless
Organic Chemistry

Nucleophilic Substitution

A reaction in which a nucleophile replaces a leaving group attached to a saturated carbon.

Nu⁻ + R–X → R–Nu + X⁻ Dimensionless
States of Matter & Gas Laws

Polymorphism

The ability of a single substance to exist in more than one crystalline form.

Dimensionless
Nuclear & Radiochemistry

Radiopharmaceutical

A radioactive compound administered to a patient for diagnosis or treatment.

MBq
Analytical Chemistry & Spectroscopy

Stationary Phase

The fixed material in a chromatographic system with which the sample components interact as they pass.

Dimensionless
Analytical Chemistry & Spectroscopy

Thin Layer Chromatography

A chromatographic technique using a thin layer of adsorbent coated on a flat plate.

Dimensionless
Analytical Chemistry & Spectroscopy

X-ray Crystallography

A technique that determines the three-dimensional atomic structure of a crystal from its X-ray diffraction pattern.

nλ = 2d sin θ pm
Acids, Bases & Salts

Acidic Buffer

A buffer made from a weak acid and one of its salts, giving a pH below 7.

pH = pKa + log([salt]/[acid]) Dimensionless
Acids, Bases & Salts

Acidic Salt

A salt whose aqueous solution has a pH below 7, or one that still contains replaceable hydrogen.

Dimensionless
Acids, Bases & Salts

Acid–Base Titration

A titration in which an acid is neutralised by a base, or the reverse, monitored by an indicator or a pH meter.

M_aV_a / n_a = M_bV_b / n_b mol/L
Foundations of Chemistry

Allotropy

The existence of an element in two or more distinct structural forms within the same physical state.

Dimensionless
States of Matter & Gas Laws

Anisotropy

The dependence of a physical property on the direction in which it is measured.

Dimensionless
Acids, Bases & Salts

Basic Buffer

A buffer made from a weak base and one of its salts, giving a pH above 7.

pOH = pKb + log([salt]/[base]) Dimensionless
Acids, Bases & Salts

Basic Salt

A salt whose aqueous solution has a pH above 7, or one that retains a hydroxide group.

Dimensionless
Thermochemistry & Thermodynamics

Bond Dissociation Enthalpy

The enthalpy change when one mole of a specific bond is broken homolytically in the gas phase.

A–B(g) → A·(g) + B·(g) kJ/mol
Acids, Bases & Salts

Buffer Capacity

The amount of strong acid or base a buffer can absorb before its pH changes appreciably.

β = dn / d(pH) mol/L