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Overall Formation Constant
The equilibrium constant for the formation of a complex directly from the free metal ion and all its ligands.
Chemical Kinetics & CatalysisOverall Order
The sum of the individual orders with respect to every reactant appearing in the rate law.
Electrochemistry & RedoxOverpotential
The extra voltage beyond the theoretical value that must be applied before an electrode reaction proceeds at a useful rate.
Electrochemistry & RedoxOxidation
The loss of electrons by a species, accompanied by an increase in its oxidation number.
Electrochemistry & RedoxOxidation Number
The hypothetical charge an atom would carry if all its bonds were treated as fully ionic.
Stoichiometry & Chemical ReactionsOxidation Number Method
A technique for balancing redox equations by equating the total increase and decrease in oxidation numbers.
Organic ChemistryOxidation of Alcohols
The conversion of alcohols to carbonyl compounds or carboxylic acids by removal of hydrogen.
Electrochemistry & RedoxOxidising Agent
A species that accepts electrons from another substance and is itself reduced in the process.
Acids, Bases & SaltsOxoacid
An acid in which the ionisable hydrogen is attached to oxygen, which in turn is bonded to a central atom.
Atomic Structure & Periodicityp-Block Elements
The elements of groups 13 to 18, in which the outermost electrons progressively fill p orbitals.
States of Matter & Gas LawsPacking Efficiency
The percentage of the total volume of a unit cell that is actually occupied by the constituent particles.
Atomic Structure & PeriodicityParamagnetism
Weak attraction into a magnetic field, shown by substances containing one or more unpaired electrons.
Nuclear & RadiochemistryParent and Daughter Nuclide
The nuclide undergoing decay and the nuclide produced by that decay.
States of Matter & Gas LawsPartial Pressure
The pressure that one component of a gas mixture would exert if it alone occupied the whole volume.
Chemical EquilibriumPartition Coefficient
The equilibrium ratio of a solute's concentrations in two immiscible phases.
Solutions & Colligative PropertiesParts per Billion
A concentration unit expressing one part of solute per thousand million parts of solution.
Solutions & Colligative PropertiesParts per Million
A concentration unit expressing one part of solute per million parts of solution by mass or volume.
Thermochemistry & ThermodynamicsPath Function
A quantity whose value depends on the specific route taken between two states.
Atomic Structure & PeriodicityPauli Exclusion Principle
The rule that no two electrons in an atom may have the same set of all four quantum numbers.
Nuclear & RadiochemistryPenetrating Power
The depth to which a given type of radiation can travel into a material before being absorbed.
Biochemistry & Polymer ChemistryPeptide Bond
The amide linkage joining the carboxyl group of one amino acid to the amino group of the next.
Foundations of ChemistryPercentage Composition
The proportion by mass of each element in a compound, expressed as a percentage of the total mass.
Stoichiometry & Chemical ReactionsPercentage Purity
The proportion of a sample that consists of the desired compound, expressed as a percentage of the total mass.
Stoichiometry & Chemical ReactionsPercentage Yield
The actual yield expressed as a percentage of the theoretical yield.