The greater the distance between the nucleus of the atom and the valence electron, the lower the effective nuclear charge on the electron and the... View Article
The equilibrium indicated by delta G = 0 is known to be the equilibrium of spontaneity. This implies that the reaction rate will be constant for... View Article
The maximum theoretical efficiency associated with a heat engine (which is impossible for a real engine to attain) is equal to the temperature... View Article
Ammeters work to measure electrical current by measuring the current through a set of coils with a very low resistance and inductive reactance. A... View Article
A polynomial featuring only one term can be classfied as a monomial. If the polynomial contains 2 terms, it can be classified as a binomial. If... View Article
The term variance refers to a statistical measurement of the spread between numbers in a data set. It is usually denoted by the symbol σ2.... View Article
The entropy of a system containing matter is known to increase when the tempeature is increased. The entropy also increases as the pressure or... View Article
Colloids are known to be gelatinous solutions that have the ability to maintain a high osmotic pressure in the blood. Particles in the colloids... View Article
The French chemist Antoine Laurent Lavoisier is considered by many as the Father of Chemistry. He is believed to have revolutionized chemistry... View Article
Elasticity can be defined as the ability of a deformed material body to return to its original shape and size when the forces causing the... View Article
The orbital with the the lowest energy level is the one that is closest to the atomic center. This orbital is the 1s orbital, which can hold a... View Article
Electrons are typically assumed not to have well defined position and momentum prior to a measurement or interaction. However, since electrons do... View Article
The arithmetic mean of a set of terms is equal to the sum of all the terms divided by the total number of terms. Arithmetic mean is simple to... View Article
If the difference between any two consequtive numbers in the sequence is always the same or constant, then the sequence can be considered as an... View Article
Beta hydroxy aldehydes, also known as aldols, are known to form beta-unsaturated carbonyl compound when they lose water molecules. These products... View Article
A logarithm is the power to which a number must be raised in order to get some other number. For example, the logarithm (with base 10) of 100 is... View Article
A pure orbitals can be defined as an atomic orbital which has not undergone hybridization. Therefore, any orbital which does not take part in... View Article
