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  • symbol may be its large mass difference with hydrogen-1 (¹H), also known as protium. Deuterium has a mass of 2.014 atomic mass units (u), compared ...
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  • Fuel is any material that is burned or altered to obtain energy. Fuel releases its energy either through chemical means, such as combustion, ...
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  • A subatomic particle is a particle smaller than an atom. It may be either an elementary (or fundamental) particle, or a composite particle, also ...
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  • Category:Public [[Image:plasma fountain.gif|thumb|300px|right|The Earth's "plasma fountain," showing oxygen, helium, and hydrogen ...
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  • In cosmology, the Steady State theory (also known as the Infinite Universe theory or continuous creation) is a model developed in 1948 by Fred ...
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  • Acetylene (systematic name: ethyne) is a hydrocarbon belonging to the group of alkynes. It is considered to be the simplest of all alkynes as ...
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  • Amines are organic compounds and a type of functional group that contain nitrogen as the key atom. Structurally amines resemble ammonia, wherein ...
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  • An acid-base reaction is a chemical reaction that occurs between an acid and a base. Several concepts exist which provide alternative definitions ...
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  • Rocket propellant is the material used by a rocket engine to generate thrust. The most common propellants consist of a fuel and an oxidizer that ...
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  • Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a very pale blue liquid which appears colorless in a dilute solution, slightly more viscous than water. It is a weak ...
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  • Einsteinium (chemical symbol Es, atomic number 99) is a synthetic element in the periodic table. A metallic, highly radioactive, transuranic element ...
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  • Adsorption, not to be confused with absorption, is a process by which a gas, liquid, or solute (substance in solution) binds to the surface of ...
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  • An elastomer is a polymer with the property of elasticity. In other words, it is a polymer that deforms under stress and returns to its original ...
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  • Fatty acids are a class of compounds containing a long hydrocarbon chain and a terminal carboxylate group (-COOH). They have the general structure ...
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  • follows: the deviation starts positive at hydrogen-1, becomes negative until a minimum is reached at iron-56, iron-58 and nickel-62, then increases to ...
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  • A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the interconversion of chemical substances. [http://goldbook.iupac.org/C01033.html Chemical reaction ...
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  • An electrolyte (or lyte, in abbreviated jargon) is a material containing free ions that can conduct an electrical current. Most electrolytes ...
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  • In physics and chemistry, an atomic orbital is a region in which an electron may be found within a single atom. J. Daintith, Oxford Dictionary ...
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  • The main group elements of the periodic table are groups 1, 2 and 13 through 18. Elements in these groups are collectively known as main group ...
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  • Uracil is one of the five main nucleobases found in the nucleic acids DNA and RNA. The others are adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine. However ...
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  • Ethyl acetate is an organic compound that is an ester derived from the combination of ethanol and acetic acid. Its chemical formula may be written ...
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  • Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol, carbinol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha, or wood spirits, is the simplest alcohol. Its chemical formula ...
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  • In chemistry, isomers are molecules that share the same chemical formula but differ in the arrangement of atoms. (Isomers in chemistry should ...
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  • Carboxylic acids are organic acids characterized by the presence of one or more carboxyl groups in their molecules. A carboxyl group consists ...
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  • Cyanobacteria (Greek: κυανόs (kyanós) = blue + bacterium) is a phylum (or "division") of bacteria that obtain their energy through ...
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  • A chemical element, often called simply element, is the class of atoms which contain the same number of protons. An older definition refers to ...
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  • Nitric acid (chemical formula HNO3) is one of the most important inorganic acids. Eighth-century alchemists called it aqua fortis (strong water ...
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  • A fuel cell is an electrochemical device that converts chemical energy into electricity. It is made up of two electrodes, each coated with a ...
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  • Ether is the general name for a class of organic chemical compounds characterized by molecules that contain an ether functional group—an oxygen ...
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  • The nucleus of an atom is the very dense region at the center of the atom, consisting of particles known as protons and neutrons (collectively ...
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  • Sir Joseph John “J.J.” Thomson, OM, FRS (December 18, 1856 – August 30, 1940) was a British physicist and Nobel laureate, credited with ...
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  • Jöns Jakob Berzelius (August 20, 1779 – August 7, 1848) was a Swedish chemist. Adversity in childhood fostered within Berzelius an independent ...
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  • |- | align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Image:Phosphoric-acid-2D-dimensions.png|160px|Phosphoric acid]] ...
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  • Chlorine (chemical symbol Cl, atomic number 17) is a nonmetal that belongs to a group of chemical elements known as halogens. At ordinary temperatures ...
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  • Benzene (also known as benzol or [6]-annulene) is a colorless, flammable, sweet-smelling liquid. It is a natural constituent of crude oil but ...
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  • Category:Public [[Image:Yukawa.jpg|thumb|Hideki Yukawa]] Yukawa, Hideki Hideki Yukawa FRSE (湯川 秀樹, January 23, 1907 – September 8, 1981 ...
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  • |- | colspan="6" align="center" | 6Li content may be as low as 3.75% innatural samples. 7Li would thereforehave a content ...
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  • In chemistry, radicals (or free radicals) are atomic or molecular species with unpaired electrons in an otherwise open shell configuration. These ...
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  • Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier (August 26, 1743 – May 8, 1794) was a French nobleman who, along with John Dalton and Jöns Jakob Berzelius, is ...
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  • Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Law [[Image:Komora gazowa.jpg|thumb|250 px|Gas chamber at Stutthof concentration camp.]] ...
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  • In chemistry, a base is thought of as a substance which can accept protons or any chemical compound that yields hydroxide ions (OH-) in solution ...
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  • A gas compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume. Compression of a gas naturally increases ...
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  • Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, FRS (December 17, 1778 – May 29, 1829) was an esteemed British chemist and physicist, who vastly expanded chemical ...
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  • Category:Public Organic chemistry is the scientific study of the structures, properties, and methods of syntheses of chemical compounds that are ...
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  • Fire occupies a unique place in nature. It is not matter itself, but it involves the reaction of different types of matter to generate energy ...
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  • In organic chemistry, functional groups (or moieties) are specific groups of atoms within molecules, that are responsible for the characteristic ...
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  • In human spaceflight, a life support system is a group of devices that allow a human to survive in outer space. Such a system normally supplies ...
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  • Supramolecular chemistry refers to an area of chemistry that specializes in the study of noncovalent interactions within and between molecules. ...
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  • Sulfuric acid (or sulphuric acid in British English) is a strong mineral acid with the chemical formula H2SO4. It is soluble in water at all ...
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  • Category:Public number=78 | symbol=Pt | name=platinum | left=iridium | right=gold | above=Pd | below=Ds | color1=#ffc0c0 | color2=black ...
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