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Category: General Chemistry

atomic mass

What is Atomic Mass?

Core Concepts In this article you will learn about the different things that contribute to atomic mass. What makes up an atom, and how to

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Carnot Cycle

Core Concepts This article will cover what the Carnot cycle is, the states and thermodynamic processes it comprises, the efficiency of the Carnot cycle, refrigeration,

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phosphorus standard state

Standard State

Core Concepts In this article you will be able to understand the standard state of every element. After reading this article you’ll know the exact

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conditions for equilibrium thione to thiol

Equilibrium Conditions

Core Concepts In this article, you’ll learn the conditions for a chemical system at equilibrium, equilibrium constant concentrations, and their applications in kinetics. Topics Covered

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water droplet

What is Kw in Chemistry?

Core Concepts – Kw Equilibrium In this article, you will learn about the concept of Kw in chemistry. Kw combines conceptual knowledge from branches like

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Tyndall Effect

Core Concepts – Tyndall Effect In this tutorial, you will learn about the tyndall effect: what it is, why it happens, and how we define

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Atomic Spectra

Core Concepts In this tutorial, you will learn about atomic spectra, including the meaning behind this term, why spectra appear the way they do, and

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Balancing Chemical Formula

Core Concepts In this article you’ll learn how to balance a chemical formula and how to determine an element’s charge from balancing. You’ll learn some

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Radioactive Decay

Core Concepts In this article you will be able to understand what is radioactive decay and its different processes. After reading this article you will

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sodium in aqueous solution

Aqueous Solutions

Core Concepts Aqueous solutions are one of the most important types of mixture inside and outside the lab. Check out this article to learn more

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thermochemistry vocab

Thermochemistry Vocabulary

Core Concepts – Thermochemistry Vocabulary In this article you’ll learn the definitions and gain a better understanding of the main vocabulary terms for thermochemistry such

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Orbital Diagrams

What are Orbital Diagrams? Electron orbital diagrams are diagrams used to show the energy of electrons within the sublevels of an atom or atoms when

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nuclear processes

Nuclear Processes

Core Concepts In this article you will be able to understand and differentiate both nuclear processes :fusion and fission. After reading this article you will

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intro to gases

Intro to Gases

Core Concepts In this article, we learn about what a gas is, diatomic gases, the three properties of gases, gas laws, and gas phase changes.

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steel, a common alloy

What is an alloy?

Concept Introduction – Alloys An alloy is a mixture of two or more metals. Many alloys exist that combine different metals and different ratios of

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The Tyndall Effect in Colloids

What Are Colloids?

Core Concepts In this article, you will learn about colloids – one of the major kinds of mixtures. Beyond defining colloid mixtures, this article will

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