Search results for "Self-ionization of water" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Uracil is one of the five main nucleobases found in the nucleic acids ... replaces thymine as the usual complement of adenine. Thus, thymine is usually ...14 KB (1,996 words) - 19:37, 12 November 2022
- "lead") is the skilled trade of working with pipes, tubing ... plumbing fixtures, and equipment such as water heaters. The plumbing industry ...8 KB (1,121 words) - 01:54, 10 April 2023
- – Xenon] Thermophysical properties of neon, argon, krypton, and xenon ... This element can be extracted by fractional distillation of liquid ...13 KB (1,905 words) - 14:16, 20 May 2023
- In geology, evaporites are water-soluble, mineral sediments that result ... nitrates are important for the manufacture of fertilizers and explosives. ...6 KB (841 words) - 07:00, 12 September 2023
- Boiling is the process of rapidly converting a liquid to its gaseous ... The boiling point of a substance is the temperature at which it can ...13 KB (2,088 words) - 05:24, 17 November 2023
- Thales (in Greek: Θαλης) of Miletus (ca. 624 – 546 b.c.e.) ... arbitrary will, tricks, anger, and jealousy of the gods, Thales tried to explain ...7 KB (978 words) - 15:05, 30 April 2023
- or physical process. Some examples of mixtures are oil, ocean water ... are uniformly spread, so that any amount of the mixture has the same composition ...5 KB (683 words) - 19:22, 9 November 2022
- In human spaceflight, a life support system is a group of devices ... A crew member of typical size requires a total of approximately 5 ...11 KB (1,632 words) - 01:14, 26 October 2022
- tames the Nile River and utilizes the power of the river for a variety of ... The Aswan Dam is a rock fill dam, a type of dam that relies on compacted ...9 KB (1,433 words) - 18:40, 19 August 2023
- An aqueduct is an artificial channel that is constructed to convey ... Aqueducts have been built to supply water to large cities and to irrigate ...12 KB (1,676 words) - 15:59, 11 August 2023
- A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes ... Drought is a normal, recurring feature of the climate in most parts ...11 KB (1,569 words) - 09:42, 15 January 2023
- An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water where freshwater ... means "tide" or "boiling (of the sea)." ...10 KB (1,449 words) - 04:23, 22 March 2024
- pressure exerted by the atmosphere by using water, air, or mercury. From the ... This concept of "decreasing atmospheric pressure predicts stormy ...9 KB (1,410 words) - 08:09, 20 September 2023
- Gas is one of the four major states or phases of matter, along with ... Gas exists in the middle of a heating continuum in which heating the ...20 KB (3,107 words) - 04:37, 18 April 2024
- contain fossils and often form reservoirs of petroleum and other hydrocarbons ... is called fissility. Non-fissile rocks of similar composition but made ...4 KB (524 words) - 12:21, 27 January 2023
- that is directly involved in the promotion of cancer or in the facilitation ... Common examples of carcinogens are tobacco smoke, inhaled asbestos ...14 KB (1,935 words) - 19:12, 26 November 2023
- deposited by a river or other running water. Alluvium is typically made ... A river continually picks up and drops solid particles of rock and ...5 KB (763 words) - 08:15, 23 July 2023
- the first to measure the average density of the earth using the gravitational ... His mother was Lady Anne Gray, daughter of the Duke of Kent and his father ...8 KB (1,276 words) - 07:10, 22 January 2024
- The Arabian Sea is located in the northwestern part of the Indian ... The Sea provides an important link between the neighboring areas of ...10 KB (1,516 words) - 21:28, 11 August 2023
- It contains 21 percent nitrogen in the form of ammonium ions and 24 percent ... Ammonium sulfate is a salt of ammonia and sulfuric acid, and its chemical ...6 KB (752 words) - 07:39, 25 July 2023
