Search results for "Water (molecule)" - New World Encyclopedia

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  • complexes in particular, in which a host molecule recognizes and selectively ... specific binding of a "guest" molecule to a complementary "host ...
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  • of as "nonmagnetic," such as water, most organic compounds, ... === Single-molecule magnets and single-chain magnets === ...
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  • percent. A solution of hydrogen cyanide in water is called hydrocyanic acid ... to steam reforming, the reaction of methane and water. In another process ...
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  • Wilhelm Ritter succeeded in decomposing water into hydrogen and oxygen ... that electrolytes, when dissolved in water, become to varying degrees ...
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  • in liquids, and by phonons in solids. The water in the Earth's atmosphere ... that is, when the different atoms in a molecule vibrate around their equilibrium ...
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  • For instance, phosphate additives used for water softeners led to an increase ... B.C.E. A formula for soap—consisting of water, alkali, and cassia oil—was ...
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  • or smoke-producing substance (other than a water-activated article or one ... and presenting a special risk (e.g., due to water-activation or presence of ...
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  • Water purification is the process of removing contaminants from a ... Water purification may remove such contaminants as particulate sand ...
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  • Like calcium, magnesium reacts with water at room temperature, although ... white crystals. Most are soluble in water, providing the sour-tasting ...
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  • silicate minerals that can lose and absorb water and various ions and gases ... caused the stones to dance about as the water within their pores evaporated ...
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  • the chemical formula CH3COOH. In its pure, water-free state, called glacial ... Glacial acetic acid is a trivial name for water-free acetic acid. ...
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  • with a double volume of hydrogen to produce water. Gay-Lussac extended his ... believed the law did not subsist for water-soluble gases, but Gay-Lussac ...
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  • [[Image:Water drops on spider web.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Dew drops ... with polymer chains, where one end of a molecule of one material diffuses ...
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  • liquid ethane is used to rapidly freeze water-rich samples for electron ... of heat, and produces carbon dioxide and water according to the following ...
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  • into the body on a biologically active molecule. Images of tracer concentration ... If the biologically active molecule chosen for PET is FDG ([18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose ...
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  • it accumulates in buildings, drinking water, and underground mines and ... 039;s atmosphere are so low that radon-rich water in contact with the atmosphere ...
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  • were standard in many applications where water and dry-powder extinguishers ... atom by reaction with a diatomic halogen molecule. Thus: ...
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  • grey in color, normally obtained from sea water or rock deposits. Natural ... Salt is involved in regulating the water content (fluid balance) of ...
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  • electronegative, and within each water molecule, the oxygen atom draws ... ions (OH−(aq)). In this case, one water molecule acts as an acid and donates ...
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  • in sites that were flooded under fresh water), the earliest dating to ... understood the use of rubber to make water-resistant cloth. One story ...
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