Search results for "Chemical compound" - New World Encyclopedia
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- composition of the mixture. Also, when a chemical process produces two or ... of Science and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering. Retrieved January ...29 KB (4,494 words) - 07:29, 23 August 2023
- Platinum (chemical symbol Pt, atomic number 78) is a silvery gray ... Platinum is a chemical element in the periodic table and is classified ...14 KB (2,002 words) - 08:01, 24 November 2022
- Calcium (chemical symbol Ca, atomic number 20) is the fifth most plentiful ... This compound is widely used as an extender in paints, a filler in ...18 KB (2,626 words) - 18:21, 25 November 2023
- Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is a chemical compound with the formula (CH3)2SO. This colorless liquid is an important polar aprotic solvent that ...12 KB (1,770 words) - 16:50, 22 July 2020
- as carrier molecules that transfer chemical groups. Coenzymes are sometimes ... low-molecular-weight, non-protein organic compound that is loosely attached ...22 KB (2,903 words) - 07:19, 6 June 2023
- Neurotransmitters are chemical compounds that relay information across ... conversion of electrical impulses to chemical transmitters, various enzyme ...16 KB (2,189 words) - 07:34, 14 June 2023
- Saccharin is a synthetic organic compound that tastes hundreds of ... saccharin was eagerly received as a new chemical that diabetics and dieters ...13 KB (1,943 words) - 00:18, 22 August 2022
- The solubility of a chemical substance is a physical property referring ... that can be dissolved in a solvent at chemical equilibrium. The resultant ...23 KB (3,483 words) - 01:08, 4 February 2023
- usually in the form of quartz. Given its chemical inertness and considerable ... dunes merge to form 'Y'-shaped compound dunes. Many are formed in ...14 KB (2,163 words) - 03:11, 23 December 2022
- not as a group need to have any specific chemical properties in common, beyond ... oils with more than 200 identified chemical substances (Dupler and Odle ...16 KB (2,270 words) - 12:06, 5 March 2021
- Carbon monoxide, with the chemical formula CO, is a colorless, odorless ... ==Principal chemical reactions== ===Industrial uses=== Carbon monoxide ...20 KB (2,871 words) - 19:08, 26 November 2023
- : This article is about the chemical element lithium. number=3 | symbol ... Lithium (chemical symbol Li, atomic number 3) is the lightest solid ...16 KB (2,302 words) - 04:29, 29 October 2022
- An alloy is the combination of metal with other chemical elements (metallic or nonmetallic), forming a solution or chemical compound that retains ...17 KB (2,388 words) - 08:10, 23 July 2023
- Photosynthesis is the conversion of the energy of sunlight into chemical ... In chemical terms, photosynthesis is an example of an oxidation-reduction ...27 KB (4,019 words) - 05:05, 24 November 2022
- profound influence on the development of chemical knowledge in the West, including ... * The concept of a chemical compound; the mineral cinnabar, for example ...16 KB (2,525 words) - 08:37, 13 March 2024
- the law of combining volumes of gases in chemical reactions paved the way ... of an element that formed more than one compound with another element. On ...13 KB (1,969 words) - 07:30, 2 April 2008
- Oxygen (chemical symbol O, atomic number 8) is the second most common ... other words, when it is involved in a chemical bond, it strongly attracts ...23 KB (3,469 words) - 06:02, 18 November 2022
- Potassium (chemical symbol K, atomic number 19) is a member of a group ... of potassium is an important industrial chemical, and the chloride, sulfate ...18 KB (2,538 words) - 05:52, 30 November 2022
- An enzyme is a biological catalyst that regulates the rate of a chemical ... Enzymes are essential to sustain life because most chemical reactions ...18 KB (2,741 words) - 19:04, 13 February 2024
- Niobium or columbium (chemical symbol Nb, atomic number 41) is a rare ... *Niobium-tin (Nb3Sn): It is a metallic chemical compound of niobium ...14 KB (1,909 words) - 04:59, 15 November 2022
