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  • sugar (monosaccharide) with the same chemical formula as glucose (C6H12O6 ... fructose may also be utilized as an energy source, and phosphate derivatives ...
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  • In chemistry, isomers are molecules that share the same chemical formula ... This finding challenged the prevailing chemical understanding of the time ...
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  • fluoresces is called a fluorophore. The energy difference between the absorbed ... light. Fluorescent lighting is very energy efficient compared to incandescent ...
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  • In this context, heat means "energy in transit" and dynamics ... of thermodynamics, which postulate that energy can be exchanged between ...
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  • Redox (shorthand for reduction/oxidation reaction) describes all chemical ... electron acceptor. Oxidants are usually chemical substances with elements ...
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  • Neptunium (chemical symbol Np, atomic number 93) is a silvery radioactive ... quickly, one gets nearly pure 237Np by chemical separation of neptunium. ...
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  • Protactinium (chemical symbol Pa, atomic number 91) is a member of ... In 1961, the U.K. Atomic Energy Authority produced 125 grams (g) of ...
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  • Chemical bond is the term used to describe the linkages between atoms ... Chemical bonding is categorized within five different classes of chemical ...
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  • equation. It is expressed in units of energy (that is, the pressure-volume ... * American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Ideal Gas Law, Enthalpy ...
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  • C) linked to two other carbon atoms or a chemical compound that contains this ... higher or lower, depending on the chemical environment) ...
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  • so most radicals readily take part in chemical reactions. Being uncharged ... Radicals are involved in many chemical processes, including combustion ...
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  • In thermodynamics, heat is energy transferred from one object to another. ... is used as a measure of the internal energy or enthalpy, that is the ...
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  • Hafnium (chemical symbol Hf, atomic number 72) is a lustrous, silvery ... ductile and corrosion resistant, and its chemical properties closely parallel ...
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  • Polonium (chemical symbol Po, atomic number 84) is a rare, extremely ... Polonium is a chemical element that lies in group 16 (former group ...
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  • human body from other compounds through chemical reactions and thus has to ... Valine's chemical formula is (CH3)2CH-CH(NH2)-COOH, or in general ...
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  • Like an ordinary wave, it carries energy and can propagate through ... following the shock wave, and the chemical energy of the reaction drives ...
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  • yields a small net gain of the universal energy storage molecule adenosine ... via gluconeogenesis, to fatty acids or energy through acetyl-CoA (acetyl ...
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  • of electrons. This is the result of chemical dissociation. ... electrode reactions slowly use up the chemical energy stored in the electrolyte. ...
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  • is the aurora borealis—or plasma energy pouring back into the atmosphere ... When a cation forms a chemical bond ("ionic bond") with ...
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  • Chlorine (chemical symbol Cl, atomic number 17) is a nonmetal that ... table salt, or sodium chloride, with the chemical formula NaCl. In water, ...
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