Question | Answer |
A substance whose water solution does not conduct an electric current appreciably. | Non-Electrolyte |
One of a class of elements which are usually poor conductors of heat and electricity and are electronegative. | Non-Metal |
A bond in which there is essentially equal attraction for the shared electrons and a resulting balanced distribution of charge. | Non-Polar Covalent Bond |
A solution containing one gram equivalent of solute per liter of solution. | Normal Solution |
The concentration of a solution expressed in gram-equivalents of solute per liter of solution. | Normality |
Formation of a new substance through changes in the identity of the atoms involved. | Nuclear Change |
The emission of a proton or neutron from a nucleus as a result of bombarding the nucleus with alpha particles, protons, deuterons, neutrons, etc. | Nuclear Disintegration |
An equation representing changes in the nuclei of atoms. | Nuclear Equation |
The difference between the mass of a nucleus and the sum of the masses of its constituent particles. | Nuclear Mass Defeat |
A device in which the controlled fission of radioactive material produces new radioactive substances and energy. | Nuclear Reactor |
The positively charged dense, central part of an atom. | Nucleus |
A variety of atom as determined by the composition of its nucleus. | Nuclide |
The heaviest, most complex, naturally occurring nuclide in a decay series of radioactive elements. | Nuclide, Parent |
The absorption of a gas on a solid. | Occulsion |
An outer shell of an atom having s and p orbitals. | Octet |
A large furnace in which steel is made in a shallow pool. | Open-Hearth |
A highly probable location about a nucleus in which an electron may be found. | Orbital, Space |
The quantum number which indicates the shape of an orbital. | Orbital, Quantum Number |
A mineral containing an element that can be extracted profitably. | Ore |
Pertaining to carbon compounds, particularly hydrocarbons and their derivatives. | Organic |
A suspensoid in which an organic liquid is the dispersing medium. | Organosol |
A crystalline system in which there are three unequal axes at right angles. | Orthorhombic |
Any chemical reaction which involves the loss of one or more electrons by an atom or an ion. | Oxidation |
A number assigned to each element to indicate the number of electrons assumed to be gained, lost, or shared in compound formation. | Oxidation Number |
The difference between an electrode and its solution in a half-reaction. | Oxidation Potential |