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(Encyclopedia) liquid, one of the three commonly recognized states in which matter occurs, i.e., that state, as distinguished from solid and gas, in which a substance has a definite volume but no…Chemistry: What's a Liquid?
What's a Liquid?ChemistryLiquids and Intermolecular ForcesWhat's a Liquid?Intermolecular ForcesThe Effects of Intermolecular Forces This seems like a silly question because we all have a good…Chemistry: Liquids and Intermolecular Forces
Liquids and Intermolecular ForcesChemistryLiquids and Intermolecular ForcesWhat's a Liquid?Intermolecular ForcesThe Effects of Intermolecular Forces In the last section, we discussed the…liquid air
(Encyclopedia) liquid air, ordinary air that has been liquefied by compression and cooling to extremely low temperatures (see liquefaction). Its commercial preparation involves purification by…liquid crystal
(Encyclopedia) liquid crystal, liquid whose component particles, atoms or molecules, tend to arrange themselves with a degree of order far exceeding that found in ordinary liquids and approaching…siphon
(Encyclopedia) siphonsiphonsīˈfən, –fŏn [key], tube or other enclosed conduit through which a liquid is lifted over an elevation and then emptied at a lower level. The movement of the liquid is…vapor pressure
(Encyclopedia) vapor pressure, pressure exerted by a vapor that is in equilibrium with its liquid. A liquid standing in a sealed beaker is actually a dynamic system: some molecules of the liquid are…vaporization
(Encyclopedia) vaporization, change of a liquid or solid substance to a gas or vapor. There is fundamentally no difference between the terms gas and vapor, but gas is used commonly to describe a…Henry's law
(Encyclopedia) Henry's law, chemical law stating that the amount of a gas that dissolves in a liquid is proportional to the partial pressure of the gas over the liquid, provided no chemical reaction…evaporation
(Encyclopedia) evaporation, change of a liquid into vapor at any temperature below its boiling point. For example, water, when placed in a shallow open container exposed to air, gradually disappears…Trending
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