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Porter, George, Baron Porter of Luddenham

(Encyclopedia) Porter, George, Baron Porter of Luddenham, 1920–2002, British chemist, b. Stainforth, England, grad. Leeds Univ., Ph.D. Cambridge, 1949. After serving as a radar officer during World…

Scheele, Karl Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Scheele, Karl WilhelmScheele, Karl Wilhelmkärl vĭlˈhĕlm shāˈlə [key], 1742–86, Swedish chemist, b. Stralsund. He is known as the discoverer of many chemical substances. He was a…

ionic bond

(Encyclopedia) ionic bond: see chemical bond.

Wayland

(Encyclopedia) Wayland, town (1990 pop. 11,874), Middlesex co., E Mass., W of Boston; settled c.1638, inc. 1835. Electronic and chemical research is carried on there.

reaction rate

(Encyclopedia) reaction rate: see chemical reaction.

Tm

(Encyclopedia) Tm, chemical symbol for the element thulium.

Le Châtelier's principle

(Encyclopedia) Le Châtelier's principle, chemical principle that states that if a system in equilibrium is disturbed by changes in determining factors, such as temperature, pressure, and…

stannic

(Encyclopedia) stannic: a chemical compound containing tin in the +4 valence state.