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  2. Valence electron - Wikipedia

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    The number of valence electrons of an element can be determined by the periodic table group (vertical column) in which the element is categorized. In groups 1–12, the group number matches the number of valence electrons; in groups 13–18, the units digit of the group number matches the number of valence electrons. (Helium is the sole ...

  3. Fluid compartments - Wikipedia

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    Fluid shifts occur when the body's fluids move between the fluid compartments. Physiologically, this occurs by a combination of hydrostatic pressure gradients and osmotic pressure gradients. Water will move from one space into the next passively across a semi permeable membrane until the hydrostatic and osmotic pressure gradients balance each ...

  4. Water - Wikipedia

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    All known forms of life depend on water. Water is vital both as a solvent in which many of the body's solutes dissolve and as an essential part of many metabolic processes within the body. Metabolism is the sum total of anabolism and catabolism. In anabolism, water is removed from molecules (through energy requiring enzymatic chemical reactions ...

  5. Valence (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    Hydrogen has only one valence electron, but it can form bonds with more than one atom. In the bifluoride ion ([HF 2] −), for example, it forms a three-center four-electron bond with two fluoride atoms: [F−H F − ↔ F − H−F] Another example is the three-center two-electron bond in diborane (B 2 H 6).

  6. Chemical bonding of water - Wikipedia

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    To further distinguish the electron energy differences between the two non-bonding orbitals, orbital mixing can be further performed between the 2p (3a 1) orbital on oxygen and the antibonding 4a 1 orbital since they are of the same symmetry and close in energy level. Mixing these two orbitals affords two new sets of orbitals as shown in the ...

  7. Properties of water - Wikipedia

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    Water is the chemical substance with chemical formula H 2 O; one molecule of water has two hydrogen atoms covalently bonded to a single oxygen atom. [26] Water is a tasteless, odorless liquid at ambient temperature and pressure. Liquid water has weak absorption bands at wavelengths of around 750 nm which cause it to appear to have a blue color. [4]

  8. Active transport - Wikipedia

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    This process is in contrast to passive transport, which allows molecules or ions to move down their concentration gradient, from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration, without energy. Active transport is essential for various physiological processes, such as nutrient uptake, hormone secretion, and nerve impulse transmission.

  9. Heat transfer physics - Wikipedia

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    Quantum electron energy states for electron are found using the electron quantum Hamiltonian, which is generally composed of kinetic (-ħ 2 ∇ 2 /2m e) and potential energy terms (φ e). Atomic orbital, a mathematical function describing the wave-like behavior of either an electron or a pair of electrons in an atom , can be found from the ...