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  2. Discriminant - Wikipedia

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    This expression for the discriminant is often taken as a definition. It makes clear that if the polynomial has a multiple root, then its discriminant is zero, and that, in the case of real coefficients, if all the roots are real and simple, then the discriminant is positive.

  3. Glossary of chemistry terms - Wikipedia

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    Also acid ionization constant or acidity constant. A quantitative measure of the strength of an acid in solution expressed as an equilibrium constant for a chemical dissociation reaction in the context of acid-base reactions. It is often given as its base-10 cologarithm, p K a. acid–base extraction A chemical reaction in which chemical species are separated from other acids and bases. acid ...

  4. Fajans' rules - Wikipedia

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    An aluminum atom, for example, with a +3 charge has a relatively large positive charge. That positive charge then exerts an attractive force on the electron cloud of the other ion, which has accepted the electrons from the aluminum (or other) positive ion. Two contrasting examples can illustrate the variation in effects.

  5. Reduction potential - Wikipedia

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    In aqueous solutions, redox potential is a measure of the tendency of the solution to either gain or lose electrons in a reaction. A solution with a higher (more positive) reduction potential than some other molecule will have a tendency to gain electrons from this molecule (i.e. to be reduced by oxidizing this other molecule) and a solution with a lower (more negative) reduction potential ...

  6. Jacobian matrix and determinant - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, if the Jacobian determinant at p is positive, then f preserves orientation near p; if it is negative, f reverses orientation. The absolute value of the Jacobian determinant at p gives us the factor by which the function f expands or shrinks volumes near p; this is why it occurs in the general substitution rule.

  7. Specific rotation - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, specific rotation ([α]) is a property of a chiral chemical compound. [ 1 ] : 244 It is defined as the change in orientation of monochromatic plane-polarized light , per unit distance–concentration product, as the light passes through a sample of a compound in solution.

  8. Electrophoresis - Wikipedia

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    The technique normally applies a negative charge called cathode so anionic protein molecules move towards a positive charge called anode. [2] Therefore, electrophoresis of positively charged particles or molecules ( cations ) is sometimes called cataphoresis , while electrophoresis of negatively charged particles or molecules (anions) is ...

  9. List of chemistry mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    A mnemonic is a memory aid used to improve long-term memory and make the process of consolidation easier. Many chemistry aspects, rules, names of compounds, sequences of elements, their reactivity, etc., can be easily and efficiently memorized with the help of mnemonics.