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  2. State of matter - Wikipedia

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    In this state the molecules flow as in a liquid, but they all point in the same direction (within each domain) and cannot rotate freely. Like a crystalline solid, but unlike a liquid, liquid crystals react to polarized light. Other types of liquid crystals are described in the main article on these states.

  3. Cohesion (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    Adhesion – the attraction of molecules or compounds for other molecules of a different kind; Specific heat capacity – the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius; Heat of vaporization – the amount of energy needed to change one gram of a liquid substance to a gas at constant temperature

  4. Liquid - Wikipedia

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    Liquid is one of the four primary states of matter, with the others being solid, gas and plasma. A liquid is a fluid. Unlike a solid, the molecules in a liquid have a much greater freedom to move. The forces that bind the molecules together in a solid are only temporary in a liquid, allowing a liquid to flow while a solid remains rigid.

  5. Adhesion - Wikipedia

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    These two energy quantities refer to the energy that is needed to cleave one species into two pieces while it is contained in a medium of the other species. Likewise for a three species system: γ 13 + γ 23 – γ 12 = W 12 + W 33 – W 13 – W 23 = W 132 , where W 132 is the energy of cleaving species 1 from species 2 in a medium of species 3.

  6. Evaporation - Wikipedia

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    The stronger the forces keeping the molecules together in the liquid state, the more energy one must get to escape. This is characterized by the enthalpy of vaporization. Pressure Evaporation happens faster if there is less exertion on the surface keeping the molecules from launching themselves. Surface area

  7. 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 ...

  8. Molecular binding - Wikipedia

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    Molecular binding is an attractive interaction between two molecules that results in a stable association in which the molecules are in close proximity to each other. It is formed when atoms or molecules bind together by sharing of electrons. It often, but not always, involves some chemical bonding.

  9. Hydrophobic effect - Wikipedia

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    The hydrophobic effect was found to be entropy-driven at room temperature because of the reduced mobility of water molecules in the solvation shell of the non-polar solute; however, the enthalpic component of transfer energy was found to be favorable, meaning it strengthened water-water hydrogen bonds in the solvation shell due to the reduced ...