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• Alpha decay [r]: Radioactive decay that stabilizes a nucleus by emitting an alpha particle, the nucleus of a helium atom (He²⁺). [e]
• Argon [r]: A chemical element with atomic number 18. It is an inert gas in group 18 of the modern periodic table. [e]
• Arsenic [r]: A chemical element, having the chemical symbol As, and atomic number (the number of protons) 33. [e]
• Ascorbic acid [r]: An organic acid with antioxidant properties whose L-enantiomer is called vitamin C. [e]
• Astatine [r]: A radioactive chemical element with atomic number Z=85. [e]
• Atomic electron configuration [r]: A specification of the occupation of an atom's electron orbitals by electrons. [e]
• Atomic number [r]: The number of protons in the nucleus of a single atom of a chemical element. [e]
• Atomic radius [r]: A measure of the size of an atom, usually the distance from the nucleus to the boundary of the surrounding cloud of electrons. [e]
• Avogadro's number [r]: The number of atoms in 12 gram of carbon-12 atoms in their ground state at rest. [e]
• Beryllium [r]: A chemical element, having the chemical symbol Be, and atomic number (the number of protons) 4. [e]
• Born-Oppenheimer approximation [r]: A technique in quantum mechanics in which the kinetic energies of nuclei and electrons are calculated separately. [e]
• Bromine [r]: A chemical element, having the chemical symbol Br, and atomic number (the number of protons) 35. [e]
• Chemistry [r]: The science of matter, or of the electrical or electrostatical interactions of matter. [e]
• Conductor (materials) [r]: A material conducive to the transfer of electrons through it [e]
• Electric current [r]: The flow of electric charge carried by mobile electrons in a conductor, ions in an electrolyte or both in a plasma. [e]
• Electric displacement [r]: a vector field D in a dielectric; D is proportional to the outer electric field E. [e]
• Electrical engineering [r]: The branch of engineering that deals primarily with electricity and electromagnetism. [e]
• Electricity [r]: The flow or presence of electric charge; the flow of electricity is an important carrier of energy. [e]
• Electromagnetism [r]: Phenomena and theories regarding electricity and magnetism. [e]
• Elementary charge [r]: Charge of electron (negative) and proton (positive); before discovery of the quark thought to be the smallest possible electric charge. [e]
• Exponential growth [r]: Increase of a quantity x with time t according to the equation x = Kat, where K and a are constants, a is greater than 1, and K is greater than 0. [e]
• Gallium [r]: A chemical element, having the chemical symbol Ga, and atomic number (the number of protons) 31. [e]
• Gaussian type orbitals [r]: Functions used as atomic orbitals in the LCAO method for the computation of electron orbitals in molecules. [e]
• Germanium [r]: A chemical element, having the chemical symbol Ge, and atomic number (the number of protons) 32. [e]
• Haber process [r]: A chemical process used to produce the useful substance ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen. [e]
• Halogen [r]: Nonmetallic elements in Group 17 of the periodic table: fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), iodine (I), and astatine (At). [e]
• Helium [r]: A chemical element, having the chemical symbol Electron/Atomic symbol, and atomic number (the number of protons) Electron/Atomic number. [e]
• Hendrik Antoon Lorentz [r]: Dutch theoretical physicist (1853 - 1928) [e]
• Hydrogen-like atom [r]: An atom, excluding hydrogen itself, with only one electron, having charge +(Z-1), where Z = atomic number. [e]
• Hydrogen [r]: The most abundant and lightest chemical element which has atomic number Z = 1 and chemical symbol H. [e]
• Iridium [r]: A very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal and chemical element with atomic number 77, and is represented by the symbol Ir. [e]
• Iron [r]: An important transition metal and chemical element with the symbol Fe (Latin: ferrum) and atomic number 26. [e]
• Krypton [r]: A chemical element, having the chemical symbol Li, and atomic number (the number of protons) 3. [e]
• Lewis acid-base theory [r]: Most comprehensive acid-base theory, covering all acid-base reactions as well as the formation of chemical complexes. [e]
• Lewis acid [r]: Chemical that accepts electron pairs donated by a Lewis base; used as reaction promoters and ]]catalyst]]s. [e]
• Lightning [r]: An atmospheric discharge of electricity accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms. [e]
• Lithium [r]: A chemical element, having the chemical symbol Li, and atomic number (the number of protons) 3. [e]
• Magnesium [r]: The metallic element that has atomic number 12 and belongs to alkaline earth metal group. [e]
• Magnetism [r]: Property of attracting iron. [e]
• Magnetometer [r]: A scientific instrument used to measure the strength and/or direction of the magnetic field in the vicinity of the instrument. [e]
• Manganese [r]: A chemical element, having the chemical symbol Mn, and atomic number (the number of protons) 25. [e]
• Matter [r]: Any substance which has mass and occupies space. [e]
• Microbial metabolism [r]: The means by which a microbe obtains the energy and nutrients (e.g. carbon) it needs to live and propagate. [e]
• Millikan oil drop experiment [r]: Experiment to measure the elementary electric charge (the charge of the electron), between tiny charged droplets of oil suspended between two metal electrodes. [e]
• Molecular Hamiltonian [r]: Quantum mechanical operator describing the energy associated with motions and interactions of the electrons and nuclei that constitute a molecule. [e]
• Molecule [r]: An aggregate of two or more atoms in a definite arrangement held together by chemical bonds. [e]
• Molybdenum [r]: A chemical element, having the chemical symbol Mo, and atomic number (the number of protons) 42. [e]
• Neutron [r]: An elementary particle of neutral charge, normally found in the nucleus of chemical elements, but having significant effects when in free flight; the number of neutrons in the nucleus of an element defines its identity as an isotope [e]
• Nuclear fission [r]: The process by which a suitable isotope of an element with a higher atomic number absorbs a neutron, producing two or more lower-numbered nuclei and a large release of energy [e]
• Nuclear fuel cycle [r]: The progression of nuclear fuel through a series of differing stages, also called the nuclear fuel chain. [e]
• Nuclear reactions [r]: The process in which two nuclei or nuclear particles collide to produce products different from the initial particles. [e]
• Oxidative stress [r]: An imbalance between the production of reactive oxygen and a biological system's ability to readily detoxify the reactive intermediates or easily repair the resulting damage. [e]
• Oxygen [r]: A chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. [e]
• Periodic Table of Elements [r]: A tabular method of displaying the chemical elements. [e]
• Peter A. Sturrock [r]: (b. 1924) British scientist whose career has been devoted to astrophysics, plasma physics, and solar physics, most notably ufology, scientific inference and in the history of science and philosophy of science. [e]
• Polonium [r]: A rare and highly unstable radioactive metalloid with the symbol Po and atomic number 84. [e]
• Potassium [r]: A very reactive, silvery white alkali metal, chemical element 19 with symbol K. [e]
• Quantum chemistry [r]: A branch of theoretical chemistry, which applies quantum mechanics and quantum field theory to address issues and problems in chemistry. [e]
• Quantum mechanics [r]: An important branch of physics dealing with the behavior of matter and energy at very small scales. [e]
• Radiation chemistry [r]: A subdivision of nuclear chemistry, which is the study of the chemical effects of radiation on matter. [e]
• Radiation-emitting product [r]: An electronic device or physical product that emits defined types of ionizing radiation, non-ionizing radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum, or sound energy, and makes claims to have medical benefits [e]
• Radiation [r]: Transmission of energy through space. [e]
• Radioactivity [r]: The property of the unstable nuclei of chemical elements to decay into another isotope, emitting energy or particles [e]
• Radiochemistry [r]: The chemistry of radioactive materials [e]
• Reduction potential [r]: The tendency of a chemical species to acquire electrons and thereby be reduced. [e]
• Renner-Teller effect [r]: In linear molecules the effect of rotation and vibration on the electronic spectrum. [e]
• Resistor [r]: One of the basic components in electrical circuits. [e]
• Rubidium [r]: A chemical element, having the chemical symbol Rb, and atomic number (the number of protons) 37. [e]
• Russell-Saunders coupling [r]: A coupling scheme of electronic spin- and orbital-angular momenta in atomic spectroscopy. [e]
• Scandium [r]: A silvery-white metallic transition metal, with symbol Sc and atomic number 21. [e]
• Selenium [r]: A chemical element, having the chemical symbol Se, and atomic number (the number of protons) 34. [e]
• Silver [r]: A metallic element with the periodic symbol Ag; a precious metal. [e]
• Slater determinant [r]: An expression which describes the wavefunction of a multi-fermionic system that satisfies anti-symmetry requirements and subsequently the Pauli exclusion principle by changing sign upon exchange of fermions. [e]
• Sodium [r]: A soft, silvery white, highly reactive element which has the symbol Na and atomic number 11. [e]
• Strontium [r]: A chemical element, having the chemical symbol Sr, and atomic number (the number of protons) 38. [e]
• Uranium [r]: A silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table that has the symbol U and atomic number 92. [e]
• Vitamin C [r]: Required by a few mammalian species, including humans and higher primates. It is water-soluble and is usually obtained by eating fruits and vegetables; associated with scurvy (hence its chemical name, ascorbic acid). [e]
• Wave-particle duality [r]: The concept that all matter and energy exhibits both wave-like and particle-like properties. [e]
• Welding [r]: Fabrication or sculptural process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing coalescence at a high melting point. [e]
• Wire and cable [r]: Two related concepts; the first being a single metallic strand or perhaps interwoven thin strands that act as a single large strand, the second being an assembly of metallic strands, sometimes mixed with other mechanically compatible structures, such as fiber optics [e]
• Yttrium [r]: A chemical element, having the chemical symbol Y, and atomic number (the number of protons) 39. [e]
• Zinc [r]: A chemical element, having the chemical symbol Zn, and atomic number (the number of protons) 30. [e]