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Hybridization is process, where the atomic orbitals having different shape and energy inter mingle together to form a set of similar orbitals
Enthalpy is the measurement of energy in a thermodynamic system. The quantity of enthalpy equals the total content of heat of a system
Buffers are generally characterised by pH range by which they maintain a more or less constant pH by their buffer capacity.
Chirality is an important property of asymmetry in many branches of science. A chiral molecule or ion exists in two stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other, called enantiomers
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) estimates the amount of biodegradable organic matter that is present in polluted waters, effluents and polluted waters
Enantiomers are a pair of molecules that exist in two forms that are mirror images of one another but cannot be superimposed one upon the other
Diastereomers are compounds that can be defined as having similar sequence of bonded elements and same molecular formula, they are however non superimposable and non-mirror images
Crystal field theory established in 1929 explains the interaction of the metal ion and the ligand as a pure electrostatic reaction
The Molecular orbital theory was utilised initially to emphasize the bonding in molecules as the valence band theory could not explain the bonding in molecules.
Quantum number is a value that is used to indicate the energy that is present in atoms and molecules, in addition an electron that exists within an ion or atom has four such numbers to exhibit the energy state
Sedimentation is the simplest separation method and an essential concept.in the separation process the solids are separated from the liquids
Pauli exclusion principle states that no two electrons present in a single atom will have an identical set or will have the same quantum numbers