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EXAMPLES

Here are some examples of the kinds of definitions you’ll find on this page.

a liquid that floats on the surface of the more dense metal.

heating metal in the presence of carbon.

the phase of matter in which the particles are so tightly bound to one another that they can...

a measure of how much solute can dissolve in a given amount of solvent.

useful summaries of information telling you which ionic compounds (or combinations of ions) are...

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