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the amount of energy required to change the temperature of a substance.

an ion that does not take part in the reaction but is present in the reaction mixture throughout...

a reaction that takes place automatically by itself, without requiring extra stimulation.

the hydrogen half cell electrode.

the electrode potential (emf) of the particular half cell under standard conditions of...

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