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Chemistry Glossary Terms Starting with the Letter B

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Boiling involves the transition from the liquid to the gas phase.

Boiling involves the transition from the liquid to the gas phase.

Markus Schweiss
This chemistry glossary offers definitions for terms which are commonly used in chemistry and chemical engineering.

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background noise

Baeyer reagent

balanced equation

Balmer series

band gap energy

base

base dissociation constant (Kb)

basic

basic solution

batch reactor

BCC

benzenoid ring

benzyl group

benzyne

beta particle

bifunctional monomer

binding energy

biochemistry

biology

bioorganic chemistry

black light

block copolymer

body centered cubic

boiling

boiling point

boiling point elevation

bond

bond angle

bond-dissociation energy

bond length

bonding molecular orbital

branched chain alkane

brass

Bronsted-Lowry acid

Bronsted-Lowry base

bronze

buffer

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