Phrases with «chemical reactivity»

Chemical reactivity refers to how easily a substance can undergo a chemical reaction with other substances. It describes the propensity of a substance to react and form new compounds when it comes into contact with other substances or conditions. A highly reactive substance readily reacts and undergoes significant changes, while a less reactive substance may only react under specific conditions or not at all. Full definition

Sentences with «chemical reactivity»

  • «The overwhelming advantage of this design is the lack of chemical reactivity in the switching group,» he says. (newscientist.com)
  • According to Dr. Alexander N. Tarnovsky, the finding, which is important to atmospheric photochemistry, also establishes the direct link between chemical reactivity in the gas phase and in solution. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Defects and jagged surfaces at the edges of nanosized platinum and gold particles are key hot spots for chemical reactivity, a team of researchers working at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel confirmed with a unique infrared probe. (newscenter.lbl.gov)
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