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    A solvent (from the Latin solvō, "loosen, untie, solve") is a substance that dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution. A solvent is usually a liquid...
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    solvent other than water. Clothes are instead soaked in a water-free liquid solvent (usually non-polar, as opposed to water which is a polar solvent)...
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  • Look up solvent or solvency in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Solvent may refer to: Solvent, a liquid that dissolves another material Solvent (producer)...
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    substance dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. If the attractive forces between the solvent and solute particles are greater than the attractive...
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  • aprotic solvent is a solvent that lacks an acidic proton and is polar. Such solvents lack hydroxyl and amine groups. In contrast to protic solvents, these...
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    in water and is used as an extraction solvent, as a cleaning solvent, as a degreasing solvent and as a solvent in aerosols, paints, wood preservatives...
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  • Universal solvent may refer to: Water, described as the "universal solvent" for its ability to dissolve many substances Alkahest, a hypothetical solvent able...
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  • Green solvents are environmentally friendly chemical solvents that are used as a part of green chemistry. They came to prominence in 2015, when the UN...
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    An aqueous solution is a solution in which the solvent is water. It is mostly shown in chemical equations by appending (aq) to the relevant chemical formula...
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    describes the interaction of a solvent with dissolved molecules. Both ionized and uncharged molecules interact strongly with a solvent, and the strength and nature...
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  • In chemistry, a protic solvent is a solvent that has a hydrogen atom bound to an oxygen (as in a hydroxyl group −OH), a nitrogen (as in an amine group...
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    on the plate, which is eluted with a solvent or solvent mixture known as the mobile phase (or eluent). This solvent then moves up the plate via capillary...
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    Deuterated solvents are a group of compounds where one or more hydrogen atoms are substituted by deuterium atoms. These isotopologues of common solvents are...
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  • In chemistry, solvent effects are the influence of a solvent on chemical reactivity or molecular associations. Solvents can have an effect on solubility...
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    Solubility (redirect from Chemical solvents)
    substance, the solute, to form a solution with another substance, the solvent. Insolubility is the opposite property, the inability of the solute to...
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  • Solvent bonding (also called solvent welding) is not a method of adhesive bonding (the final result does not rely on the adhesion of another substance...
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  • In a polymer solution, a theta solvent (or θ solvent) is a solvent in which polymer coils act like ideal chains, assuming exactly their random walk coil...
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    Liquid–liquid extraction, also known as solvent extraction and partitioning, is a method to separate compounds or metal complexes, based on their relative...
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  • continuum solvation) is a method to represent solvent as a continuous medium instead of individual “explicit” solvent molecules, most often used in molecular...
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  • A solvent dye is a dye soluble in organic solvents. It is usually used as a solution in an organic solvent. Solvent dyes are used to color organic solvents...
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  • computational chemistry, a solvent model is a computational method that accounts for the behavior of solvated condensed phases. Solvent models enable simulations...
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    Inhalant (redirect from Solvent abuse)
    poisoning Gases Butane Propane Solvents Gasoline/petrol Toluene Liquid/gas mixtures Freon Ketones Solvents Acetone Solvents A range of petroleum-based products...
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  • Solvent degreasing is a process used to prepare a part for further operations such as electroplating or painting. Typically it uses petroleum, chlorine...
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  • "Solvent Boiling Points Chart -". "Solvent Boiling Points Chart -". "Solvent Boiling Points Chart -". "Solvent Boiling Points Chart -". "Solvent Boiling...
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    Tetrahydrofuran (category Ether solvents)
    polar and having a wide liquid range, THF is a versatile solvent. It is an isomer of another solvent, butanone. About 200,000 tonnes of tetrahydrofuran are...
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    By dissolving a mixture of a compound and impurities in an appropriate solvent, either the desired compound or impurities can be removed from the solution...
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  • into a solvent containing a chemical that selectively reacts with and binds the copper in the solvent. The copper is extracted from the solvent with strong...
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  • In less polar solvents, two ions can still be connected to some extent. In a tight, intimate, or contact ion pair, there are no solvent molecules between...
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  • A hydrogen-donor solvent is hydrocarbon that transfers hydrogen to hydrogen-poor substrates, such as coal. The hydrogen-poor substrates could be a solute...
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    Leveling effect or solvent leveling refers to the effect of solvent on the properties of acids and bases. The strength of a strong acid is limited ("leveled")...
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