chemical reactivity

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chemical
adjective
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/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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reactivity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌri.ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us
/ˌri.ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
a measure of how much a substance reacts when it is mixed with ...
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(Definition ofchemicalandreactivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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An enhanced soil water content near the surface is always accompanied with a reduced peak ultraviolet flux, both reducing thechemicalreactivityof the soil.
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The microscopic interface region of unfrozen water is the site of specializedchemicalreactivity.
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Conversely, the highchemicalreactivityof volcanic sands makes them more suitable hosts to chemoautotrophs which derive their energy from oxidation reactions.
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Regardless of the exact nature of thechemicalreactivity, the reactivity at depth is thought to decline exponentially with depth.
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Linkingchemicalreactivityand protein precipitation to structural characteristics of foliar tannins.
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This is so in spite of the fact that major steps in the thermodynamic elucidation ofchemicalreactivitycame out of physics.
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An alternative scenario is that the highchemicalreactivityof outgassed chlorines (and other elements) would have led to rapid deposition of solid phase chlorides prior to ocean formation.
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Reactive ion etching is an important extension that useschemicalreactivityto enhance the physical sputtering effect.
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The processes of grafting onto, from, and through are all different ways to alter thechemicalreactivityof the surface they attach with.
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Contaminants would interfere with thechemicalreactivityin organism.
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Chemicalreactivityof the elements and their oxides, ion adsorption properties, and compound solubility influence particle distribution in the environment after deposition from the atmosphere.
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The alloys of the other three metals have been developed relatively recently; due to theirchemicalreactivitythey require electrolytic extraction processes.
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The increased ratio of surface area to volume for such particles increases theirchemicalreactivity.
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Dimethyl carbonate is an environmentally benign chemical product and unique intermediate with versatilechemicalreactivity.
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Both relativistic quantum chemistry and non-relativistic quantum chemistry are used to solve the problem of predictingchemicalreactivitywhich depends on electrons.
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The method is simple and quick, and yields a result that often correlates well with thechemicalreactivityof a powder.
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The differences inchemicalreactivityand solubility of several compounds of the metals under extraction are used to separate them.
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In addition, various types of defects within the sheet, which are very common, increase thechemicalreactivity.
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Thechemicalreactivitythat is responsible for many of ethylene oxide's hazards has also made it a key industrial chemical.
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There are more esoteric electronic effects but these are among the most important when considering structure andchemicalreactivity.
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