constituent atoms

collocation in English

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constituent
noun[C]
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/kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ənt/us
/kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ənt/
one of the parts that a substance or combination is ...
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atom
noun[C]
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/ˈæt.əm/us
/ˈæt̬.əm/
the smallest unit of any chemical element, consisting of a positive nucleus surrounded by negative electrons. Atoms can combine to form ...
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Between the atoms the interaction becomes the free energy of the representative atoms, averaging over the motion of the constituent atoms of each element.
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At first, chemical composition, based as it was on the recognition of definite proportions, was limited to specifying the quantitative weight relationship between the constituent atoms of a molecule.
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With early advances in chemistry and physics, it became clear that organic matter is composed of the same constituent atoms that are present in nonliving things.
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Ionization may be described crudely as a change in the physical state of the air whereby the constituent atoms become electrically charged.
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Generally the state of the constituent atoms or molecules are never far from that needed for nanoparticle formation.
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But there are some positive and negative charges in it, due to the formal charge, owing to the partial charges of its constituent atoms.
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Spin isomers have differing distributions of spin among their constituent atoms.
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These materials are classified according to the periodic table groups of their constituent atoms.
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One can compute the molecular mass of a compound by adding the atomic masses of its constituent atoms (nuclides).
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Other things being equal, the kinetic energy of microscopic motions of the constituent atoms increases as the system's temperature increases.
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The vibrational modes of a molecule are determined by its shape and by the masses of its constituent atoms.
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Electrons in a covalent bond are essentially shared between the constituent atoms.
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It points out that different orders really correspond to different symmetries in the organizations of the constituent atoms.
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Somewhat similarly, in all materials the constituent atoms exhibit magnetic moments that are intrinsically linked to the angular momentum of the components of the atoms, most notably their electrons.
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The result is that physicists should be able to predict the specific heat of many liquids without having to worry about complicated interactions between constituent atoms or molecules.
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Statistical mechanics demonstrates how the thermodynamic parameters of a system, such as temperature and pressure, are related to microscopic behaviours of such constituent atoms and molecules.
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In a bulk material, all the bonding requirements (be they ionic, covalent, or metallic) of the constituent atoms of the material are filled by other atoms in the material.
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