neutral molecule

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neutral
adjective
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/ˈnjuː.trəl/us
/ˈnuː.trəl/
not saying or doing anything that would encourage or help any of the groups involved in an argument ...
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molecule
noun[C]
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/ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjuːl/us
/ˈmɑː.lɪ.kjuːl/
the simplest unit of a chemical substance, usually a group of two or ...
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Alternatively, it may be that theneutralmoleculecan align before ionization, hence giving similar distributions for all fragment ions.
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The covalent radius of most atoms is found by taking half the length of a single bond between two similar atoms in aneutralmolecule.
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Being aneutralmolecule(cf other mannosidase inhibitors such as deoxymannojirimycin), it can permeate inside cells.
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A carbene is aneutralmoleculecontaining a divalent carbon with six electrons in its valence shell.
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During homolytic fission of aneutralmoleculewith an even number of electrons, two free radicals will be generated.
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Owing to its lesser chemical dissociation in water (remaining aneutralmolecule), hydrogen fluoride penetrates tissue more quickly than typical acids.
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An important example is impact ionization, where an electron ionizes aneutralmolecule.
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The cross-section for scattering of neutral molecules by electrons is a function of electron temperature in general.
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For this ionization process to take place, the energy of the excited state gas molecule must be higher than the ionization potential of theneutralmolecule.
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The ionization is so weak that when night falls, and the source of ionization is removed, the free electron and ion form back into aneutralmolecule.
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The cavitand forms a positively charged inclusion compound with a potassium ion or a hydronium ion respectively which have much greater solubility that the uncomplexedneutralmolecule.
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The indicated masses are those of the corresponding neutral molecules.
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To reach this equilibrium they must, however, make a substantial number of low-energy collisions with neutral molecules and hence there should be a possibility of forming negative ions.
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As of 2007, no stable neutral molecules involving covalently bound helium or neon are known.
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The neutral molecules formed by the combination of the acetate ion and a positive ion (or cation) are also commonly called acetates.
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Due to the cell membrane's hydrophobic nature, small electrically neutral molecules pass through the membrane more easily than charged, large ones.
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This positively charged molecule then draws in a nearby reactant by electrostatic attraction of the neutral molecule's electrons.
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To reach the attracting electrode the ions must literally push their way through the mass of neutral molecules.
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Electroosmosis then causes electrophoresis, by which neutral molecules, including glucose, are transported across the skin.
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This is due to collisions of electrons with neutral molecules, absorbing some of a radio frequency's energy and converting it to heat.
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