chemical property
any of a substance's properties that becomes evident during, or after, a chemical reaction
Chemical affinity
type of affinity in biochemistry
limiting oxygen index
the minimum concentration of oxygen, expressed as a percentage, that will support combustion of a polymer
acid strength
the tendency of an acid to dissociate
aromaticity
phenomenon providing chemical stability in resonating hybrids of cyclic organic compounds
saponification value
number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to saponify 1g of fat under the conditions specified
oxygen balance
Degree to which an explosive can be oxidized
dissociation constant
chemical property
selectivity
chemistry
reaction rate
for a reactant or product in a particular reaction is intuitively defined as how quickly or slowly a reaction takes place
deliquescence
ability of a substance to absorb enough water from the environment to dissolve itself
decomposition point
temperature, chemical property
colligative property
property of solutions that depend upon the ratio of the number of solute particles to the number of solvent molecules in a solution
reactivity
impetus for which a chemical substance undergoes a chemical reaction, either by itself or with other materials, with an overall release of energy
equilibrium constant
chemical property
temperature coefficient
differential equation parameter in thermal physics
fire point
lowest temperature at which a fuel will burn continuously
neutron number
number of neutrons in a nuclide
ash
amount of inorganic noncombustible material a sample contains
functionality
presence of functional groups within a molecule
Y-aromaticity
analogue of aromaticity used to explain the stability of guanidinium and its derivatives
cetane number
Performance measurement of diesel fuel
tonicity
chemical quality
Michaelis constant
property to characterize the kinetics of Michaelis–Menten reactions
acid dissociation constant
equilibrium constant as a measure of acid strength in solution
chemical polarity
electrostatic property of a molecule
standard enthalpy of formation
(of compound) change of enthalpy during the formation of 1 mole of the substance from its constituent elements, with all substances in their standard states, and at a pressure of 1 bar (100 kPa)
iodine value
mass of iodine in grams that is consumed by 100 grams of a chemical substance
formal charge
number of valence electrons of an atom in isolation
inertness
chemical property of low reactivity
Pitting Resistance Equivalent Number
predictive measurement of a stainless steels resistance to localized pitting corrosion
hydrophobicity
physical property of a molecule that is seemingly repelled from a mass of water
hydrophobicity
physical property of a molecule that is seemingly repelled from a mass of water
autoignition temperature
lowest temperature at which a material spontaneously ignites in a normal atmosphere without an external source of ignition
Tetravalence
chemical property
Hydrophobic effect
aggregation of non-polar molecules in aqueous solutions
degree of unsaturation
term in organic chemistry
bond strength
any measure of stability of chemical bonds
flash point
lowest temperature at which a volatile substance can vaporize to form an ignitable mixture in air
oxidation number
number that describes degree of oxidation of an atom in a chemical compound; the hypothetical charge that an atom would have if all bonds to atoms of different elements were fully ionic
acceptable daily intake
measure
thermal stability
type of stability
Chemical specificity
ability of biomolecules to bind specific ligands
solubility product
equilibrium constant for dissolution
saturation of a chemical compound
term defining the presence of multiple bonds in a molecule of a chemical compound