Chemistry Glossary

Absorbance

Absorbance - the fraction of light absorbed by the sample

Colorimeter

Colorimeter - an instrument used to measure the amount of light absorbed by a sample when a beam of light passes through the sample

Data-logger interface

Data-logger interface - a device used to measure the change of a particular variable over time

Instantaneous rate

Instantaneous rate - the slope of the tangent to a concentration-time curve at a particular time t

Light transmittance

Light transmittance - the amount of light passing through a sample

Pressure sensor

Pressure sensor - a device used to measure the pressure

Quench

Quench - the process of stopping a reaction

Titrimetric analysis

Titrimetric analysis - a process that found the concentration of substanes by titrimetric methods

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