Limiting reactant (limiting reagent)
the reactant that is completely consumed when a reaction is run to completion
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Chemistry
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Lewis structure
a diagram of a molecule showing how the valence electrons are arranged among the atoms in the molecule
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LeChatelier
if a change is imposed on a system at equilibrium, the position of the equilibrium will shift in a direction that tends to reduce the effect of that change
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Lead storage battery
a battery (used in cars) in which the anode is lead, the cathode is lead coated with lead dioxide, and the electrolyte is a sulfuric acid solution
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Law of multiple proportions
a law stating that when two elements form a series of compounds, the ratios of the masses of the second element that combine with one gram of the first element can always be reduced to small whole numbers
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Law of mass action
(also called the law of chemical equilibrium) a general description of the equilibrium condition; it defines the equilibrium expression
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Law of constant composition
a given compound always contains elements in exactly the same proportion by mass
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Law of conservation of mass
mass is neither created not destroyed
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Law of conservation of energy
energy can be converted from one form to another but can be neither created nor destroyed
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Law of chemical equilibrium
a general description of the equilibrium condition; it defines the equilibrium expression
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