Viscosity
the resistance of a liquid to flow
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Chemistry
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Vaporization (evaporation)
the change in state that occurs when a liquid evaporates to form a gas
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Vapor pressure
the pressure of the vapor over a liquid at equilibrium in a closed container
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Valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) model
a model the main postulate of which is that the structure around a given atom in a molecule is determined principally by the tendency to minimize electronpair repulsions
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Valence electrons
the electrons in the outermost occupied principal quantum level of an atom
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Unsaturated solution
a solution in which more solute can be dissolved than is dissolved already
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Universal gas constant
the combined proportionality constant in the ideal gas law;0.08206 L atm / K mol, or 8.314 J / K mol
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Unit factor
an equivalence statement between units that is used for converting from one set of units to another
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Uncertainty (in measurement)
the characteristics reflecting the fact that any measurement involves estimates and cannot be exactly reproduced
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Triple bond
a bond in which two atoms share three pairs of electrons
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