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  2. Surface tension - Wikipedia

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    Surface tension is the tendency of liquid surfaces at rest to shrink into the minimum surface area possible. Surface tension is what allows objects with a higher density than water such as razor blades and insects (e.g. water striders) to float on a water surface without becoming even partly submerged.

  3. Benzene (data page) - Wikipedia

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    Stability: Stable, but very flammable Melting point: 5.5 C Water solubility: negligible Specific gravity: 0.87 Principal hazards *** Benzene is a carcinogen (cancer-causing agent). *** Very flammable. The pure material, and any solutions containing it, constitute a fire risk. Safe handling

  4. Dispersion stability - Wikipedia

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    This time span needs to be measured in order to ensure the best product quality to the final consumer. “Dispersion stability refers to the ability of a dispersion to resist change in its properties over time.” D.J. McClements. [1]

  5. Clar's rule - Wikipedia

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    Fusing angular rings around a benzene moiety leads to an increase in stability. The Clar structure of anthracene , for instance, has only one π-sextet but, by moving one ring into the angular position, phenanthrene is obtained, the Clar structure of which carries two circles instead of one.

  6. Chemical stability - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, chemical stability is the thermodynamic stability of a chemical system, in particular a chemical compound or a polymer. [ 1 ] Thermodynamic stability occurs when a system is in its lowest energy state , or in chemical equilibrium with its environment.

  7. Benzene - Wikipedia

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    As benzene is ubiquitous in gasoline and hydrocarbon fuels that are in use everywhere, human exposure to benzene is a global health problem. Benzene targets the liver, kidney, lung, heart and brain and can cause DNA strand breaks and chromosomal damage, hence is teratogenic and mutagenic. Benzene causes cancer in animals including humans.

  8. Boiling-point elevation - Wikipedia

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    The change in chemical potential of a solvent when a solute is added explains why boiling point elevation takes place. The boiling point elevation is a colligative property, which means that boiling point elevation is dependent on the number of dissolved particles and their number, but not their identity.

  9. Hydrodynamic stability - Wikipedia

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    Bifurcation theory is a useful way to study the stability of a given flow, with the changes that occur in the structure of a given system. Hydrodynamic stability is a series of differential equations and their solutions. A bifurcation occurs when a small change in the parameters of the system causes a qualitative change in its behavior,. [1]