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  2. Cyanogen - Wikipedia

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    Cyanogen is typically generated from cyanide compounds. One laboratory method entails thermal decomposition of mercuric cyanide: . 2 Hg(CN) 2 → (CN) 2 + Hg 2 (CN) 2 Or, one can combine solutions of copper(II) salts (such as copper(II) sulfate) with cyanides; an unstable copper(II) cyanide is formed which rapidly decomposes into copper(I) cyanide and cyanogen.

  3. Empirical formula - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, the empirical formula of a chemical compound is the simplest whole number ratio of atoms present in a compound. [1] A simple example of this concept is that the empirical formula of sulfur monoxide, or SO, is simply SO, as is the empirical formula of disulfur dioxide, S 2 O 2. Thus, sulfur monoxide and disulfur dioxide, both ...

  4. Dicyanoacetylene - Wikipedia

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    Dicyanoacetylene, also called carbon subnitride or but-2-ynedinitrile (), is a compound of carbon and nitrogen with chemical formula C 4 N 2.It has a linear molecular structure, N≡C−C≡C−C≡N (often abbreviated as NC 4 N), with alternating triple and single covalent bonds.

  5. Formula unit - Wikipedia

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    In most cases the formula representing a formula unit will also be an empirical formula, such as calcium carbonate (CaCO 3) or sodium chloride (NaCl), but it is not always the case. For example, the ionic compounds potassium persulfate ( K 2 S 2 O 8 ), mercury(I) nitrate Hg 2 (NO 3 ) 2 , and sodium peroxide Na 2 O 2 , have empirical formulas of ...

  6. Chemical formula - Wikipedia

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    An example of the difference is the empirical formula for glucose, which is CH 2 O (ratio 1:2:1), while its molecular formula is C 6 H 12 O 6 (number of atoms 6:12:6). For water, both formulae are H 2 O. A molecular formula provides more information about a molecule than its empirical formula, but is more difficult to establish.

  7. Ramsey sentence - Wikipedia

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    Ramsey sentences are formal logical reconstructions of theoretical propositions attempting to draw a line between science and metaphysics. A Ramsey sentence aims at rendering propositions containing non-observable theoretical terms (terms employed by a theoretical language) clear by substituting them with observational terms (terms employed by an observation language, also called empirical ...

  8. Birks' law - Wikipedia

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    The relation is: = +. where L is the light yield, S is the scintillation efficiency, dE/dx is the specific energy loss of the particle per path length, k is the probability of quenching, [1] and B is a constant of proportionality linking the local density of ionized molecules at a point along the particle's path to the specific energy loss; [1] "Since k and B appear only as a product, they act ...

  9. Carbon–nitrogen bond - Wikipedia

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    A carbon–nitrogen bond is a covalent bond between carbon and nitrogen and is one of the most abundant bonds in organic chemistry and biochemistry. [1]Nitrogen has five valence electrons and in simple amines it is trivalent, with the two remaining electrons forming a lone pair.