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Page 504
... complex and begins a chemical chain reaction with other components . In one process , called complement fixation ... number , number of the form x + yi , in which x and y are real numbers and i is the imaginary unit such that i2 = -1 ...
... complex and begins a chemical chain reaction with other components . In one process , called complement fixation ... number , number of the form x + yi , in which x and y are real numbers and i is the imaginary unit such that i2 = -1 ...
Page 606
... number , also called LIGANCY , the number of atoms , ions , or molecules that a central atom or ion holds as its nearest neighbours in a complex or coordination com- pound or in a crystal . Thus the metal atom has coordination number 8 ...
... number , also called LIGANCY , the number of atoms , ions , or molecules that a central atom or ion holds as its nearest neighbours in a complex or coordination com- pound or in a crystal . Thus the metal atom has coordination number 8 ...
Page 960
... numbers of objects in a variety of complex shapes . Plastic flow is also a central factor in the attempts to understand the movement and flow of rocks under conditions of high tem- perature and pressure that make them behave like ...
... numbers of objects in a variety of complex shapes . Plastic flow is also a central factor in the attempts to understand the movement and flow of rocks under conditions of high tem- perature and pressure that make them behave like ...
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