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what is meant by the term the mole
amount of substance that has the same number of particles as there are atoms in 12 grams of carbon-12
what is meant by the term molecular formula
a chemical formula that gives the total number and type of atoms of each element present in a molecule
what is meant by the term bond enthalpy
it is the energy required to break a particular covalent bond in one mole of molecule in a gaseous state
what is meant by the term average bond enthalpy
it is the enthalpy change for the breaking of 1 mol of bonds in a gaseous molecule
what does the term arene mean
it is an aromatic hydrocarbon with alternating double bonds in a ring-like structure
what does the term aromatic mean
it refers to a stable, ring-shaped molecule with delocalized electrons,
