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182 relations: Acetoacetic acid, Acid, Adenosine triphosphate, Alcohol (chemistry), Aldehyde, Alkene, Aluminium, Ammonia, Anaerobic respiration, Anode, Antioxidant, Antoine Lavoisier, Aromaticity, Assimilation (biology), Automotive industry, Bessemer process, Biochemistry, Biological thermodynamics, Biology, Bioremediation, Blast furnace, Blend word, Bromine, Calvin cycle, Carbon, Carbon dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Carbonyl group, Carboxylic acid, Cathode, Cathodic protection, Cell (biology), Cellular respiration, Charge-transfer complex, Chemical equation, Chemical looping combustion, Chemical reaction, Chemical species, Chemical substance, Chemistry of ascorbic acid, Chlorine, Chloroplast, Chrome plating, Citric acid cycle, Cofactor (biochemistry), Combustion, Copper, Copper(II) sulfate, CoRR hypothesis, Corrosion, ... Expand index (132 more) »
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Acetoacetic acid
Acetoacetic acid (IUPAC name: 3-Oxobutanoic acid, also known as Acetonecarboxylic acid or Diacetic acid) is the organic compound with the formula CH3COCH2COOH.
See Redox and Acetoacetic acid
Acid
An acid is a molecule or ion capable of either donating a proton (i.e. hydrogen ion, H+), known as a Brønsted–Lowry acid, or forming a covalent bond with an electron pair, known as a Lewis acid.
See Redox and Acid
Adenosine triphosphate
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a nucleotide that provides energy to drive and support many processes in living cells, such as muscle contraction, nerve impulse propagation, and chemical synthesis.
See Redox and Adenosine triphosphate
Alcohol (chemistry)
In chemistry, an alcohol is a type of organic compound that carries at least one hydroxyl functional group bound to carbon.
See Redox and Alcohol (chemistry)
Aldehyde
In organic chemistry, an aldehyde is an organic compound containing a functional group with the structure.
Alkene
In organic chemistry, an alkene, or olefin, is a hydrocarbon containing a carbon–carbon double bond.
See Redox and Alkene
Aluminium
Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.
Ammonia
Ammonia is an inorganic chemical compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula.
Anaerobic respiration
Anaerobic respiration is respiration using electron acceptors other than molecular oxygen (O2).
See Redox and Anaerobic respiration
Anode
An anode is an electrode of a polarized electrical device through which conventional current enters the device.
See Redox and Anode
Antioxidant
Antioxidants are compounds that inhibit oxidation (usually occurring as autoxidation), a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals.
Antoine Lavoisier
Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier (26 August 17438 May 1794), CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) also Antoine Lavoisier after the French Revolution, was a French nobleman and chemist who was central to the 18th-century chemical revolution and who had a large influence on both the history of chemistry and the history of biology.
See Redox and Antoine Lavoisier
Aromaticity
In organic chemistry, aromaticity is a chemical property describing the way in which a conjugated ring of unsaturated bonds, lone pairs, or empty orbitals exhibits a stabilization stronger than would be expected by the stabilization of conjugation alone.
Assimilation (biology)
Assimilation is the process of absorption of vitamins, minerals, and other chemicals from food as part of the nutrition of an organism.
See Redox and Assimilation (biology)
Automotive industry
The automotive industry comprises a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, selling, repairing, and modification of motor vehicles.
See Redox and Automotive industry
Bessemer process
The Bessemer process was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron before the development of the open hearth furnace.
See Redox and Bessemer process
Biochemistry
Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms.
Biological thermodynamics
Biological thermodynamics (Thermodynamics of biological systems) is a science that explains the nature and general laws of thermodynamic processes occurring in living organisms as nonequilibrium thermodynamic systems that convert the energy of the Sun and food into other types of energy.
See Redox and Biological thermodynamics
Biology
Biology is the scientific study of life.
Bioremediation
Bioremediation broadly refers to any process wherein a biological system (typically bacteria, microalgae, fungi in mycoremediation, and plants in phytoremediation), living or dead, is employed for removing environmental pollutants from air, water, soil, flue gasses, industrial effluents etc., in natural or artificial settings.
Blast furnace
A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally pig iron, but also others such as lead or copper.
Blend word
In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed, usually intentionally, by combining the sounds and meanings of two or more words.
Bromine
Bromine is a chemical element; it has symbol Br and atomic number 35.
Calvin cycle
The Calvin cycle, light-independent reactions, bio synthetic phase, dark reactions, or photosynthetic carbon reduction (PCR) cycle of photosynthesis is a series of chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and hydrogen-carrier compounds into glucose.
Carbon
Carbon is a chemical element; it has symbol C and atomic number 6.
See Redox and Carbon
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula.
Carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide (chemical formula CO) is a poisonous, flammable gas that is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and slightly less dense than air.
Carbonyl group
For organic chemistry, a carbonyl group is a functional group with the formula, composed of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom, and it is divalent at the C atom.
Carboxylic acid
In organic chemistry, a carboxylic acid is an organic acid that contains a carboxyl group attached to an R-group.
Cathode
A cathode is the electrode from which a conventional current leaves a polarized electrical device.
Cathodic protection
Cathodic protection (CP) is a technique used to control the corrosion of a metal surface by making it the cathode of an electrochemical cell.
See Redox and Cathodic protection
Cell (biology)
The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all forms of life.
Cellular respiration
Cellular respiration is the process by which biological fuels are oxidized in the presence of an inorganic electron acceptor, such as oxygen, to drive the bulk production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which contains energy.
See Redox and Cellular respiration
Charge-transfer complex
In chemistry, charge-transfer (CT) complex, or electron donor-acceptor complex, describes a type of supramolecular assembly of two or more molecules or ions.
See Redox and Charge-transfer complex
Chemical equation
A chemical equation is the symbolic representation of a chemical reaction in the form of symbols and chemical formulas.
See Redox and Chemical equation
Chemical looping combustion
Chemical looping combustion (CLC) is a technological process typically employing a dual fluidized bed system.
See Redox and Chemical looping combustion
Chemical reaction
A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another. Redox and chemical reaction are chemical reactions.
See Redox and Chemical reaction
Chemical species
Chemical species are a specific form of chemical substance or chemically identical molecular entities that have the same molecular energy level at a specified timescale.
See Redox and Chemical species
Chemical substance
A chemical substance is a unique form of matter with constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.
See Redox and Chemical substance
Chemistry of ascorbic acid
Ascorbic acid is an organic compound with formula, originally called hexuronic acid.
See Redox and Chemistry of ascorbic acid
Chlorine
Chlorine is a chemical element; it has symbol Cl and atomic number 17.
Chloroplast
A chloroplast is a type of membrane-bound organelle known as a plastid that conducts photosynthesis mostly in plant and algal cells.
Chrome plating
Chrome plating (less commonly chromium plating) is a technique of electroplating a thin layer of chromium onto a metal object.
Citric acid cycle
The citric acid cycle—also known as the Krebs cycle, Szent–Györgyi–Krebs cycle or the TCA cycle (tricarboxylic acid cycle)—is a series of biochemical reactions to release the energy stored in nutrients through the oxidation of acetyl-CoA derived from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
See Redox and Citric acid cycle
Cofactor (biochemistry)
A cofactor is a non-protein chemical compound or metallic ion that is required for an enzyme's role as a catalyst (a catalyst is a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction).
See Redox and Cofactor (biochemistry)
Combustion
Combustion, or burning, is a high-temperature exothermic redox chemical reaction between a fuel (the reductant) and an oxidant, usually atmospheric oxygen, that produces oxidized, often gaseous products, in a mixture termed as smoke. Redox and Combustion are chemical reactions.
Copper
Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu and atomic number 29.
See Redox and Copper
Copper(II) sulfate
Copper(II) sulfate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula.
See Redox and Copper(II) sulfate
CoRR hypothesis
The CoRR hypothesis states that the location of genetic information in cytoplasmic organelles permits regulation of its expression by the reduction-oxidation ("redox") state of its gene products.
Corrosion
Corrosion is a natural process that converts a refined metal into a more chemically stable oxide.
CRC Press
The CRC Press, LLC is an American publishing group that specializes in producing technical books.
Cutlery
Cutlery (also referred to as silverware, flatware, or tableware) includes any hand implement used in preparing, serving, and especially eating food in Western culture.
Dehydroascorbic acid
Dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) is an oxidized form of ascorbic acid (vitamin C).
See Redox and Dehydroascorbic acid
Denitrification
Denitrification is a microbially facilitated process where nitrate (NO3−) is reduced and ultimately produces molecular nitrogen (N2) through a series of intermediate gaseous nitrogen oxide products.
Deprotonation
Deprotonation (or dehydronation) is the removal (transfer) of a proton (or hydron, or hydrogen cation), (H+) from a Brønsted–Lowry acid in an acid–base reaction. Redox and Deprotonation are chemical reactions and reaction mechanisms.
Disproportionation
In chemistry, disproportionation, sometimes called dismutation, is a redox reaction in which one compound of intermediate oxidation state converts to two compounds, one of higher and one of lower oxidation states. Redox and disproportionation are chemical reactions.
See Redox and Disproportionation
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a polymer composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix.
See Redox and DNA
Electrochemical cell
An electrochemical cell is a device that generates electrical energy from chemical reactions.
See Redox and Electrochemical cell
Electrochemical gradient
An electrochemical gradient is a gradient of electrochemical potential, usually for an ion that can move across a membrane.
See Redox and Electrochemical gradient
Electrochemistry
Electrochemistry is the branch of physical chemistry concerned with the relationship between electrical potential difference and identifiable chemical change.
See Redox and Electrochemistry
Electrode
An electrode is an electrical conductor used to make contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit (e.g. a semiconductor, an electrolyte, a vacuum or air).
Electrode potential
In electrochemistry, electrode potential is the voltage of a galvanic cell built from a standard reference electrode and another electrode to be characterized.
See Redox and Electrode potential
Electrolysis
In chemistry and manufacturing, electrolysis is a technique that uses direct electric current (DC) to drive an otherwise non-spontaneous chemical reaction.
Electrolytic cell
An electrolytic cell is an electrochemical cell that utilizes an external source of electrical energy to force a chemical reaction that would otherwise not occur.
See Redox and Electrolytic cell
Electron
The electron (or in nuclear reactions) is a subatomic particle with a negative one elementary electric charge.
Electron acceptor
An electron acceptor is a chemical entity that accepts electrons transferred to it from another compound.
See Redox and Electron acceptor
Electron donor
In chemistry, an electron donor is a chemical entity that transfers electrons to another compound.
Electron transfer
Electron transfer (ET) occurs when an electron relocates from an atom or molecule to another such chemical entity. Redox and electron transfer are reaction mechanisms.
See Redox and Electron transfer
Electron transport chain
An electron transport chain (ETC) is a series of protein complexes and other molecules which transfer electrons from electron donors to electron acceptors via redox reactions (both reduction and oxidation occurring simultaneously) and couples this electron transfer with the transfer of protons (H+ ions) across a membrane.
See Redox and Electron transport chain
Electronegativity
Electronegativity, symbolized as χ, is the tendency for an atom of a given chemical element to attract shared electrons (or electron density) when forming a chemical bond.
See Redox and Electronegativity
Electroplating
Electroplating, also known as electrochemical deposition or electrodeposition, is a process for producing a metal coating on a solid substrate through the reduction of cations of that metal by means of a direct electric current.
Electrosynthesis
In electrochemistry, electrosynthesis is the synthesis of chemical compounds in an electrochemical cell.
See Redox and Electrosynthesis
Energy
Energy is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat and light.
See Redox and Energy
Environmental remediation
Environmental remediation is the cleanup of hazardous substances dealing with the removal, treatment and containment of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment.
See Redox and Environmental remediation
Enzyme
Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions.
See Redox and Enzyme
Exothermic process
In thermodynamics, an exothermic process is a thermodynamic process or reaction that releases energy from the system to its surroundings, usually in the form of heat, but also in a form of light (e.g. a spark, flame, or flash), electricity (e.g. a battery), or sound (e.g. explosion heard when burning hydrogen).
See Redox and Exothermic process
Flavoprotein
Flavoproteins are proteins that contain a nucleic acid derivative of riboflavin.
Fluoride
Fluoride.
Fluorine
Fluorine is a chemical element; it has symbol F and atomic number 9.
Fuel
A fuel is any material that can be made to react with other substances so that it releases energy as thermal energy or to be used for work.
See Redox and Fuel
Fuel cell
A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy of a fuel (often hydrogen) and an oxidizing agent (often oxygen) into electricity through a pair of redox reactions.
Futile cycle
A futile cycle, also known as a substrate cycle, occurs when two metabolic pathways run simultaneously in opposite directions and have no overall effect other than to dissipate energy in the form of heat.
Galvanic anode
A galvanic anode, or sacrificial anode, is the main component of a galvanic cathodic protection system used to protect buried or submerged metal structures from corrosion.
Galvanic cell
A galvanic cell or voltaic cell, named after the scientists Luigi Galvani and Alessandro Volta, respectively, is an electrochemical cell in which an electric current is generated from spontaneous oxidation–reduction reactions.
Galvanization
Galvanization or galvanizing (also spelled galvanisation or galvanising) is the process of applying a protective zinc coating to steel or iron, to prevent rusting.
Glucose
Glucose is a sugar with the molecular formula.
Glutathione
Glutathione (GSH) is an organic compound with the chemical formula.
Gold plating
Gold plating is a method of depositing a thin layer of gold onto the surface of another metal, most often copper or silver (to make silver-gilt), by chemical or electrochemical plating.
Half-reaction
In chemistry, a half reaction (or half-cell reaction) is either the oxidation or reduction reaction component of a redox reaction.
Homeostasis
In biology, homeostasis (British also homoeostasis) is the state of steady internal physical and chemical conditions maintained by living systems.
Hydrocarbon
In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon.
Hydrofluoric acid
Hydrofluoric acid is a solution of hydrogen fluoride (HF) in water.
See Redox and Hydrofluoric acid
Hydrogen
Hydrogen is a chemical element; it has symbol H and atomic number 1.
Hydrogen anion
The hydrogen anion, H−, is a negative ion of hydrogen, that is, a hydrogen atom that has captured an extra electron.
Hydrogen ion
A hydrogen ion is created when a hydrogen atom loses an electron.
Hydrogen peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical compound with the formula.
See Redox and Hydrogen peroxide
Hydrogenation
Hydrogenation is a chemical reaction between molecular hydrogen (H2) and another compound or element, usually in the presence of a catalyst such as nickel, palladium or platinum. Redox and Hydrogenation are chemical reactions.
Hydroxide
Hydroxide is a diatomic anion with chemical formula OH−.
Inner sphere electron transfer
Inner sphere electron transfer (IS ET) or bonded electron transfer is a redox chemical reaction that proceeds via a covalent linkage—a strong electronic interaction—between the oxidant and the reductant reactants.
See Redox and Inner sphere electron transfer
Internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine (ICE or IC engine) is a heat engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber that is an integral part of the working fluid flow circuit.
See Redox and Internal combustion engine
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is an international federation of National Adhering Organizations working for the advancement of the chemical sciences, especially by developing nomenclature and terminology.
See Redox and International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Iodine
Iodine is a chemical element; it has symbol I and atomic number 53.
See Redox and Iodine
Ionization energy
In physics and chemistry, ionization energy (IE) is the minimum energy required to remove the most loosely bound electron of an isolated gaseous atom, positive ion, or molecule.
See Redox and Ionization energy
Iron
Iron is a chemical element.
See Redox and Iron
Iron oxide
Iron oxides are chemical compounds composed of iron and oxygen.
Iron(III) oxide
Iron(III) oxide or ferric oxide is the inorganic compound with the formula Fe2O3.
Β-Hydroxybutyric acid
β-Hydroxybutyric acid, also known as 3-hydroxybutyric acid or BHB, is an organic compound and a beta hydroxy acid with the chemical formula CH3CH(OH)CH2CO2H; its conjugate base is β-hydroxybutyrate, also known as 3-hydroxybutyrate.
See Redox and Β-Hydroxybutyric acid
Jewellery
Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks.
John Bockris
Bernhardt Patrick John O’Mara Bockris (5 January 1923 – 7 July 2013) was a South African professor of chemistry, latterly at Texas A&M University.
Ketone
In organic chemistry, a ketone is an organic compound with the structure, where R and R' can be a variety of carbon-containing substituents.
See Redox and Ketone
Lactic acid
Lactic acid is an organic acid.
Lithium
Lithium is a chemical element; it has symbol Li and atomic number 3.
Lithium aluminium hydride
Lithium aluminium hydride, commonly abbreviated to LAH, is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula or.
See Redox and Lithium aluminium hydride
Magnesium
Magnesium is a chemical element; it has symbol Mg and atomic number 12.
Magnetite
Magnetite is a mineral and one of the main iron ores, with the chemical formula.
Manganese
Manganese is a chemical element; it has symbol Mn and atomic number 25.
Membrane potential
Membrane potential (also transmembrane potential or membrane voltage) is the difference in electric potential between the interior and the exterior of a biological cell.
See Redox and Membrane potential
Metal
A metal is a material that, when polished or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well.
See Redox and Metal
Microbial fuel cell
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a type of bioelectrochemical fuel cell system also known as micro fuel cell that generates electric current by diverting electrons produced from the microbial oxidation of reduced compounds (also known as fuel or electron donor) on the anode to oxidized compounds such as oxygen (also known as oxidizing agent or electron acceptor) on the cathode through an external electrical circuit.
See Redox and Microbial fuel cell
Microorganism
A microorganism, or microbe, is an organism of microscopic size, which may exist in its single-celled form or as a colony of cells. The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from ancient times, such as in Jain scriptures from sixth century BC India. The scientific study of microorganisms began with their observation under the microscope in the 1670s by Anton van Leeuwenhoek.
Mitochondrion
A mitochondrion is an organelle found in the cells of most eukaryotes, such as animals, plants and fungi.
Mnemonic
A mnemonic device or memory device is any learning technique that aids information retention or retrieval in the human memory, often by associating the information with something that is easier to remember.
Murburn concept
In the field of enzymology, murburn is a term coined by Kelath Murali Manoj that explains the catalytic mechanism of certain redox-active proteins.
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is a coenzyme central to metabolism.
See Redox and Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, abbreviated NADP or, in older notation, TPN (triphosphopyridine nucleotide), is a cofactor used in anabolic reactions, such as the Calvin cycle and lipid and nucleic acid syntheses, which require NADPH as a reducing agent ('hydrogen source').
See Redox and Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
Nitrate
Nitrate is a polyatomic ion with the chemical formula.
Nitric acid
Nitric acid is the inorganic compound with the formula.
Nitrogen
Nitrogen is a chemical element; it has symbol N and atomic number 7.
Nucleophilic abstraction
Nucleophilic abstraction is a type of an organometallic reaction which can be defined as a nucleophilic attack on a ligand which causes part or all of the original ligand to be removed from the metal along with the nucleophile.
See Redox and Nucleophilic abstraction
Oil rig
An oil rig is any kind of apparatus constructed for oil drilling.
Ore
Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals concentrated above background levels, typically containing metals, that can be mined, treated and sold at a profit.
See Redox and Ore
Organ (biology)
In a multicellular organism, an organ is a collection of tissues joined in a structural unit to serve a common function.
Organic chemistry
Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic materials, i.e., matter in its various forms that contain carbon atoms.
See Redox and Organic chemistry
Organic redox reaction
Organic reductions or organic oxidations or organic redox reactions are redox reactions that take place with organic compounds.
See Redox and Organic redox reaction
Outer sphere electron transfer
Outer sphere refers to an electron transfer (ET) event that occurs between chemical species that remain separate and intact before, during, and after the ET event.
See Redox and Outer sphere electron transfer
Oxidation state
In chemistry, the oxidation state, or oxidation number, is the hypothetical charge of an atom if all of its bonds to other atoms were fully ionic.
Oxidative addition
Oxidative addition and reductive elimination are two important and related classes of reactions in organometallic chemistry. Redox and Oxidative addition are chemical reactions and reaction mechanisms.
See Redox and Oxidative addition
Oxidative phosphorylation
Oxidative phosphorylation (UK, US) or electron transport-linked phosphorylation or terminal oxidation is the metabolic pathway in which cells use enzymes to oxidize nutrients, thereby releasing chemical energy in order to produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
See Redox and Oxidative phosphorylation
Oxide
An oxide is a chemical compound containing at least one oxygen atom and one other element in its chemical formula.
See Redox and Oxide
Oxidizing agent
An oxidizing agent (also known as an oxidant, oxidizer, electron recipient, or electron acceptor) is a substance in a redox chemical reaction that gains or "accepts"/"receives" an electron from a (called the,, or). In other words, an oxidizer is any substance that oxidizes another substance.
Oxygen
Oxygen is a chemical element; it has symbol O and atomic number 8.
See Redox and Oxygen
Paddy field
A paddy field is a flooded field of arable land used for growing semiaquatic crops, most notably rice and taro.
Partial oxidation
Partial oxidation (POX) is a type of chemical reaction. Redox and Partial oxidation are chemical reactions.
See Redox and Partial oxidation
Peroxide
In chemistry, peroxides are a group of compounds with the structure, where the R's represent a radical (a portion of a complete molecule; not necessarily a free radical) and O's are single oxygen atoms.
Photon
A photon is an elementary particle that is a quantum of the electromagnetic field, including electromagnetic radiation such as light and radio waves, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force.
See Redox and Photon
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is a system of biological processes by which photosynthetic organisms, such as most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, convert light energy, typically from sunlight, into the chemical energy necessary to fuel their metabolism.
Potassium permanganate
Potassium permanganate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KMnO4.
See Redox and Potassium permanganate
Pro-oxidant
Pro-oxidants are chemicals that induce oxidative stress, either by generating reactive oxygen species or by inhibiting antioxidant systems.
Proton
A proton is a stable subatomic particle, symbol, H+, or 1H+ with a positive electric charge of +1 e (elementary charge).
See Redox and Proton
Protonation
In chemistry, protonation (or hydronation) is the adding of a proton (or hydron, or hydrogen cation), usually denoted by H+, to an atom, molecule, or ion, forming a conjugate acid. Redox and protonation are chemical reactions and reaction mechanisms.
Pyruvic acid
Pyruvic acid (IUPAC name: 2-oxopropanoic acid, also called acetoic acid) (CH3COCOOH) is the simplest of the alpha-keto acids, with a carboxylic acid and a ketone functional group.
Radical (chemistry)
In chemistry, a radical, also known as a free radical, is an atom, molecule, or ion that has at least one unpaired valence electron.
See Redox and Radical (chemistry)
Reagent
In chemistry, a reagent or analytical reagent is a substance or compound added to a system to cause a chemical reaction, or test if one occurs. Redox and reagent are chemical reactions.
Redox
Redox (reduction–oxidation or oxidation–reduction) is a type of chemical reaction in which the oxidation states of the reactants change. Redox and Redox are chemical reactions, reaction mechanisms and soil chemistry.
See Redox and Redox
Redox gradient
A redox gradient is a series of reduction-oxidation (redox) reactions sorted according to redox potential.
Reducing agent
In chemistry, a reducing agent (also known as a reductant, reducer, or electron donor) is a chemical species that "donates" an electron to an (called the,,, or). Examples of substances that are common reducing agents include hydrogen, the alkali metals, formic acid, oxalic acid, and sulfite compounds. Redox and reducing agent are chemical reactions.
Reducing atmosphere
A reducing atmosphere is an atmospheric condition in which oxidation is prevented by absence of oxygen and other oxidizing gases or vapours, and which may contain actively reductant gases such as hydrogen, carbon monoxide, methane and hydrogen sulfide that would be readily oxidized to remove any free oxygen.
See Redox and Reducing atmosphere
Reduction potential
Redox potential (also known as oxidation / reduction potential, ORP, pe, E_, or E_) is a measure of the tendency of a chemical species to acquire electrons from or lose electrons to an electrode and thereby be reduced or oxidised respectively.
See Redox and Reduction potential
Rust
Rust is an iron oxide, a usually reddish-brown oxide formed by the reaction of iron and oxygen in the catalytic presence of water or air moisture.
See Redox and Rust
Rutile
Rutile is an oxide mineral composed of titanium dioxide (TiO2), the most common natural form of TiO2.
See Redox and Rutile
Smelting
Smelting is a process of applying heat and a chemical reducing agent to an ore to extract a desired base metal product.
Sodium
Sodium is a chemical element; it has symbol Na (from Neo-Latin natrium) and atomic number 11.
See Redox and Sodium
Sodium bismuthate
Sodium bismuthate is an inorganic compound, and a strong oxidiser with chemical formula NaBiO3.
See Redox and Sodium bismuthate
Sodium borohydride
Sodium borohydride, also known as sodium tetrahydridoborate and sodium tetrahydroborate, is an inorganic compound with the formula (sometimes written as). It is a white crystalline solid, usually encountered as an aqueous basic solution.
See Redox and Sodium borohydride
Sodium sulfite
Sodium sulfite (sodium sulphite) is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula Na2SO3.
Soil formation
Soil formation, also known as pedogenesis, is the process of soil genesis as regulated by the effects of place, environment, and history.
Standard electrode potential (data page)
The data below tabulates standard electrode potentials (E°), in volts relative to the standard hydrogen electrode, at.
See Redox and Standard electrode potential (data page)
Standard hydrogen electrode
In electrochemistry, the standard hydrogen electrode (abbreviated SHE), is a redox electrode which forms the basis of the thermodynamic scale of oxidation-reduction potentials.
See Redox and Standard hydrogen electrode
Standard state
The standard state of a material (pure substance, mixture or solution) is a reference point used to calculate its properties under different conditions.
Substrate (chemistry)
In chemistry, the term substrate is highly context-dependent. Redox and substrate (chemistry) are chemical reactions.
See Redox and Substrate (chemistry)
Sugar
Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food.
See Redox and Sugar
Sulfur cycle
The important sulfur cycle is a biogeochemical cycle in which the sulfur moves between rocks, waterways and living systems. Redox and sulfur cycle are soil chemistry.
Sulfur dioxide
Sulfur dioxide (IUPAC-recommended spelling) or sulphur dioxide (traditional Commonwealth English) is the chemical compound with the formula.
Superoxide
In chemistry, a superoxide is a compound that contains the superoxide ion, which has the chemical formula.
Thiosulfate
Thiosulfate (IUPAC-recommended spelling; sometimes thiosulphate in British English) is an oxyanion of sulfur with the chemical formula.
Transfer hydrogenation
In chemistry, transfer hydrogenation is a chemical reaction involving the addition of hydrogen to a compound from a source other than molecular.
See Redox and Transfer hydrogenation
Transmetalation
Transmetalation (alt. spelling: transmetallation) is a type of organometallic reaction that involves the transfer of ligands from one metal to another. Redox and Transmetalation are reaction mechanisms.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C (also known as ascorbic acid and ascorbate) is a water-soluble vitamin found in citrus and other fruits, berries and vegetables.
Voltage
Voltage, also known as (electrical) potential difference, electric pressure, or electric tension is the difference in electric potential between two points.
Water
Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula.
See Redox and Water
Wetland
A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally for a shorter periods.
Zinc
Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30.
See Redox and Zinc
See also
Soil chemistry
- Acid sulfate soil
- Agrominerals
- Alkaline soils
- Ammonia volatilization from urea
- Base-richness
- Bjerrum plot
- Calcareous
- Carbon cycle
- Carbon-to-nitrogen ratio
- Cation-exchange capacity
- Cheluviation
- Clay mineral
- Dopplerite
- Fertilizers
- Glomalin
- Humic substance
- Illinois Soil Nitrogen Test
- Integrated pest management
- Liming (soil)
- Organic geochemistry
- Organosulfur chemistry
- Phosphorus cycle
- Podsolisation
- Potassium humate
- Redox
- Residual sodium carbonate index
- SahysMod
- SaltMod
- Schikorr reaction
- Sodium adsorption ratio
- Soil acidification
- Soil chemistry
- Soil contamination
- Soil pH
- Sulfur cycle
- Tilth
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