CHEMISTRY GLOSSARY

rate equation    →   jednadžba brzine reakcije

Rate equation is an equation that describes the dependence of reaction rate on concentrations of reacting species. It always has the form

where a and b are usually integral exponents.

ideal gas law    →   jednadžba stanja idealnog plina

The generalized ideal gas law is derived from a combination of the laws of Boyle and Charles. Ideal gas law is the equation of state

which defines an ideal gas, where p is pressure, V molar volume, T temperature, and R the molar gas constant (8.314 JK^-1mol^-1).

Ilkovic equation    →   Ilkovičeva jednadžba

Ilkovic equation is a relation used in polarography relating the diffusion current (i_d) and the concentration of the depolarizer (c), which is the substance reduced or oxidized at the dropping mercury electrode. The Ilkovic equation has the form

Where k is a constant which includes Faraday constant, π and the density of mercury, and has been evaluated at 708 for max current and 607 for average current, D is the diffusion coefficient of the depolarizer in the medium (cm²/s), n is the number of electrons exchanged in the electrode reaction, m is the mass flow rate of Hg through the capillary (mg/sec), and t is the drop lifetime in seconds, and c is depolarizer concentration in mol/cm³.

The equation is named after the scientist who derived it, the Slovak chemist, Dionýz Ilkovič 1907-1980).

ionic bond    →   ionska veza

Ionic bond is a strong force of attraction holding atoms together in a molecule or crystal. Typically chemical bonds have energies of about 100 kJ mol^-1. Ionic bond is a bond at which one of the participants, during the procedure of bonding, gives away its unpaired electrons to another atom so that both can achieve electron arrangement of the closest noble gas. In order to form an ionic bond one of the atoms must cross to the positively charged ion by losing certain number of electrons and the other atom must receive those electrons and cross to the negatively charged ion.

ionic strength    →   ionska jakost otopine

Ionic strength (μ or I) is a measure of the total concentration of ions in a solution, defined by

where z_i is the charge of ionic species i and c_i is its concentration.

Nernst’s electrode potential equation    →   Nernstova jednadžba za elektrodni potencijal

For general reaction of some redox system

dependence of electrode potential of redox system upon activity of oxidised and reduced form in solution is described in Nernst’s equation for electrode potential:

where E = to electrode potential of redox system

E° = standard electrode potential of redox system

R = universal gas constant

T = thermodymical temperature

F = Faraday’s constant

z = number of electrons exchanged in redox reaction

a_O = activity of oxidised form

a_R = activity of reduced form

n = stechiometrical coefficient of oxidised form

m = stechiometrical coefficient of reduced form

Schrodinger equation    →   Schrodingerova jednadžba

Schrödinger equation is the basic equation of wave mechanics which, for systems not dependent on time, takes the form:

where Ψ is the wavefunction, V is the potential energy expressed as a function of the spatial coordinates, E its total energy, ² is the Laplacian operator, h is Planck’s constant, and m is the mass.

thermochemical equation    →   termokemijska jednadžba

Thermochemical equation is a compact equation representing a chemical reaction that describes both the stoichiometry and the energetics of the reaction. For example, the thermochemical equation

means When one mole of gaseous methane is burned in two moles of oxygen gas, one mole of carbon dioxide gas and 2 moles of steam are produced, and 2 220 kJ of heat are released.

van der Waals’ equation    →   van der Waalsova jednadžba

Van der Waals’ equation is an equation of state for real fluids which takes the form:

where p is pressure, V_m is molar volume, T is temperature, R is the molar gas constant, and a and b are characteristic parameters of the substance which describe the effect of attractive and repulsive intermolecular forces.

van’t Hoff equation    →   van Hoffova jednadžba

Van’t Hoff equation is the equation expressing the temperature dependence on the equilibrium constant K of a chemical reaction:

where Δ_rH° is the standard enthalpy of reaction, R the molar gas constant, and T the temperature.