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ALLOTROPICAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
  • Mineralogy
DEF

Applied by Berzelius to those substances which exist in two or more forms, as diamond and graphite.

Key term(s)
  • allotropical

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Géochimie
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Se dit de différentes formes physiques que peuvent revêtir certains éléments ou composés chimiques, dans des conditions définies de température et de pression.

OBS

Ces formes correspondent à des arrangements différents des atomes dans des structures cristallines ou amorphes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Geoquímica
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Dícese del cuerpo simple y, por extensión, del cuerpo compuesto que puede cristalizar diferentemente o adoptar distintos estados.

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