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HOMOLYSIS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-02-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bond dissociation energy
1, record 1, English, bond%20dissociation%20energy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The enthalpy(per mole) required to break a given bond of some specific molecular entity by homolysis [...] 1, record 1, English, - bond%20dissociation%20energy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- énergie de dissociation de liaison
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9nergie%20de%20dissociation%20de%20liaison
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enthalpie (par mole) nécessaire au bris homolytique d'une liaison donnée d'une entité moléculaire [...] 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9nergie%20de%20dissociation%20de%20liaison
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-01-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Air Pollution
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- homolysis
1, record 2, English, homolysis
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Symmetrical breaking of a covalent electron bond. 2, record 2, English, - homolysis
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Pollution de l'air
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- homolyse
1, record 2, French, homolyse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rupture symétrique d'une liaison covalente avec formation de deux particules de même charge possédant un nombre impair d'électrons (radicaux libres), comme dans la dissociation de la molécule de chlore, CL2 = 2CL. 2, record 2, French, - homolyse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[L'homolyse] [...] est l'inverse d'une colligation. 3, record 2, French, - homolyse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-01-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- colligation
1, record 3, English, colligation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The formation of a covalent bond by the combination or recombination of two radicals(the reverse of unimolecular homolysis). 1, record 3, English, - colligation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- colligation
1, record 3, French, colligation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formation d'une liaison covalente par combinaison ou recombinaison de deux radicaux (l'inverse d'une homolyse unimoléculaire). 1, record 3, French, - colligation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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