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resonance, in chemistry
(Encyclopedia)resonance, in chemistry: see chemical bond. ...magnetic resonance
(Encyclopedia)magnetic resonance, in physics and chemistry, phenomenon produced by simultaneously applying a steady magnetic field and electromagnetic radiation (usually radio waves) to a sample of atoms and then a...chemistry
(Encyclopedia)chemistry, branch of science concerned with the properties, composition, and structure of substances and the changes they undergo when they combine or react under specified conditions. Organic chemi...paramagnetic resonance
(Encyclopedia)paramagnetic resonance: see magnetic resonance. ...Ernst, Richard Robert
(Encyclopedia)Ernst, Richard Robert 1933–2021, Swiss chemist, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich; B.S., 1956, Ph.D., 1962). He worked as a res...analytical chemistry
(Encyclopedia)analytical chemistry: see under chemistry. ...inorganic chemistry
(Encyclopedia)inorganic chemistry, the study of all the elements and their compounds with the exception of carbon and its compounds, which fall under the category of organic chemistry. Inorganic chemistry investiga...physical chemistry
(Encyclopedia)physical chemistry, branch of science that combines the principles and methods of physics and chemistry. It provides a fundamental theoretical and experimental basis for all of chemistry, including or...radiation chemistry
(Encyclopedia)radiation chemistry: see radiochemistry. ...organic chemistry
(Encyclopedia)organic chemistry, branch of chemistry dealing with the compounds of carbon. While it is only the fourteenth most common element on earth, carbon forms by far the greatest number of different compound...Browse by Subject
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