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  • light (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
  • equivalent the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
  • eq the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
  • gram-atomic weight the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element
  • berzelius Swedish chemist who discovered three new elements and determined the atomic weights of many others (1779-1848)
  • heavy metal a metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight (especially one that is poisonous like mercury or lead)
  • equivalent weight the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
  • jons jakob berzelius Swedish chemist who discovered three new elements and determined the atomic weights of many others (1779-1848)
  • gram atom the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element
  • combining weight the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
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