carbon-14 remaining.
Carbonyl group
Carbonyl group
C=O group found in aldehydes, ketones, et cetera. The C=O bond is known as the carbonyl bond,
and organic compounds containing this group are known as carbonyl compounds.
Carboxylic acids
Carboxylic acids
Compounds of the general formula R-COOH.
Catalysis
Catalysis
Increasing a reaction rate by adding a substance (the catalyst) not permanently changed by the
reaction. The catalyst lowers the activation energy.
Catalyst
Catalyst
A substance that increases the rates of the forward and reverse directions of a specific reaction
but is itself left unchanged.
Cathode
Cathode
The electrode at which reduction takes place.
Cation
Cation