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Paul, Wolfgang
(Encyclopedia)Paul, Wolfgang, 1913–93, German physicist, Ph.D. Technical Univ., Berlin, 1939. A professor at the Univ. of Bonn from 1952, Paul developed an ion-trap technique (known as the Paul trap), which made ...neutron bomb
(Encyclopedia)neutron bomb: see hydrogen bomb. ...muriatic acid
(Encyclopedia)muriatic acid: see hydrogen chloride. ...cobalt bomb
(Encyclopedia)cobalt bomb: see hydrogen bomb. ...prussic acid
(Encyclopedia)prussic acid: see hydrogen cyanide. ...hydrochloric acid
(Encyclopedia)hydrochloric acid: see hydrogen chloride. ...hydrosulfuric acid
(Encyclopedia)hydrosulfuric acid: see hydrogen sulfide. ...cyanide
(Encyclopedia)cyanide sīˈənīdˌ [key], chemical compound containing the cyano group, –CN. Cyanides are salts or esters of hydrogen cyanide (hydrocyanic acid, HCN) formed by replacing the hydrogen with a metal...hydrocarbon
(Encyclopedia)hydrocarbon hīˌdrōkärˈbən [key], any organic compound composed solely of the elements hydrogen and carbon. The hydrocarbons differ both in the total number of carbon and hydrogen atoms in their ...molecular weight
(Encyclopedia)molecular weight, weight of a molecule of a substance expressed in atomic mass units (amu). The molecular weight may be calculated from the molecular formula of the substance; it is the sum of the ato...Browse by Subject
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