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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...

paramagnetic resonance

(Encyclopedia)paramagnetic resonance: see magnetic resonance. ...

nuclear magnetic resonance

(Encyclopedia)nuclear magnetic resonance: see magnetic resonance. ...

electron paramagnetic resonance

(Encyclopedia)electron paramagnetic resonance: see magnetic resonance. ...

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...

resonance, in acoustics

(Encyclopedia)resonance, in acoustics: see vibration. ...

magnetic resonance imaging

(Encyclopedia)magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to produce cross-sectional images of organs and other internal body structures. The patient lies...

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...