reactivity
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- noun
- /riːˈæktɪvɪti/
- Specialized
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reactividad
- The reactivity of different metals varies significantly, with sodium being far more reactive than gold.
- chemical reactivity
- histamine reactivity
Examples
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The reactivity of the soil is probably due to powerful oxidants such as hydrogen peroxide.
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To understand how these conditions affect reactivity, imagine an acidic species and a compound that can undergo an acid-catalyzed reaction.
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This is lead which is the next one down in the reactivity or higher should I say the reactivity series.
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No other topic gives you as good a basic feel for structure, function, and reactivity in organic chemistry.
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And that speaks to, on the one hand, the extraordinary reactivity of these rare earths.
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They increase the range of reactivity that proteins and enzymes are able to access.
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Modeling the reactivities of biological systems is currently one of the long-range goals of computational chemistry.
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In addition, variations in the reactivities of different VOCs that may be traded could have an unpredictable impact on O3 formation.
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Several attempts have been made to elucidate the factors affecting ligand flexibility and the reactivity of MMOH and R2.
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The characteristics upon which RCRA regulates certain wastes as hazardous are ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, and toxicity. Id. at sections 261.21-261.24.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
How easily a substance changes when it meets other substances
A tendency of a chemical to change or break down quickly
Antonyms
How Reactive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reactivity comes from the parts re- meaning 'back' or 'again' and act meaning 'do', with -ivity making a word for 'quality'. So in chemistry reactivity is the 'quality' of how easily a substance 'responds' and changes when it meets another chemical.