Glossary of Chemistry Terms - Z

Z

  • zone melting - a way to remove impurities from an element by melting it and slowly travel down an ingot (cast)
  • Zwitterion - is a chemical compound whose net charge is zero and hence is electrically neutral. But there are some positive and negative charges in it, due to the formal charge, owing to the partial charges of its constituent atoms.

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