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…benzene are equal, and the concentration of the dye (as measured by the intensity of its color) is constant in the two phases. This is the condition of equilibrium. Note that this is static from a macroscopic point of view. On a molecular level it is a dynamic process, however,…

…results in equalization of the concentration of each component throughout the solution. All the components take part in this process: there is just as much tendency for the solvent to diffuse from regions where its concentration is high (and the solution is therefore dilute) to regions where its concentration is…

…molecular units such as molecular concentration, molality, or mole fraction. To understand these terms, it is necessary to define atomic and molecular weights. The atomic weight of elements is a relative figure, with one atom of the carbon-12 isotope being assigned the atomic weight of 12; the atomic weight of…

…are present at relatively high concentrations. In humans, five different classes, or modalities, of taste are usually recognized: sweet, salt, sour, bitter, and umami. But this is an anthropocentric view of a system that has evolved to give animals information about the nutrient content and the potential dangers of the…

…be present in very low concentrations. Olfactory receptor cells are present in very large numbers (millions), forming an olfactory epithelium within the nasal cavity. Each receptor cell has a single external process that extends to the surface of the epithelium and gives rise to a number of long, slender extensions…

…will be affected by ion concentrations in the medium that bathes them. It is very likely that when humans and other animals ingest common salt (sodium chloride), sodium enters the receptor cells directly through sodium channels in the cell membrane. This has the effect of altering the internal ionic concentration…

…simultaneous comparison of the chemical concentration at two parts of the body. Instead, microorganisms exhibit differential responses to temporal differences in concentration, implying that they have the capacity to “remember” whether the concentration previously experienced was higher or lower than the current concentration. Movement in these organisms consists of periods…

…animals simply moved up a concentration gradient, from an area of low odor concentration to an area of high odor concentration, ending near the source of an odor. However, consideration of the movement of odor molecules in air or water showed that, in general, such gradients do not exist under…

… from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration. A familiar example is the perfume of a flower that quickly permeates the still air of a room.

…be written describing the relative concentrations (amount of material per unit volume) of the various species in equilibrium—that is, when the rate of the forward reaction is equalled by that of the reverse reaction. For the ion-exchange processes indicated above, the following equations demonstrate the relations of the materials present…

…in terms of either the concentration (amount per unit volume) of a product that is formed in a unit of time or the concentration of a reactant that is consumed in a unit of time. Alternatively, it may be defined in terms of the amounts of the reactants consumed or…

In the multiple-effect system, developed for the American sugar industry in 1843, steam is used to heat the first of a series of evaporators. The juice is boiled and drawn to the next evaporator, which is heated by vapour from the first evaporator. The…

After purification, the juice, now called clear or thin juice, is pumped to multiple-effect evaporators similar to those used in raw cane sugar manufacture. In the evaporators the juice is concentrated to thick juice (60–65 percent dissolved solids), which is mixed with…