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Esoteric Elements and Molecular Enigmas
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- 1. Reactions triggered by light absorption in molecules
- 2. Mirror-image isomer in chiral chemistry
- 3. Covalent modification involving a nitric oxide group
- 5. Unusual term for equilibrium of transition states (hint: rare term in kinetics)
- 7. Enzyme assembling nucleotides in sequence
- 9. Type of modulation at a site distinct from the active center
- 14. Metabolic breakdown releasing energy in living systems
- 19. Highly reactive species with unpaired electrons
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- 4. Emission of light from a chemical reaction without heat
- 6. Molecular twinning that shifts structure without altering formula
- 8. Quantitative relationship between reactants and products
- 10. Using electrical current to drive chemical decomposition
- 11. Efficiency metric of photons producing chemical change
- 12. Transfer of an alkyl group to another molecule
- 13. Electron-loving species seeking a negative site
- 15. Extent to which a substance dissolves in a solvent
- 16. Reaction where an atom replaces another within a compound
- 17. Water-mediated cleavage prominently seen in esters
- 18. Addition of water to a molecule, often an alkene
- 20. Property that distinguishes nonsuperimposable mirror images
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