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Table of Formulas

NameEquationNotesSubject
Attractive Force= = Bonding Forces and Energies
Repulsive ForceBonding Forces and Energies
Net Energy = = Where A= and B is found using an empirical plotBonding Forces and Energies
% Ionic Charachter A ionic
B Covalent
X electronegativity
Bonding
Density, MetalDensity of Metals and Ceramics
Density, CeramicDensity of Metals and Ceramics
Atomic Packing FactorAPF= Ceramic Crystal Structures
Degree of PolymerizationPolymer Structures
Molar Weight PolymerPolymer Structures
Molar weight substituentPolymer Structures
number repeat units/ cellCrystallinity
% CrystallinityCrystallinity
Number of VacanciesDefects
Error function\frac{2}{\sqrt\pi}\int_0^x e^{-t^2}\,dtDiffusion

Table of Symbols

Glossary

TermDefinitionNotesSubject
Bonding EnergyEnergy required to separate two atoms to and infinite separationExampleBonding
PolymerHaving Many MerPolymer Structures
MerBase atom or structure that repeatsPolymer Structures
Ceramicnonmetallic, w/ %ICBonding
CovalentShares electronsBonding
IonicGives up/ gains electronsBonding
ElectronegativityHow much electrons wantedBonding
Crystalsingle ordered formCrystallinity
Linear DensityCeramic Crystal Structures
Planar DensityCeramic Crystal Structures
Number-averagebased off size of chainPolymer Structures
Weight-averagebased off weight of chainPolymer Structures
ThermoplasticsLinear+branched w/ minimal cross linking, heat malliablePolymer Structures
Thermosetnetwork w/ crosslinks, covalent bonds, decomposes under heatPolymer Structures
CopolymerDifferent repeat unitsPolymer Structures
MonopolymerSame repeat unitsPolymer Structures
Atomic Packing FactorAtoms/ unit cellCeramic Crystal Structures
Unit CellSmallest crystal pattern constituentCeramic Crystal Structures
CationPositive ionBonding
AnionNegative ionBonding
Coordination numberNumber of nearest neighborsCeramic Crystal Structures
Stacking SequenceCeramic Crystal Structures
CeramicBonding
Degree of PolymerizationAverage number of repeat units per chainPolymer Structures
crystalline materialperiodic array of atoms over large atomic distancesCeramic Crystal Structures
unit cellssmall, repeating entities of crystalline materialExampleCeramic Crystal Structures
merunit cell of a polymerPolymer Structures
Polymorphismwhen metal or nonmetal may have more than one crystal structuresee: allotropyCeramic Crystal Structures
Allotropypolymorphism for elemental solids specificallysee: PolymorphismCeramic Crystal Structures
Random copolymersNo patternAABABBABBBABAAPolymer Structures
Alternating copolymersDirectly alternating unitsABABABABAPolymer Structures
Block copolymersOne block identical, block otherAAAABBBBAAAAPolymer Structures
Graft copolymersMain homopolymer chain with grafted homopolymer side branchesPolymer Structures
HomopolymerPolymer Structures
Linear Polymerrepeat units joined end-to-end in one chainPolymer Structures
Branched PolymerHas side-branch chains connected to main chainsPolymer Structures
Crosslinked PolymerAdjacent linear chains connected at various positions by covalent bondsPolymer Structures
Network Polymer3D network of multifunctional monomersPolymer Structures
Isotactic PolymerAll substituents on same side of monomolecular backbonePolymer Structures
Syndiotactic Polymeralternating positions along chain (down/up)Polymer Structures
Atactic Polymersubstituents placed randomly on chainPolymer Structures
TacityPolymer Structures
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