Across
- 1. applied action field based on EM waves between radio and IR
- 5. synthesis in an aqueous solution at high temp.
- 8. accelerates the osmotic reaction during inorganic material formation
- 9. homogenous dispersion of particles through a second substance
- 10. synthesis in a non-aqueous solution at high temp.
- 11. regular repeated three-dimensional arrangement of atoms
- 12. synthetic polymer formed by polymerizing tetrafluoroethylene
- 14. solid with extremely low density produced from removal of liquid from a gel
- 16. formation of insoluble salt from two ions
- 17. starting point for the growth of crystals
- 18. highly porous product of freeze drying of gels
- 20. strong heated container for chemical processes using high pressure and temp.
- 22. conjugate base of an alcohol consisting of an organic group bonded to oxygen
- 24. positively charged ion
- 26. breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water
- 30. provides a mechanism to minimize energy associated with layer separation
- 31. binary compound of a chalcogen and an electropositive element
- 32. negatively charged ion
- 34. geologists simulated the conditions to form this material
- 35. alcohol based gel
- 36. can be formed from TiOCl2 based reaction heated at 195C for 8 h
- 37. process involving transition from liquid solution into solid gel
- 38. fluid above its critical point
- 39. also known as aging or where condensation continues in a gel
- 40. process of insertion between layers in a crystal lattice
Down
- 2. can be formed from Al(NO3)3 based reaction heated at 160C for 8 h
- 3. fluid below its critical point
- 4. also called demineralization process
- 6. water based gel
- 7. the concentration exceeds its solubility
- 13. solid formed from a gel by drying with unhindered shrinkage
- 15. drives off organic residues and chemically bound water
- 19. interconnected rigid network of pores and polymeric chains
- 21. material in the nanoscale
- 23. also known as capping agents
- 25. needle shape
- 27. dispersion of colloidal particles in a liquid
- 28. can be formed from ZrOCl2 based reaction heated at 150C for 24 h
- 29. can be formed from MnSO4 based reaction heated at 110C for 4 h
- 33. stable solid consisting of few atoms
- 34. class of compounds with increasing solubility in water through increasing the temperature