CN Chemistry Abbreviation

Also known as: CN., CN-

CN has various meanings in the Chemistry category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of CN in Chemistry.

Cellulose Nitrate

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Chromium Nitride
Chemistry
Copjrnicium
Chemistry
Cyanide

Cyanide is an ion with a -1 charge which contains one atom of carbon bound to one atom of nitrogen. Cyanide refers to any compound that contains CN- ions. Examples: sodium cyanide NaCN, hydrogen cyanide HCN.

Chemistry
copernicium

Copernicium is the name for the element with atomic number 112 and is represented by the symbol Cn.

Chemistry
Coordination Number

In describing crystals, the number of nearest neighbours of an atom or ion. The number of donor atoms coordinated to a metal.

Chemistry
Condensation Nucleus

Small particle on which water vapor condenses.

Chemistry

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