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Mesothorium
names used for Ra and Ac isotopes produc in natural decay series.

Metaboric acid HBO2
it is dehydrated boric acid H3BO3. Elements that lose electrons easily and form positive ions.

Metal carbonyl

a coordination compound formed between a metal and carbonyl groups. Transition metals form many such compounds.

Metal carbonyls
They are organometallic compounds of transition metals in which the carbon is usually bonded to the metal. The general formula may be written as:M(CO)n, where n is 1,2,3 etc. Most of the transition metal form stable carbonyls e.g. iron carbony, nickel carbonyl.

Metallic bond
the geometric arrangement of atoms in a metal crystal is the most compact one. The forces that keep the atoms so closely bound together in a metallic crystal constitute what is generally known as the metallic bond. The various characteristics of the metallic bond are:
(i) the metallic bond is essentially a covalent bond, without saturation, allowing a large number of atoms to be held together by a mutual sharing of valency electrons.
(ii) The density of electrons between the atoms is much lower than that allowed by the Pauli’s exclusion principle. This allows electrons to move freely from point without a significant increase in their energy.

Metallic crystal
a crystal which is formed by metal atoms in the solid state. Each atom constibutes its valence (outer) electrodes to a ‘sea’ of electrons, which have been free to migrate through the solid, and the ions remaining are arranged in a lattice. The ability of electrons to move through the lattice accounts for the electrical and thermal conductivity of metals.

Metallic radii
the metallic radius may be defined as one-half of the distance between the atoms of a metal in the metallic close-packed crystal lattice in which the metal exhibits a co-ordination number of twelve.

Metallography

refers to the microsopic study of the structure of metals and their alloys. Both optical microscopes and electron microscopes have been used in this work.

Metalloids
elements which have properties between the obvious metals and obvious non-metals. The classification is arbitrary and often based on the structure and properties of the free element. e.g. As, Sb, Bi.

Metallurgy
refers to the study of metals, especially methods of extracting metals from their ores and the formation and properties of alloys.

Meta-nitrogoluene
NO2C6H4CH3, yellow powder that melts at 15°C; insoluble in water; used in organic synthesis. Also known as metamethylnitrobenzene.

Metastable species
refers to an excited state of an atom, ion, or molecule, that ahs a relatively long lifetime before reverting to the ground state. Metastable species have been intermediates in some reactions.

Mineral
a substance obtained from the earth, it has a definite chemical composition and crystalline structure, and recognisable physical and chemical properties.
Examples are:
(a) native elements, e.g., gold,
(b) copper pyrites,
(c) quartz.

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