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| Intermolecular | Describes an interaction (e.g., a chemical reaction) between different molecules. |
| Internal energy | The sum of the kinetic and potential energies (including electromagnetic field energies) of the particles that make up a system. |
| Intramolecular | Describes an interaction (e.g., a chemical reaction) within a single molecule. Intramolecular interactions between widely separated parts of a molecule resemble intermolecular interactions in most respects. |
| Ion | An atom or molecule with a net charge. |
| Ionic bond | A chemical bond resulting chiefly from the electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions. |
| Isoelectronic |
Two molecules are described as isoelectronic if they have the same number of
valence electrons in similar orbitals, although they may differ in their
distribution of nuclear charges (e.g., H-C  N and
H-N+ C–. KineticPertaining to the rates of
chemical reactions. A fast reaction is said
to have fast kinetics; if the balance of products in a reaction is controlled by
reaction rates rather than by thermodynamic equilibria, the reaction is said to be
kinetically controlled.
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