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Inertness
Inertness meaning
Lack of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion | Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia. | Quality of being unreactive with other chemical compounds or elements.
Synonyms of Inertness
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Due to its hardness, durability and chemical inertness, zircon persists in sedimentary deposits and is a common constituent of most sands.
Due to its thermal stability and chemical inertness, slate has been used for laboratory bench tops and for billiard table tops.
For these properties, chemical inertness and high atomic or molecular weight is desirable.
However, this did not explain similarities between different atoms, as expressed by the periodic table, such as the fact that helium (two electrons), neon (10 electrons), and argon (18 electrons) exhibit similar chemical inertness.
If the string is yanked quickly, only the bottom string is detached, and the weight remains hanging because its inability to react in time (its inertness).
Its inertness makes it a good choice for those with allergies or those who will be wearing the jewelry in environments such as swimming pools.
Its usable temperature range up to 350 °C and chemical inertness make it a useful additive in special greases.
Lead metal has a number of mechanical properties that make using it advantageous in comparison with many alternatives: high density, low melting point, ductility, and relative inertness against oxygen attacks.
Other selection criteria include the chemical inertness of the thermocouple material and whether it is magnetic or not.
The sphere of Empedocles As the best and original state, there was a time when the pure elements and the two powers co-existed in a condition of rest and inertness in the form of a sphere.