stable compound
Bonded atoms, low reactivity
A stable compound is a chemical substance whose molecules resist breaking apart or reacting under normal conditions.
Stability comes from strong bonds between atoms and low internal energy—the compound has settled into a configuration that requires significant energy to disrupt.
Water and table salt are stable compounds; nitroglycerin is not.
- moleculeBonded atomic group
- chemical bondLasting attraction between atoms
- covalent bondShared-electron atomic link
- triple bondThree electron pairs shared
- inertInactive, physically or chemically
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Easily vaporized chemical substance
explosive compound · free radical · corrosive substance · oxidizer · oxidizing agent
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