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electron donor

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electron donor [i′lek‚trän ‚dō·nər]
(physical chemistry)
An atom or part of a molecule which supplies both electrons of a duplet forming a covalent bond.
(solid-state physics)


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] are the liquid's surface energy contributions due to polar interactions (electron acceptor and electron donor respectively).
Instead of plugging in a power supply or relying on the self-limiting nature of immersion plating, electroless processes make use of some fancy interplay between electron donors and acceptors within the plating solution.
An electron donor (reduced compound) and an electron acceptor (oxidized compound) are needed.
 
 
 
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