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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. Science concerned with the compositions of substances and the changes that they undergo
chemistry
Calorie
Atomic number
distillation
2. A compound derived from another compound by the removal of water; it will combine with water to form an acid (acidic anhydride) or base (basic anhydride)
Catalyst
Cyclotron
Aromatic compound
Anhydride
3. A reaction in which two chemical substances exchange ions with the formation of two new compounds
Double displacement
Absolute temperature
Decomposition
Allotropic forms
4. 1/2 the distance between adjacent nuclei in the crystalline or solid phase of an element; distance from the atomic nucleus to the valence electrons
Acidic anhydride
Atomic radius
Double displacement
Dehydrating agent
5. The process whereby gases or liquids intermingle freely of their own accord
Boiling point
Electrolytic cell
Effervescence
Diffusion
6. A unit of heat; the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree on the celcius scale
Buffer
Filteration
Carbon dating
Calorie
7. An ion that has a positive charge
Dissociation (ionic)
Actinide series
Endothermic
Cation
8. Substance that - when added to a solution - makes changing the pH of the solution more difficule
Buffer
Fallout
Carbon dating
Fahrenheit scale
9. In metallurgy: a substance that helps to melt and remove the solid impurities as slag
Flux
Electron
Fission
Actinide series
10. An instrument - invented by Toricelli in 1643 - used for measuring atmospheric pressure
Avagadro's number
Barometer
Crystallization
Electrode
11. An instrument used to measure the amount of heat liberated or absorbed during a change
Energy
Calorimeter
Avagadro's number
Electron
12. A cell in which electrolysis is carried out
Element
Electrolytic cell
Cyclotron
Celsius scale
13. A metallic oxide that forms a base when placed in water
Basic anhydride
Acid
Alkali
Ester
14. A nonmetallic oxide that - when placed in water - reacts to form an an acid solution
Electrolysis
Atomic number
Acidic anhydride
adsorbtion
15. The smallest amount of fissionable material that will sustain a chain reaction
Anion
Amorphous
Ester
Critical mass
16. Top number on periodic table - The number of protons in the nucleus - The number of electrons in an atom
distillation
Atomic number
Brownian movement
Atmosphere
17. The difference in potential between an electrode and the solution in which it is immpesed
Atomic number
Efflorescence
Electrode
Electrode potential
18. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth - A unit of pressure (1 atm = 760mm of Hg or torr)
Crystallization
Anion
eudiometer
Atmosphere
19. The numerical expression of the relative strength with which the atoms of an element attract valence electrons to themselves; the higher the number - the greater the attraction
Dew point
Electronegativity
Destructive distillation
Binary
20. A compound such as CH3NH2 - derived from ammonia by substituting one or more hydro-carbon radicals for hydrogen atoms
Denatured alcohol
Ester
Amine
Deuterium
21. The process by which suspended matter is removed from a liquid by passing the liquid through a porous material
Filteration
Atomic radius
Covalent bonding
Carbon dating
22. The electrode in an electrolytic cell that is negatively charged and attracts positive ions
Cathode
Entropy
eudiometer
Electrolytic cell
23. Absorbtion by a substance of water from the air - so that the substance becomes wet
Electronegativity
Anhydrous
Ester
Deliquesence
24. A reaction produced during nuclear fission when at least one neutron from each fission produces another fission - so that the process becomes self sustaining without additional external energy
Electrolytic cell
Boiling point
Alkali
Chain reaction
25. One of the building blacks matter is composed of - only one type of atom; cannot be further decomposed
Base
erg
Element
Barometer
26. The series of radioactive elements starting with actinium - No. 89 - and ending with lawrencium - No. 103
Actinide series
Equilibrium
Control rod
Amphoteric
27. A substance used to remove the excess chlorine in the bleaching process
Antichlor
Chemical property
Dry ice
Cathode rays
28. Capable of being drawn into a thing wire
Ductile
Analysis
Electrode potential
Alkyl
29. Shows only the simplest ratio of the number and kids of atoms
Equilibrium
Carbon dating
Empirical formula
Dew point
30. A relatively weak force of attraction between polar molecules; a component of van der Waals forces
Calorie
distillation
Energy
Dipole-dipole attraction
31. Depositing a thin layer of metallic element on the surface of another metal by electrolysis
Actinide series
Analysis
Displacement
Electroplating
32. The use of radioactive carbon-14 to estimate the ages of ancient materials - such as archaeological or paleontological specimens
Carbon dating
Boiling point
erg
Alkaline
33. The process of taking up by capillary - osmotic - chemical - or solvent action - as a sponge absorbs water
chemistry
eudiometer
Absorption
Control rod
34. Chemical reaction that results in an absorption of heat
Emulsion
Endothermic
Amino acid
Catalyst
35. Loss by a substance of its water of hydration on exposure to air at ordinary temperatures
Efflorescence
Deuterium
Atomic mass
Alkaline
36. A terminal of an electrolytic cell
Electrode
Electrode potential
Ductile
Double displacement
37. Having definite molecular or ionic structure
Crystalline
Analysis
Alkali
Electroplating
38. Unit for expressing the kinetic energy of subatomic particles; the energy acquired by an electron when it is accelerated by a potential difference of 1 volt
Esterification
Critical mass
Electron volt
Dehydrate
39. An ion or particle that has a negative charge and thus is attracted to a positively charged anode
Beta particles
Dehydrating agent
Anion
Atomic mass
40. A substituent obtained from a saturated hydrocarbon by removing one hydrogen atom -Examples: methyl(CH3) ethyl(C2H5)
Barometer
Alkyl
Double displacement
Flux
41. The process of separation of a solution by diffusion through a semipermeable membrance
Antichlor
Cyclotron
Dialysis
Element
42. A liquid that will conduct and electric current
Absolute temperature
Electrolyte
Boiling point
Electrolytic cell
43. A property of a solution that depends primarily on the concentration - not the type of particles present
Colligative propery
Alloy
Fission
Entropy
44. Breaking down of a compound into simpler substances or constituent elements
Decomposition
Destructive distillation
distillation
Critical mass
45. Covalence in which both electrons in a pair come from the same atom
Coordinate covalence
Base
Atomic radius
distillation
46. Ethyl alcohol that has been poisoned in order to produce a cheaper alcohol for industrial purposes
Denatured alcohol
Electroplating
Analysis
Electrolysis
47. The mass per unit volume of a substance; mathematical formula D=m/V
Electrolysis
erg
Chain reaction
Density
48. Residual radioactivity from an atmospheric nuclear test - eventually settles on the surface of the earth
Alloy
Fallout
Displacement
Fixation of nitrogen
49. Organic compound containing the -O- group
Alpha particles
Electrolytic cell
Ether
Double displacement
50. Shorthand method of showing the changes that take place in a chemical reaction
Cation
Dehydrate
Equation
Anhydride