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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. Shorthand method of showing the changes that take place in a chemical reaction
Equation
Anhydrous
Decomposition
Entropy
2. The process of first vaporizing a liquid and then condensing the vapor back into a liquid - leaving behind the nonvolatile impurities
Catalyst
Alpha particles
distillation
Electrolytic cell
3. A property of a solution that depends primarily on the concentration - not the type of particles present
Electrolyte
Colligative propery
Boiling point
Electron volt
4. The process of taking up by capillary - osmotic - chemical - or solvent action - as a sponge absorbs water
Breeder reactor
Emulsion
Absorption
Entropy
5. E=mc2 - relates mass to energy
Flux
Displacement
Electronegativity
Einstein equation
6. High=speed - negatively charged electrons emitted in radiations
Beta particles
Chain reaction
Element
Colligative propery
7. The process by which suspended matter is removed from a liquid by passing the liquid through a porous material
Avagadro's number
Filteration
Fahrenheit scale
Amphoteric
8. Chemical reaction that results in an absorption of heat
Chemical change
Activation energy
Deuterium
Endothermic
9. Rod of certain metal such as cadmium - which controls the speed of the chain reaction by absorbing neutrons in a nuclear reactor
Fixation of nitrogen
Control rod
Electron
Anion
10. Shows only the simplest ratio of the number and kids of atoms
Absolute temperature
Control rod
Empirical formula
Breeder reactor
11. Containing no water
Compound
Anhydrous
Alpha particles
Decomposition
12. A bond between atoms involving two electron pairs - unsaturated
Electrolysis
Alkaline
Calorimeter
Double bond
13. A temperature scale divided into 100 equal divisions and based on water freezing at 0 degress and boiling at 100 degrees
Cathode rays
Fahrenheit scale
Celsius scale
Atomic number
14. In metallurgy: a substance that helps to melt and remove the solid impurities as slag
Efflorescence
Acidic anhydride
Celsius scale
Flux
15. Residual radioactivity from an atmospheric nuclear test - eventually settles on the surface of the earth
Fallout
Critical mass
Equation
Einstein equation
16. The breaking down of a compound into two or more simpler substances
Fixation of nitrogen
Analysis
Control rod
Einstein equation
17. The point in a reversible reaction at which the forward reaction is occurring at the same rate as the opposing reaction
Activated Charcoal
Equilibrium
Electrolysis
Exothermic
18. Substance that takes water from another substance
Alkali
Dehydrating agent
Acid
Fahrenheit scale
19. 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
Atomic radius
Effervescence
Boiling point
Fission
20. Loss by a substance of its water of hydration on exposure to air at ordinary temperatures
Electronegativity
Cathode
Einstein equation
Efflorescence
21. Organic compound formed by dehydrating oxidized alcohol; contains the characteristic - CHO group
Filteration
Aldehyde
Electrolyte
Alpha particles
22. A substance composed of elements chemically united in definite proportions by weight
Aromatic compound
Compound
Bonding
Empirical formula
23. The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the atmospheric pressure
Destructive distillation
Bond energy
Boiling point
Beta particles
24. Suspension of fine particles or droplets of one liquid in another - the two liquids being immiscible in each other; surrounded by an emulsifying agent
Chemical property
Ester
Electronegativity
Emulsion
25. A specially treated and finely divided form of carbon - which possesses a high degree of absorbtion
Ester
Displacement
Activated Charcoal
Emulsifying agent
26. The process of separating the ions in a compound by means of electrically charged poles
Anhydride
Electrolysis
Entropy
Actinide series
27. A metallic oxide that forms a base when placed in water
Amine
Element
Basic anhydride
Absolute temperature
28. The series of radioactive elements starting with actinium - No. 89 - and ending with lawrencium - No. 103
Acidic anhydride
Actinide series
Filteration
Anhydride
29. A change by which an element takes the place of another element in a compound
Displacement
Colligative propery
Covalent bonding
Emulsifying agent
30. Temperature measured on the absolute scale - which has its origin at absolute zero
Absolute temperature
Amino acid
Cation
Alkaline
31. The number of molecules in 1 gram-molecular volume of a substance - or the number of atoms in 1 gram-atomic mass of an element 6.02 x 10(-27)
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32. A substance used to remove the excess chlorine in the bleaching process
Dry ice
Ether
Antichlor
Dehydrating agent
33. Negatively charged particle - Mass is 9.109x10(-28)
Absolute temperature
Electron
Amphoteric
Boiling point
34. Depositing a thin layer of metallic element on the surface of another metal by electrolysis
Chemical property
distillation
Electroplating
Dipole-dipole attraction
35. A relatively weak force of attraction between polar molecules; a component of van der Waals forces
chemistry
Dipole-dipole attraction
Dry ice
Destructive distillation
36. One of the "building blocks" of proteins; contains one or more NH2- groups that have replaced the same number of hydrogen atoms in an organic acid
Deliquesence
Amino acid
Ductile
Allotropic forms
37. 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
Anhydride
eudiometer
Electronegativity
Emulsifying agent
38. The smallest amount of fissionable material that will sustain a chain reaction
Critical mass
Cathode rays
Enthalpy
Dialysis
39. A substance composed of two or more metals - which are intimately mixed; usually made by melting the metals together
Emulsifying agent
Bonding
Decomposition
Alloy
40. Colloidal substance that forms a film about the particles of two immiscible liquids so that one remains suspended in the other
Allotropic forms
Emulsifying agent
Double bond
Aldehyde
41. The minimum energy necessary to start a reaction
Analysis
Activation energy
Breeder reactor
Decomposition
42. The measure of disorder in a system
Cathode rays
Critical mass
erg
Entropy
43. The flow of a gas through a small aperture
Effusion
Effervescence
Covalent bonding
Cathode
44. A terminal of an electrolytic cell
Electrode
Ester
Empirical formula
Fission
45. Capable of being drawn into a thing wire
Fallout
Condensation
Enthalpy
Ductile
46. The process whereby gases or liquids intermingle freely of their own accord
Acid
Anhydride
Esterification
Diffusion
47. Separation of the ions of an ionic compound due to the action of a solvent
Atomic radius
Cathode
Dissociation (ionic)
Fahrenheit scale
48. The highest temperature at which water vapor condenses out of the air
Chain reaction
Dew point
Boiling point
Base
49. The average mass of a number; bottom number on the element
Catalyst
Atomic mass
Absorption
Alloy
50. One of the building blacks matter is composed of - only one type of atom; cannot be further decomposed
Control rod
Density
Element
Celsius scale