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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. Separation of the ions of an ionic compound due to the action of a solvent
Atomic number
Crystallization
Dissociation (ionic)
Chemical property
2. Ethyl alcohol that has been poisoned in order to produce a cheaper alcohol for industrial purposes
Acid salt
Denatured alcohol
Carbon dating
Amino acid
3. A cell in which electrolysis is carried out
Compound
Cation
Esterification
Electrolytic cell
4. Determines how a substance will behave in a chemical reaction
Activation energy
Displacement
Acid
Chemical property
5. The breaking down of a compound into two or more simpler substances
Analysis
Dew point
Endothermic
Exothermic
6. An ion or particle that has a negative charge and thus is attracted to a positively charged anode
Anion
Dry ice
chemistry
Buffer
7. Colloidal substance that forms a film about the particles of two immiscible liquids so that one remains suspended in the other
Emulsifying agent
Absorption
Crystalline
Flux
8. Temperature scale that has 32 as freezing point and 212 as boiling point
Combustion
Fahrenheit scale
Anion
Beta particles
9. A change by which an element takes the place of another element in a compound
Amine
Absolute temperature
Celsius scale
Displacement
10. Rod of certain metal such as cadmium - which controls the speed of the chain reaction by absorbing neutrons in a nuclear reactor
Control rod
Fahrenheit scale
Electroplating
Amphoteric
11. A device used to accelerate charged particles to high energies for bombarding the nuclei of atoms
Avagadro's number
Cyclotron
Beta particles
Absorption
12. A chemical action in which both heat and light are given off
Alloy
Critical temperature
Combustion
Calorimeter
13. Having no definite crystalline structure
Displacement
Boiling point
Amorphous
Entropy
14. High=speed - negatively charged electrons emitted in radiations
Beta particles
Empirical formula
Alcohol
Double bond
15. The series of radioactive elements starting with actinium - No. 89 - and ending with lawrencium - No. 103
Denatured alcohol
Actinide series
distillation
Dialysis
16. The process of taking up by capillary - osmotic - chemical - or solvent action - as a sponge absorbs water
Effusion
Atmosphere
Absorption
erg
17. The point in a reversible reaction at which the forward reaction is occurring at the same rate as the opposing reaction
Equilibrium
Ester
Dry ice
Element
18. Covalence in which both electrons in a pair come from the same atom
Coordinate covalence
Condensation
Emulsifying agent
Dehydrating agent
19. Chemical reaction between an alcohol and an acid - in which an ester is formed
Esterification
Brownian movement
Denatured alcohol
Dew point
20. Absorbtion by a substance of water from the air - so that the substance becomes wet
Activation energy
Alkaline
Deliquesence
Calorie
21. Chemical reaction that results in an absorption of heat
Efflorescence
Endothermic
Critical mass
Anion
22. Organic compound containing the -O- group
Bonding
Dehydrate
Ether
Activation energy
23. 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)
Entropy
Ductile
Anhydride
Alkaline
24. 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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25. A compound such as CH3NH2 - derived from ammonia by substituting one or more hydro-carbon radicals for hydrogen atoms
Fallout
Exothermic
Cyclotron
Amine
26. E=mc2 - relates mass to energy
Double displacement
Einstein equation
erg
Activated Charcoal
27. An instrument - invented by Toricelli in 1643 - used for measuring atmospheric pressure
Barometer
Calorie
Carbon dating
Alkaline
28. Streams of electrons given off by the cathode of a vacuum tube
Chemical property
Atomic number
Amine
Cathode rays
29. Capacity to do work
Alkyl
Energy
Alcohol
Compound
30. The process by which suspended matter is removed from a liquid by passing the liquid through a porous material
Boiling point
Filteration
Control rod
Denatured alcohol
31. Suspension of fine particles or droplets of one liquid in another - the two liquids being immiscible in each other; surrounded by an emulsifying agent
Emulsion
Amine
Actinide series
Fallout
32. Residual radioactivity from an atmospheric nuclear test - eventually settles on the surface of the earth
Fallout
Atmosphere
Activation energy
chemistry
33. The highest temperature at which water vapor condenses out of the air
eudiometer
Dew point
Chemical change
Anhydride
34. The process of forming definitely shaped crystals when water is evaporated from a solution of the substance
Entropy
Crystallization
Electrode potential
Barometer
35. Particles larger than those found in a solution but smaller than those in a suspension
Acid
Brownian movement
Colloids
Equation
36. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth - A unit of pressure (1 atm = 760mm of Hg or torr)
Atmosphere
Carbon dating
Electron
Absolute temperature
37. Loss by a substance of its water of hydration on exposure to air at ordinary temperatures
Fallout
eudiometer
Anion
Efflorescence
38. A salt formed by replacing part of the hydrogen ions of a dibasic or tribasic acid with metallic ions - Examples: NaHSO4 - NaH2PO4
Activation energy
eudiometer
Acid salt
Control rod
39. An ion that has a positive charge
Electron
Cation
Enthalpy
Atom
40. The process whereby gases or liquids intermingle freely of their own accord
Actinide series
Amphoteric
Filteration
Diffusion
41. 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
Amorphous
Amino acid
Ester
Catalyst
42. Substance that takes water from another substance
Double bond
Dehydrating agent
Electrolysis
Amorphous
43. A liquid that will conduct and electric current
Electrode
Electrolyte
Empirical formula
Bonding
44. A compound whose basic structure contains the benzene ring; it usually has an odor
Acid
Aromatic compound
Beta particles
Endothermic
45. Usually - a strong base - such as Sodium hydroxide - potassium hydroxide
Electroplating
adsorbtion
Alloy
Alkali
46. The mass per unit volume of a substance; mathematical formula D=m/V
Amino acid
Electrode
Density
Absorption
47. A metallic oxide that forms a base when placed in water
Analysis
distillation
Basic anhydride
Alcohol
48. A unit of heat; the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree on the celcius scale
Anhydrous
Effusion
Cyclotron
Calorie
49. A water solution that has an excess of hydrogen ions; an acid turns litmus paper pink or red - has a sour taste - and neutralizes bases to form salts
Anion
Antichlor
Critical temperature
Acid
50. In metallurgy: a substance that helps to melt and remove the solid impurities as slag
Flux
Boiling point
Energy
Double displacement