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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. A unit of heat; the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree on the celcius scale
Calorie
Base
Anion
Fission
2. An ion or particle that has a negative charge and thus is attracted to a positively charged anode
Amine
Anion
Colloids
Deliquesence
3. A bond between atoms involving two electron pairs - unsaturated
Catalyst
Double bond
Electroplating
Dissociation (ionic)
4. Particles larger than those found in a solution but smaller than those in a suspension
Deliquesence
Colloids
Crystallization
Electron volt
5. A. change from gas to liquid B. the combination of molecules without water
Dehydrate
Condensation
Electron volt
Dipole-dipole attraction
6. Streams of electrons given off by the cathode of a vacuum tube
Amino acid
chemistry
Cathode rays
Anion
7. Process for converting atmospheric nitrogen into compounds
Aromatic compound
Boiling point
Fixation of nitrogen
Anion
8. Depositing a thin layer of metallic element on the surface of another metal by electrolysis
Buffer
Electroplating
Fission
Displacement
9. The process of separating the ions in a compound by means of electrically charged poles
Decomposition
Fixation of nitrogen
Electrolysis
Cyclotron
10. Ethyl alcohol that has been poisoned in order to produce a cheaper alcohol for industrial purposes
adsorbtion
Atom
Denatured alcohol
Barometer
11. 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
Alloy
Equation
Amino acid
Actinide series
12. The process of separation of a solution by diffusion through a semipermeable membrance
Dialysis
Breeder reactor
Flux
Efflorescence
13. One of the building blacks matter is composed of - only one type of atom; cannot be further decomposed
Allotropic forms
Bonding
Element
Electronegativity
14. Colloidal substance that forms a film about the particles of two immiscible liquids so that one remains suspended in the other
Fixation of nitrogen
Double bond
Emulsifying agent
Chemical property
15. A reaction in which two chemical substances exchange ions with the formation of two new compounds
Amorphous
Double displacement
Bonding
Dry ice
16. The electrode in an electrolytic cell that is negatively charged and attracts positive ions
Anion
Cathode
Coordinate covalence
Condensation
17. A metallic oxide that forms a base when placed in water
Basic anhydride
Ductile
erg
Control rod
18. Temperature measured on the absolute scale - which has its origin at absolute zero
Absolute temperature
Atomic number
Efflorescence
Deuterium
19. The highest temperature at which water vapor condenses out of the air
Dew point
Combustion
Amine
Acid salt
20. A compound whose basic structure contains the benzene ring; it usually has an odor
Chemical change
Aromatic compound
Critical mass
Flux
21. Capable of being drawn into a thing wire
Electrolysis
Boiling point
Ductile
Alloy
22. The process whereby gases or liquids intermingle freely of their own accord
Dehydrate
Esterification
Diffusion
Alpha particles
23. The difference in potential between an electrode and the solution in which it is immpesed
Absorption
Actinide series
Dew point
Electrode potential
24. Graduated glass tube into which gases are placed and subjected to an electric spark; measures the individual volumes of combining gases
Esterification
Diffusion
eudiometer
Alkyl
25. The rapid escape of excess gas that has been dissolved into a liquid
Calorimeter
Activated Charcoal
Electron volt
Effervescence
26. The breaking down of a compound into two or more simpler substances
adsorbtion
Diffusion
Analysis
Boiling point
27. Isotope of hydrogen - sometimes called heavy hydrogen - with an atomic weight of 2
Dialysis
Antichlor
Deuterium
Ether
28. The process by which suspended matter is removed from a liquid by passing the liquid through a porous material
Coordinate covalence
Filteration
Condensation
Dehydrating agent
29. Chemical reaction that results in an absorption of heat
Endothermic
Equilibrium
Electrolytic cell
Alcohol
30. The process of taking up by capillary - osmotic - chemical - or solvent action - as a sponge absorbs water
Dipole-dipole attraction
Double displacement
Activation energy
Absorption
31. A terminal of an electrolytic cell
Electrode
Activated Charcoal
Amino acid
Basic anhydride
32. A substituent obtained from a saturated hydrocarbon by removing one hydrogen atom -Examples: methyl(CH3) ethyl(C2H5)
Anhydrous
Compound
Barometer
Alkyl
33. The smallest amount of fissionable material that will sustain a chain reaction
Critical mass
Entropy
Beta particles
chemistry
34. The smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element and can enter into a chemical reaction
Avagadro's number
Emulsifying agent
Atom
adsorbtion
35. Process of heating an organic substance - such as coal - in the absence of air to break it down into solid and volatile products
Destructive distillation
Antichlor
Crystalline
Acid salt
36. Chemical reaction that results in the giving off of heat
Exothermic
Critical temperature
Energy
Density
37. Shorthand method of showing the changes that take place in a chemical reaction
Amphoteric
Effusion
Equation
Activated Charcoal
38. Substance that takes water from another substance
Dehydrating agent
Crystallization
Entropy
Deuterium
39. Shows only the simplest ratio of the number and kids of atoms
Binary
Deuterium
Efflorescence
Empirical formula
40. Continuous zigzagging movement of colloidal particles in a dispersing medium - as viewed through and ultramicroscope
Critical temperature
Dry ice
Dialysis
Brownian movement
41. The average mass of a number; bottom number on the element
Flux
Atomic mass
Empirical formula
Alkali
42. An instrument used to measure the amount of heat liberated or absorbed during a change
Electronegativity
Calorimeter
Electrolysis
Amine
43. A temperature scale divided into 100 equal divisions and based on water freezing at 0 degress and boiling at 100 degrees
Dew point
Avagadro's number
Celsius scale
Aromatic compound
44. A water wolution that contains an excess of hydroxide ions; a proton acceptor; a base turns litmus paper blue and neutralizes acids to form salts
Decomposition
Amino acid
Electron
Base
45. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth - A unit of pressure (1 atm = 760mm of Hg or torr)
Cathode rays
Colloids
Atmosphere
Electrolytic cell
46. Residual radioactivity from an atmospheric nuclear test - eventually settles on the surface of the earth
Amphoteric
Fallout
erg
Effusion
47. The adhesion (in an extremely thing layer) of the molecules of gases - of dissolved substances - or of liquieds to the surfaces of solid or liquid bodies with which they come into contact
Absorption
Basic anhydride
adsorbtion
Endothermic
48. A nonmetallic oxide that - when placed in water - reacts to form an an acid solution
Combustion
Fahrenheit scale
Dew point
Acidic anhydride
49. Having definite molecular or ionic structure
Endothermic
Atomic number
Crystalline
eudiometer
50. A relatively weak force of attraction between polar molecules; a component of van der Waals forces
eudiometer
Dipole-dipole attraction
Actinide series
Destructive distillation
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