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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. A property of a solution that depends primarily on the concentration - not the type of particles present
Electrolytic cell
Colligative propery
Acid salt
Enthalpy
2. The process of separating the ions in a compound by means of electrically charged poles
Celsius scale
Electrolysis
Cation
chemistry
3. Forms of the same element that differ in their crystalline structures
Allotropic forms
Electrolytic cell
Endothermic
Atomic number
4. Isotope of hydrogen - sometimes called heavy hydrogen - with an atomic weight of 2
Deuterium
Dehydrate
Basic anhydride
Aldehyde
5. The union of atoms to form compounds or molecules by filling their outer shells of electonrs. This can be done through giving and taking electrons (ionic) or by sharing electrons
Bonding
Atomic mass
Dry ice
Diffusion
6. The difference in potential between an electrode and the solution in which it is immpesed
Cyclotron
Electrode potential
Dry ice
Element
7. Temperature measured on the absolute scale - which has its origin at absolute zero
Efflorescence
Absolute temperature
Alkyl
Displacement
8. Negatively charged particle - Mass is 9.109x10(-28)
Calorie
Bond energy
Electron
Efflorescence
9. The process of taking up by capillary - osmotic - chemical - or solvent action - as a sponge absorbs water
Absorption
Covalent bonding
Ductile
Filteration
10. A temperature scale divided into 100 equal divisions and based on water freezing at 0 degress and boiling at 100 degrees
Crystallization
Denatured alcohol
Celsius scale
Amorphous
11. An ion that has a positive charge
Boiling point
Atomic mass
Breeder reactor
Cation
12. 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
Electronegativity
Effusion
Alkali
Alloy
13. Having definite molecular or ionic structure
Atomic radius
Crystalline
Amino acid
Combustion
14. A liquid that will conduct and electric current
Amphoteric
Avagadro's number
Electrolyte
Celsius scale
15. A substance composed of elements chemically united in definite proportions by weight
Electrolytic cell
Compound
Emulsifying agent
Acid
16. A substituent obtained from a saturated hydrocarbon by removing one hydrogen atom -Examples: methyl(CH3) ethyl(C2H5)
Atomic mass
eudiometer
Barometer
Alkyl
17. Depositing a thin layer of metallic element on the surface of another metal by electrolysis
Barometer
Emulsifying agent
Electroplating
Analysis
18. Science concerned with the compositions of substances and the changes that they undergo
Control rod
Endothermic
Atomic number
chemistry
19. 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
Amphoteric
Density
Dialysis
Chain reaction
20. A substance that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being permanently changed itself
Diffusion
Compound
Catalyst
Amino acid
21. Temperature scale that has 32 as freezing point and 212 as boiling point
Anion
Allotropic forms
Atomic number
Fahrenheit scale
22. The highest temperature at which water vapor condenses out of the air
Dew point
Aldehyde
Dry ice
Anhydride
23. A salt formed by replacing part of the hydrogen ions of a dibasic or tribasic acid with metallic ions - Examples: NaHSO4 - NaH2PO4
Acid salt
Atomic number
Alkaline
Calorie
24. The measure of disorder in a system
Entropy
Calorie
Brownian movement
Buffer
25. 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
Bond energy
Absolute temperature
Endothermic
Acid
26. The rapid escape of excess gas that has been dissolved into a liquid
Critical mass
Cation
Absolute temperature
Effervescence
27. A device used to accelerate charged particles to high energies for bombarding the nuclei of atoms
Brownian movement
Cyclotron
Density
Critical temperature
28. A compound such as CH3NH2 - derived from ammonia by substituting one or more hydro-carbon radicals for hydrogen atoms
Displacement
Electrode
Amorphous
Amine
29. A metallic oxide that forms a base when placed in water
Atomic number
Analysis
Basic anhydride
Atmosphere
30. 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
erg
Base
Calorie
Fission
31. 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
Atomic number
Buffer
Electrode
Electron volt
32. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth - A unit of pressure (1 atm = 760mm of Hg or torr)
Empirical formula
Atmosphere
Atom
Beta particles
33. An organic salt formed by the reaction of an alcohol with an acid
Ester
distillation
Bonding
Absorption
34. Continuous zigzagging movement of colloidal particles in a dispersing medium - as viewed through and ultramicroscope
Electrolyte
Brownian movement
Acidic anhydride
Carbon dating
35. Process of heating an organic substance - such as coal - in the absence of air to break it down into solid and volatile products
Calorimeter
Destructive distillation
Dehydrate
Amino acid
36. The breaking down of a compound into two or more simpler substances
Celsius scale
Effusion
Analysis
Displacement
37. A substance used to remove the excess chlorine in the bleaching process
Celsius scale
Brownian movement
Electron
Antichlor
38. A reaction in which two chemical substances exchange ions with the formation of two new compounds
Double displacement
Analysis
Anhydrous
Activation energy
39. The use of radioactive carbon-14 to estimate the ages of ancient materials - such as archaeological or paleontological specimens
Esterification
Carbon dating
Alkali
Bonding
40. Bonding accomplished through the sharing of electrons so that atoms can fill their outer shells
Covalent bonding
Crystalline
Brownian movement
Atomic mass
41. Chemical reaction that results in an absorption of heat
Ether
Endothermic
Fixation of nitrogen
Anhydride
42. Solid carbon dioxide
Efflorescence
Bonding
Dry ice
Empirical formula
43. Covalence in which both electrons in a pair come from the same atom
Covalent bonding
Fallout
Coordinate covalence
Anhydride
44. Colloidal substance that forms a film about the particles of two immiscible liquids so that one remains suspended in the other
Atomic number
Emulsifying agent
Base
Actinide series
45. Process for converting atmospheric nitrogen into compounds
Equation
Fixation of nitrogen
Alkyl
Denatured alcohol
46. The process whereby gases or liquids intermingle freely of their own accord
Electroplating
Diffusion
Denatured alcohol
Amphoteric
47. Usually - a strong base - such as Sodium hydroxide - potassium hydroxide
Bond energy
Alkali
Compound
Acid
48. Having no definite crystalline structure
Cathode rays
Amorphous
Absorption
Atomic radius
49. Organic compound formed by dehydrating oxidized alcohol; contains the characteristic - CHO group
Aldehyde
Equilibrium
Amine
Barometer
50. Loss by a substance of its water of hydration on exposure to air at ordinary temperatures
Efflorescence
erg
Alpha particles
Cation