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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the atmospheric pressure
Boiling point
Covalent bonding
Barometer
distillation
2. Process of heating an organic substance - such as coal - in the absence of air to break it down into solid and volatile products
Catalyst
Destructive distillation
Amine
Absorption
3. Referring to a hydroxide that may have either acidic or basic properties - depending on the substance with which it reacts
Amphoteric
Activation energy
Base
Atom
4. High=speed - negatively charged electrons emitted in radiations
Dialysis
Entropy
Beta particles
Electroplating
5. The smallest amount of fissionable material that will sustain a chain reaction
Binary
Emulsion
adsorbtion
Critical mass
6. A nonmetallic oxide that - when placed in water - reacts to form an an acid solution
Acidic anhydride
Fallout
Electron
Equation
7. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth - A unit of pressure (1 atm = 760mm of Hg or torr)
Bonding
Atmosphere
Alpha particles
eudiometer
8. The series of radioactive elements starting with actinium - No. 89 - and ending with lawrencium - No. 103
Ductile
Electron volt
Actinide series
Chemical change
9. Having definite molecular or ionic structure
Allotropic forms
eudiometer
Crystalline
Energy
10. Residual radioactivity from an atmospheric nuclear test - eventually settles on the surface of the earth
Fallout
Fahrenheit scale
Avagadro's number
Electronegativity
11. The rapid escape of excess gas that has been dissolved into a liquid
Critical temperature
Cyclotron
Effervescence
Amine
12. Chemical reaction that results in an absorption of heat
Covalent bonding
Emulsion
Endothermic
Dialysis
13. A substituent obtained from a saturated hydrocarbon by removing one hydrogen atom -Examples: methyl(CH3) ethyl(C2H5)
Avagadro's number
Basic anhydride
Fission
Alkyl
14. A device used to accelerate charged particles to high energies for bombarding the nuclei of atoms
Effervescence
Dissociation (ionic)
Cyclotron
Amorphous
15. A bond between atoms involving two electron pairs - unsaturated
Electrode
Atomic mass
Double bond
Critical temperature
16. The process of separating the ions in a compound by means of electrically charged poles
Electrolysis
Effusion
Cathode rays
Cyclotron
17. Temperature measured on the absolute scale - which has its origin at absolute zero
Absolute temperature
Energy
Cathode rays
Denatured alcohol
18. Positively charged helium nuclei
Atmosphere
Alpha particles
Empirical formula
Destructive distillation
19. The smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element and can enter into a chemical reaction
Fallout
Electronegativity
Effervescence
Atom
20. A unit of heat; the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree on the celcius scale
Double displacement
Colligative propery
Deuterium
Calorie
21. Forms of the same element that differ in their crystalline structures
Cyclotron
Dehydrating agent
Electronegativity
Allotropic forms
22. The temperature above which no gas can be liquefied - regardless of the pressure applied
Effusion
Critical temperature
Antichlor
Fission
23. 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
Absolute temperature
Amino acid
Base
Deuterium
24. A. change from gas to liquid B. the combination of molecules without water
Anhydrous
Condensation
Enthalpy
Acid salt
25. Ethyl alcohol that has been poisoned in order to produce a cheaper alcohol for industrial purposes
Amorphous
Denatured alcohol
Buffer
Colligative propery
26. 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
Acid
Activated Charcoal
Electrode potential
Brownian movement
27. 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
adsorbtion
Element
Atmosphere
Compound
28. Covalence in which both electrons in a pair come from the same atom
Coordinate covalence
Electron volt
Deuterium
Breeder reactor
29. Determines how a substance will behave in a chemical reaction
Chemical property
Combustion
Calorie
Aldehyde
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
Base
Amine
Avagadro's number
Electron
31. A property of a solution that depends primarily on the concentration - not the type of particles present
Ether
Colligative propery
Emulsion
Effervescence
32. Top number on periodic table - The number of protons in the nucleus - The number of electrons in an atom
Atomic number
Covalent bonding
Electroplating
Boiling point
33. Loss by a substance of its water of hydration on exposure to air at ordinary temperatures
Efflorescence
Electrolyte
Esterification
Chemical change
34. A compound whose basic structure contains the benzene ring; it usually has an odor
Element
Alkaline
Aromatic compound
Colligative propery
35. Colloidal substance that forms a film about the particles of two immiscible liquids so that one remains suspended in the other
Atmosphere
Amorphous
Ether
Emulsifying agent
36. 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
Coordinate covalence
Dew point
Alkaline
37. The point in a reversible reaction at which the forward reaction is occurring at the same rate as the opposing reaction
Equilibrium
Displacement
Avagadro's number
Ductile
38. Shows only the simplest ratio of the number and kids of atoms
adsorbtion
Empirical formula
Element
Entropy
39. The breaking down of a compound into two or more simpler substances
Double bond
Analysis
Compound
Dipole-dipole attraction
40. Capable of being drawn into a thing wire
Atmosphere
Anhydride
Ductile
Electrolysis
41. The flow of a gas through a small aperture
Calorimeter
Ether
Effusion
Alkali
42. Organic compound formed by dehydrating oxidized alcohol; contains the characteristic - CHO group
Beta particles
Entropy
Electrolyte
Aldehyde
43. A cell in which electrolysis is carried out
Fission
Combustion
Electron volt
Electrolytic cell
44. Chemical reaction between an alcohol and an acid - in which an ester is formed
Activation energy
Electroplating
Esterification
Amorphous
45. Referring to a compound composed of two elements such as water
Bond energy
Binary
Atomic mass
Chemical property
46. Depositing a thin layer of metallic element on the surface of another metal by electrolysis
Electroplating
Binary
Alcohol
Dehydrate
47. Substance that - when added to a solution - makes changing the pH of the solution more difficule
Aromatic compound
Buffer
Deliquesence
Dialysis
48. Substance that takes water from another substance
Empirical formula
Acid
Avagadro's number
Dehydrating agent
49. The difference in potential between an electrode and the solution in which it is immpesed
Atomic number
Basic anhydride
Electrode potential
Amine
50. A salt formed by replacing part of the hydrogen ions of a dibasic or tribasic acid with metallic ions - Examples: NaHSO4 - NaH2PO4
Diffusion
Colloids
Cathode
Acid salt