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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. Referring to a compound composed of two elements such as water
Binary
Brownian movement
Dialysis
Alkyl
2. Science concerned with the compositions of substances and the changes that they undergo
Alkaline
Flux
Actinide series
chemistry
3. Solid carbon dioxide
Flux
Basic anhydride
Dry ice
Fixation of nitrogen
4. Usually - a strong base - such as Sodium hydroxide - potassium hydroxide
Amphoteric
Aromatic compound
Dissociation (ionic)
Alkali
5. E=mc2 - relates mass to energy
Electrode potential
Einstein equation
Amorphous
Crystallization
6. An organic hydroxyl compound formed by relacing one or more hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon with equal number of hydroxyl (OH) groups
Electrolysis
Electron
Electrode
Alcohol
7. A chance that alters the atomic structures of the substances involved and results in different properties
Atomic mass
Energy
Colligative propery
Chemical change
8. Particles larger than those found in a solution but smaller than those in a suspension
Colloids
Electrolyte
Electrode
Electrolysis
9. Absorbtion by a substance of water from the air - so that the substance becomes wet
Decomposition
Absolute temperature
Flux
Deliquesence
10. Chemical reaction between an alcohol and an acid - in which an ester is formed
Electron
Esterification
Atomic radius
Filteration
11. A device used to accelerate charged particles to high energies for bombarding the nuclei of atoms
adsorbtion
Critical mass
Cyclotron
Diffusion
12. The highest temperature at which water vapor condenses out of the air
Dew point
Amorphous
Ether
Boiling point
13. 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
Amino acid
Antichlor
Colligative propery
Brownian movement
14. High=speed - negatively charged electrons emitted in radiations
Calorie
Critical temperature
Amphoteric
Beta particles
15. 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
Aldehyde
erg
Aromatic compound
Acid
16. The use of radioactive carbon-14 to estimate the ages of ancient materials - such as archaeological or paleontological specimens
Compound
Condensation
Cathode rays
Carbon dating
17. A change by which an element takes the place of another element in a compound
Control rod
Chain reaction
erg
Displacement
18. The minimum energy necessary to start a reaction
Activation energy
Acid
Fallout
Fission
19. A temperature scale divided into 100 equal divisions and based on water freezing at 0 degress and boiling at 100 degrees
Equilibrium
Crystalline
Celsius scale
Critical temperature
20. A metallic oxide that forms a base when placed in water
Basic anhydride
Effervescence
Condensation
Barometer
21. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth - A unit of pressure (1 atm = 760mm of Hg or torr)
Dipole-dipole attraction
Atomic mass
Atmosphere
Element
22. The energy needed to break a chemical bond and form a neutral atom
Bond energy
Electron volt
Denatured alcohol
eudiometer
23. Temperature scale that has 32 as freezing point and 212 as boiling point
Atmosphere
Basic anhydride
Antichlor
Fahrenheit scale
24. 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
Cation
Atomic radius
Electron volt
Electrolytic cell
25. 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
Esterification
Electronegativity
Electron
Avagadro's number
26. 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
Dry ice
Bonding
Crystallization
Destructive distillation
27. Covalence in which both electrons in a pair come from the same atom
Amorphous
Catalyst
Coordinate covalence
Cation
28. A reaction in which two chemical substances exchange ions with the formation of two new compounds
Antichlor
Ester
Double displacement
Displacement
29. Nuclear reaction that releases energy because of the splitting of large nuclei into smaller ones
Alcohol
Ester
Atomic number
Fission
30. An ion that has a positive charge
Binary
Cation
Emulsion
Crystallization
31. Negatively charged particle - Mass is 9.109x10(-28)
Electron
Aromatic compound
Control rod
Equation
32. Substance that takes water from another substance
Dehydrating agent
Deliquesence
Crystallization
Cyclotron
33. A property of a solution that depends primarily on the concentration - not the type of particles present
Dehydrating agent
Antichlor
Electrolytic cell
Colligative propery
34. Containing no water
Carbon dating
Anhydrous
Brownian movement
Ductile
35. A. change from gas to liquid B. the combination of molecules without water
Crystalline
Coordinate covalence
Condensation
Double displacement
36. The point in a reversible reaction at which the forward reaction is occurring at the same rate as the opposing reaction
Equilibrium
Exothermic
Anhydride
Acidic anhydride
37. A substance composed of two or more metals - which are intimately mixed; usually made by melting the metals together
Atom
Buffer
Alloy
Analysis
38. Depositing a thin layer of metallic element on the surface of another metal by electrolysis
adsorbtion
Electroplating
Effusion
Chemical change
39. Colloidal substance that forms a film about the particles of two immiscible liquids so that one remains suspended in the other
Emulsifying agent
Atomic radius
Chemical change
Einstein equation
40. A compound whose basic structure contains the benzene ring; it usually has an odor
Aromatic compound
Electron
Cation
Allotropic forms
41. Referring to any substance that has basic properties
Alkaline
Atmosphere
Celsius scale
Absolute temperature
42. An organic salt formed by the reaction of an alcohol with an acid
Ester
Alkyl
Alkali
Alcohol
43. 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
Fixation of nitrogen
Dew point
Atomic radius
Flux
44. A cell in which electrolysis is carried out
Electrolytic cell
Anhydrous
Buffer
Exothermic
45. A substituent obtained from a saturated hydrocarbon by removing one hydrogen atom -Examples: methyl(CH3) ethyl(C2H5)
Critical mass
Alkyl
Alkali
erg
46. To take water from a substance
Amino acid
Fahrenheit scale
distillation
Dehydrate
47. An instrument - invented by Toricelli in 1643 - used for measuring atmospheric pressure
Dehydrating agent
Dialysis
Barometer
Acid salt
48. Chemical reaction that results in an absorption of heat
Endothermic
Alloy
Double bond
Electron volt
49. A nonmetallic oxide that - when placed in water - reacts to form an an acid solution
Flux
Electrode
Acidic anhydride
Double bond
50. Organic compound containing the -O- group
Ether
Electrolysis
Binary
Atomic radius