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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
Base
Colloids
Dry ice
Binary
2. The breaking down of a compound into two or more simpler substances
Boiling point
Chain reaction
Analysis
Basic anhydride
3. The mass per unit volume of a substance; mathematical formula D=m/V
Density
Allotropic forms
Amino acid
Electron volt
4. 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
Antichlor
Exothermic
Atom
5. Chemical reaction that results in the giving off of heat
Exothermic
Effervescence
Dehydrating agent
Double bond
6. Separation of the ions of an ionic compound due to the action of a solvent
Activation energy
Colligative propery
Brownian movement
Dissociation (ionic)
7. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth - A unit of pressure (1 atm = 760mm of Hg or torr)
Empirical formula
Atmosphere
Cation
Dry ice
8. A cell in which electrolysis is carried out
Deliquesence
Atomic number
Atmosphere
Electrolytic cell
9. Containing no water
Cathode rays
Efflorescence
Anhydrous
Element
10. A nonmetallic oxide that - when placed in water - reacts to form an an acid solution
Atmosphere
Cathode rays
Acidic anhydride
Deliquesence
11. A bond between atoms involving two electron pairs - unsaturated
Electroplating
distillation
Double bond
Beta particles
12. A specially treated and finely divided form of carbon - which possesses a high degree of absorbtion
Emulsifying agent
Cyclotron
Activated Charcoal
Decomposition
13. The average mass of a number; bottom number on the element
Dissociation (ionic)
Bond energy
Atomic mass
Ether
14. The point in a reversible reaction at which the forward reaction is occurring at the same rate as the opposing reaction
Equilibrium
Actinide series
Denatured alcohol
Element
15. 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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16. Nuclear reactor in which more fissionable material is produced than is used up during operation
Chemical change
Breeder reactor
Flux
Critical mass
17. A relatively weak force of attraction between polar molecules; a component of van der Waals forces
Element
Control rod
Dehydrating agent
Dipole-dipole attraction
18. 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
Double bond
Alkyl
Ester
19. The temperature above which no gas can be liquefied - regardless of the pressure applied
Element
Activation energy
Empirical formula
Critical temperature
20. Process for converting atmospheric nitrogen into compounds
Efflorescence
Allotropic forms
Fixation of nitrogen
Breeder reactor
21. A terminal of an electrolytic cell
Dry ice
Fahrenheit scale
Dehydrating agent
Electrode
22. 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
Bonding
Ether
adsorbtion
Atmosphere
23. A substance composed of elements chemically united in definite proportions by weight
Covalent bonding
Compound
Crystalline
Density
24. An ion that has a positive charge
Destructive distillation
Antichlor
Enthalpy
Cation
25. Solid carbon dioxide
Critical temperature
Fallout
Dry ice
Carbon dating
26. Temperature measured on the absolute scale - which has its origin at absolute zero
Exothermic
Absolute temperature
Activation energy
Atmosphere
27. A substance composed of two or more metals - which are intimately mixed; usually made by melting the metals together
Double bond
Electrode potential
Alloy
Acid
28. Breaking down of a compound into simpler substances or constituent elements
Dipole-dipole attraction
Calorimeter
Decomposition
Dehydrate
29. The highest temperature at which water vapor condenses out of the air
Denatured alcohol
Dew point
Binary
Atomic radius
30. A substance that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being permanently changed itself
Ductile
Catalyst
Diffusion
Dew point
31. The series of radioactive elements starting with actinium - No. 89 - and ending with lawrencium - No. 103
Actinide series
Fixation of nitrogen
Dehydrating agent
Dialysis
32. An instrument - invented by Toricelli in 1643 - used for measuring atmospheric pressure
Barometer
Atom
Destructive distillation
Fahrenheit scale
33. Science concerned with the compositions of substances and the changes that they undergo
chemistry
Acid salt
Effusion
Entropy
34. Suspension of fine particles or droplets of one liquid in another - the two liquids being immiscible in each other; surrounded by an emulsifying agent
Deliquesence
Emulsion
Binary
Double bond
35. The process of separation of a solution by diffusion through a semipermeable membrance
Fixation of nitrogen
Ductile
Catalyst
Dialysis
36. The energy needed to break a chemical bond and form a neutral atom
Aldehyde
Bond energy
Emulsion
Fission
37. Capable of being drawn into a thing wire
Amphoteric
Ductile
Crystalline
Anhydride
38. Organic compound containing the -O- group
Electrode potential
Ether
Dipole-dipole attraction
Alkaline
39. In metallurgy: a substance that helps to melt and remove the solid impurities as slag
Double bond
Dehydrate
Avagadro's number
Flux
40. A substance used to remove the excess chlorine in the bleaching process
Antichlor
Emulsion
Electron volt
Barometer
41. A compound such as CH3NH2 - derived from ammonia by substituting one or more hydro-carbon radicals for hydrogen atoms
Decomposition
Control rod
Amine
Ether
42. A salt formed by replacing part of the hydrogen ions of a dibasic or tribasic acid with metallic ions - Examples: NaHSO4 - NaH2PO4
Empirical formula
Density
Crystalline
Acid salt
43. Substance that takes water from another substance
Dehydrating agent
Endothermic
eudiometer
Alcohol
44. The process of forming definitely shaped crystals when water is evaporated from a solution of the substance
Element
Cathode
Aldehyde
Crystallization
45. A unit of heat; the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree on the celcius scale
chemistry
Einstein equation
Calorimeter
Calorie
46. A. change from gas to liquid B. the combination of molecules without water
Alpha particles
Celsius scale
Condensation
Deliquesence
47. Determines how a substance will behave in a chemical reaction
Acid salt
Buffer
Chemical property
Actinide series
48. Rod of certain metal such as cadmium - which controls the speed of the chain reaction by absorbing neutrons in a nuclear reactor
Activation energy
Control rod
Cation
Filteration
49. Colloidal substance that forms a film about the particles of two immiscible liquids so that one remains suspended in the other
Emulsifying agent
Effervescence
Chemical change
Filteration
50. High=speed - negatively charged electrons emitted in radiations
Electrolysis
Beta particles
Alpha particles
Deliquesence