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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. Bonding accomplished through the sharing of electrons so that atoms can fill their outer shells
Dipole-dipole attraction
Exothermic
Electrolysis
Covalent bonding
2. A reaction in which two chemical substances exchange ions with the formation of two new compounds
Absolute temperature
Electrolytic cell
Double displacement
chemistry
3. A device used to accelerate charged particles to high energies for bombarding the nuclei of atoms
Colligative propery
Cyclotron
Electrolysis
eudiometer
4. Streams of electrons given off by the cathode of a vacuum tube
Cathode rays
Empirical formula
Control rod
Amphoteric
5. A bond between atoms involving two electron pairs - unsaturated
Double bond
Electrode
Density
Atomic radius
6. Continuous zigzagging movement of colloidal particles in a dispersing medium - as viewed through and ultramicroscope
Combustion
Fahrenheit scale
Brownian movement
Bonding
7. Containing no water
Allotropic forms
Amine
Cathode rays
Anhydrous
8. Temperature scale that has 32 as freezing point and 212 as boiling point
Fahrenheit scale
Atomic number
Exothermic
Boiling point
9. The series of radioactive elements starting with actinium - No. 89 - and ending with lawrencium - No. 103
Anhydrous
Dehydrating agent
Electrolyte
Actinide series
10. The process of separation of a solution by diffusion through a semipermeable membrance
Critical temperature
Alloy
Anion
Dialysis
11. The rapid escape of excess gas that has been dissolved into a liquid
Effervescence
Element
Alkyl
Ether
12. The energy needed to break a chemical bond and form a neutral atom
Fahrenheit scale
Calorimeter
Bond energy
Breeder reactor
13. The process of first vaporizing a liquid and then condensing the vapor back into a liquid - leaving behind the nonvolatile impurities
Antichlor
Calorie
distillation
Efflorescence
14. Capacity to do work
Breeder reactor
Energy
Dew point
Celsius scale
15. The process by which suspended matter is removed from a liquid by passing the liquid through a porous material
adsorbtion
Electrolyte
Einstein equation
Filteration
16. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth - A unit of pressure (1 atm = 760mm of Hg or torr)
Dipole-dipole attraction
Ester
Atmosphere
Colloids
17. A. change from gas to liquid B. the combination of molecules without water
Electrolyte
Condensation
Esterification
Electronegativity
18. A substance composed of two or more metals - which are intimately mixed; usually made by melting the metals together
Activated Charcoal
Empirical formula
Alloy
Deuterium
19. A metallic oxide that forms a base when placed in water
Chemical change
Effervescence
Basic anhydride
Alkyl
20. The highest temperature at which water vapor condenses out of the air
Buffer
Compound
Dew point
Electrode potential
21. E=mc2 - relates mass to energy
Crystalline
Carbon dating
Einstein equation
Anion
22. Referring to any substance that has basic properties
Beta particles
Calorimeter
Alkaline
adsorbtion
23. Negatively charged particle - Mass is 9.109x10(-28)
Electron
Boiling point
Displacement
Fission
24. One of the building blacks matter is composed of - only one type of atom; cannot be further decomposed
Colligative propery
Entropy
Element
Fission
25. In metallurgy: a substance that helps to melt and remove the solid impurities as slag
Double displacement
Cathode
Efflorescence
Flux
26. The smallest amount of fissionable material that will sustain a chain reaction
Critical mass
Activation energy
eudiometer
Antichlor
27. A salt formed by replacing part of the hydrogen ions of a dibasic or tribasic acid with metallic ions - Examples: NaHSO4 - NaH2PO4
Amorphous
Enthalpy
Acid salt
Catalyst
28. Forms of the same element that differ in their crystalline structures
Alcohol
Allotropic forms
Chemical change
erg
29. A chemical action in which both heat and light are given off
Combustion
Double bond
Emulsion
Breeder reactor
30. Suspension of fine particles or droplets of one liquid in another - the two liquids being immiscible in each other; surrounded by an emulsifying agent
Absolute temperature
Emulsion
Binary
Dipole-dipole attraction
31. A substance that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being permanently changed itself
Calorie
Destructive distillation
Atmosphere
Catalyst
32. A property of a solution that depends primarily on the concentration - not the type of particles present
Avagadro's number
Actinide series
Alkali
Colligative propery
33. Having definite molecular or ionic structure
Crystalline
Control rod
Chemical property
Dry ice
34. A substance used to remove the excess chlorine in the bleaching process
Compound
Electron volt
Antichlor
Aromatic compound
35. The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the atmospheric pressure
Cation
Boiling point
Colloids
Basic anhydride
36. Organic compound formed by dehydrating oxidized alcohol; contains the characteristic - CHO group
Deliquesence
Einstein equation
Denatured alcohol
Aldehyde
37. The process of taking up by capillary - osmotic - chemical - or solvent action - as a sponge absorbs water
Catalyst
Absorption
eudiometer
Effervescence
38. Process for converting atmospheric nitrogen into compounds
Empirical formula
Fixation of nitrogen
Absorption
Alpha particles
39. A unit of heat; the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree on the celcius scale
Colloids
Calorie
Covalent bonding
Exothermic
40. Substance that takes water from another substance
Dehydrating agent
Deliquesence
Boiling point
Diffusion
41. The process of forming definitely shaped crystals when water is evaporated from a solution of the substance
Alkaline
Crystallization
Control rod
Base
42. An instrument - invented by Toricelli in 1643 - used for measuring atmospheric pressure
Amino acid
Chemical property
Barometer
Crystallization
43. To take water from a substance
Coordinate covalence
Aldehyde
Dehydrate
chemistry
44. 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
Acidic anhydride
Bonding
Amphoteric
Carbon dating
45. The breaking down of a compound into two or more simpler substances
Amine
Analysis
Catalyst
Dipole-dipole attraction
46. The temperature above which no gas can be liquefied - regardless of the pressure applied
Critical temperature
Alkaline
Boiling point
Chemical property
47. Referring to a hydroxide that may have either acidic or basic properties - depending on the substance with which it reacts
Amphoteric
Bond energy
Energy
Double displacement
48. Usually - a strong base - such as Sodium hydroxide - potassium hydroxide
Electrode potential
Alkali
Calorie
Exothermic
49. 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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50. Graduated glass tube into which gases are placed and subjected to an electric spark; measures the individual volumes of combining gases
eudiometer
Aldehyde
Electrolyte
Flux