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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. A liquid that will conduct and electric current
Dehydrating agent
Electrolyte
Displacement
Coordinate covalence
2. Determines how a substance will behave in a chemical reaction
Chemical property
Celsius scale
Entropy
Fallout
3. Residual radioactivity from an atmospheric nuclear test - eventually settles on the surface of the earth
Alkaline
Alkyl
Crystallization
Fallout
4. Heat content of a chemical system
Enthalpy
Aldehyde
Deuterium
Fahrenheit scale
5. Chemical reaction between an alcohol and an acid - in which an ester is formed
Alkaline
Empirical formula
Diffusion
Esterification
6. 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
Antichlor
Denatured alcohol
Dissociation (ionic)
7. Loss by a substance of its water of hydration on exposure to air at ordinary temperatures
Efflorescence
Bond energy
Cathode rays
Dew point
8. Process of heating an organic substance - such as coal - in the absence of air to break it down into solid and volatile products
Dialysis
Condensation
Anhydrous
Destructive distillation
9. A compound whose basic structure contains the benzene ring; it usually has an odor
Aromatic compound
Double bond
Alpha particles
Dialysis
10. The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the atmospheric pressure
Boiling point
Activation energy
Chain reaction
Cathode rays
11. A change by which an element takes the place of another element in a compound
Breeder reactor
Boiling point
Displacement
Fission
12. Streams of electrons given off by the cathode of a vacuum tube
Anion
Dehydrating agent
Dialysis
Cathode rays
13. The rapid escape of excess gas that has been dissolved into a liquid
Effervescence
Acid
Crystalline
chemistry
14. A temperature scale divided into 100 equal divisions and based on water freezing at 0 degress and boiling at 100 degrees
Fallout
Celsius scale
Aromatic compound
Electrolytic cell
15. A chemical action in which both heat and light are given off
Combustion
Electron volt
Absolute temperature
Endothermic
16. The process of forming definitely shaped crystals when water is evaporated from a solution of the substance
Acid salt
Crystallization
Entropy
distillation
17. A cell in which electrolysis is carried out
Acid
Electrolytic cell
Fixation of nitrogen
Activated Charcoal
18. The series of radioactive elements starting with actinium - No. 89 - and ending with lawrencium - No. 103
Dissociation (ionic)
Actinide series
Covalent bonding
Deliquesence
19. The difference in potential between an electrode and the solution in which it is immpesed
Fallout
Amphoteric
Einstein equation
Electrode potential
20. The mass per unit volume of a substance; mathematical formula D=m/V
Alcohol
Avagadro's number
Combustion
Density
21. An instrument used to measure the amount of heat liberated or absorbed during a change
Critical mass
Dipole-dipole attraction
Density
Calorimeter
22. Capacity to do work
Analysis
Aldehyde
Amino acid
Energy
23. Temperature measured on the absolute scale - which has its origin at absolute zero
Einstein equation
Enthalpy
Absolute temperature
Coordinate covalence
24. Continuous zigzagging movement of colloidal particles in a dispersing medium - as viewed through and ultramicroscope
Acidic anhydride
Electrode potential
Entropy
Brownian movement
25. The temperature above which no gas can be liquefied - regardless of the pressure applied
Crystalline
Deuterium
Allotropic forms
Critical temperature
26. 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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27. Shows only the simplest ratio of the number and kids of atoms
Empirical formula
Electron
erg
Deliquesence
28. Chemical reaction that results in the giving off of heat
Emulsifying agent
Exothermic
Brownian movement
Buffer
29. The electrode in an electrolytic cell that is negatively charged and attracts positive ions
Cathode
Allotropic forms
Destructive distillation
Double bond
30. The highest temperature at which water vapor condenses out of the air
Dew point
Density
Dialysis
Emulsifying agent
31. Having no definite crystalline structure
Avagadro's number
Colloids
Fallout
Amorphous
32. Containing no water
Emulsifying agent
Electrolysis
Antichlor
Anhydrous
33. An instrument - invented by Toricelli in 1643 - used for measuring atmospheric pressure
Chemical property
Dialysis
Alkaline
Barometer
34. Particles larger than those found in a solution but smaller than those in a suspension
Aldehyde
Electron volt
Colloids
Equation
35. The smallest amount of fissionable material that will sustain a chain reaction
Effusion
Alkali
Anion
Critical mass
36. A reaction in which two chemical substances exchange ions with the formation of two new compounds
Double displacement
Cathode rays
Binary
Aldehyde
37. Referring to a compound composed of two elements such as water
Binary
Double bond
Cyclotron
Calorimeter
38. Science concerned with the compositions of substances and the changes that they undergo
Effervescence
Aldehyde
chemistry
Atomic mass
39. The point in a reversible reaction at which the forward reaction is occurring at the same rate as the opposing reaction
Crystallization
Electrolyte
Equilibrium
Allotropic forms
40. The use of radioactive carbon-14 to estimate the ages of ancient materials - such as archaeological or paleontological specimens
Carbon dating
adsorbtion
Crystalline
Alkali
41. A relatively weak force of attraction between polar molecules; a component of van der Waals forces
Density
Anion
Dipole-dipole attraction
Atomic mass
42. Substance that - when added to a solution - makes changing the pH of the solution more difficule
Buffer
Dehydrating agent
Carbon dating
Dry ice
43. A bond between atoms involving two electron pairs - unsaturated
Activated Charcoal
Anhydrous
Double bond
Efflorescence
44. Separation of the ions of an ionic compound due to the action of a solvent
Dissociation (ionic)
Activation energy
Emulsion
Exothermic
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
Energy
Calorie
Alkyl
Ester
46. Absorbtion by a substance of water from the air - so that the substance becomes wet
Deliquesence
Atmosphere
Atomic radius
Dry ice
47. The energy needed to break a chemical bond and form a neutral atom
Atomic radius
Analysis
Bond energy
Boiling point
48. A substance that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being permanently changed itself
Antichlor
Decomposition
Catalyst
Dew point
49. Negatively charged particle - Mass is 9.109x10(-28)
Fission
erg
Electron
Dry ice
50. Organic compound containing the -O- group
Ether
Coordinate covalence
Dehydrate
Electrolyte
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