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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab

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1. Containing no water






2. To take water from a substance






3. The process of forming definitely shaped crystals when water is evaporated from a solution of the substance






4. A unit of heat; the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree on the celcius scale






5. A reaction in which two chemical substances exchange ions with the formation of two new compounds






6. A liquid that will conduct and electric current






7. The mass per unit volume of a substance; mathematical formula D=m/V






8. A substance composed of elements chemically united in definite proportions by weight






9. Loss by a substance of its water of hydration on exposure to air at ordinary temperatures






10. A substance used to remove the excess chlorine in the bleaching process






11. Separation of the ions of an ionic compound due to the action of a solvent






12. Forms of the same element that differ in their crystalline structures






13. The process of taking up by capillary - osmotic - chemical - or solvent action - as a sponge absorbs water






14. The series of radioactive elements starting with actinium - No. 89 - and ending with lawrencium - No. 103






15. The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the atmospheric pressure






16. Residual radioactivity from an atmospheric nuclear test - eventually settles on the surface of the earth






17. Negatively charged particle - Mass is 9.109x10(-28)






18. Having no definite crystalline structure






19. Science concerned with the compositions of substances and the changes that they undergo






20. The highest temperature at which water vapor condenses out of the air






21. Streams of electrons given off by the cathode of a vacuum tube






22. The temperature above which no gas can be liquefied - regardless of the pressure applied






23. Absorbtion by a substance of water from the air - so that the substance becomes wet






24. The average mass of a number; bottom number on the element






25. A property of a solution that depends primarily on the concentration - not the type of particles present






26. The minimum energy necessary to start a reaction






27. Isotope of hydrogen - sometimes called heavy hydrogen - with an atomic weight of 2






28. Nuclear reactor in which more fissionable material is produced than is used up during operation






29. The measure of disorder in a system






30. Determines how a substance will behave in a chemical reaction






31. In metallurgy: a substance that helps to melt and remove the solid impurities as slag






32. Solid carbon dioxide






33. Substance that - when added to a solution - makes changing the pH of the solution more difficule






34. The process of separation of a solution by diffusion through a semipermeable membrance






35. Capable of being drawn into a thing wire






36. An organic salt formed by the reaction of an alcohol with an acid






37. An instrument used to measure the amount of heat liberated or absorbed during a change






38. Unit of energy done by 1 dyne (1/980 g of force) acting through a distance of 1 cm; 2.4 x 10 (-11) kcal






39. A nonmetallic oxide that - when placed in water - reacts to form an an acid solution






40. A terminal of an electrolytic cell






41. A cell in which electrolysis is carried out






42. Organic compound containing the -O- group






43. Chemical reaction that results in an absorption of heat






44. 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






45. A change by which an element takes the place of another element in a compound






46. The process of first vaporizing a liquid and then condensing the vapor back into a liquid - leaving behind the nonvolatile impurities






47. A temperature scale divided into 100 equal divisions and based on water freezing at 0 degress and boiling at 100 degrees






48. An ion that has a positive charge






49. Capacity to do work






50. 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







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