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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. One of the building blacks matter is composed of - only one type of atom; cannot be further decomposed
Einstein equation
Antichlor
Element
Breeder reactor
2. Referring to a compound composed of two elements such as water
Deuterium
chemistry
Binary
Exothermic
3. The flow of a gas through a small aperture
Dissociation (ionic)
Effusion
Alcohol
Denatured alcohol
4. Substance that takes water from another substance
Exothermic
Absorption
Dehydrating agent
Electron volt
5. A substance used to remove the excess chlorine in the bleaching process
Dew point
Emulsion
Chemical property
Antichlor
6. The process by which suspended matter is removed from a liquid by passing the liquid through a porous material
Filteration
Electron
Amino acid
Analysis
7. The smallest amount of fissionable material that will sustain a chain reaction
Atom
Breeder reactor
Flux
Critical mass
8. Isotope of hydrogen - sometimes called heavy hydrogen - with an atomic weight of 2
Aldehyde
Deuterium
Fixation of nitrogen
Effusion
9. A chemical action in which both heat and light are given off
Combustion
Flux
Colloids
Crystalline
10. A cell in which electrolysis is carried out
Electrode
Electrolytic cell
Control rod
Carbon dating
11. A change by which an element takes the place of another element in a compound
Element
Displacement
Antichlor
Ether
12. A liquid that will conduct and electric current
Electrode potential
Critical mass
Electrolyte
Amorphous
13. The process of separating the ions in a compound by means of electrically charged poles
Ether
Electrolysis
Actinide series
Double bond
14. An ion that has a positive charge
Electrolyte
Calorimeter
chemistry
Cation
15. Positively charged helium nuclei
Crystalline
Antichlor
Basic anhydride
Alpha particles
16. 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
Denatured alcohol
Anhydride
Bonding
Effervescence
17. Process for converting atmospheric nitrogen into compounds
Covalent bonding
Fixation of nitrogen
Antichlor
Density
18. Residual radioactivity from an atmospheric nuclear test - eventually settles on the surface of the earth
Alkaline
Beta particles
Fallout
Absolute temperature
19. The process whereby gases or liquids intermingle freely of their own accord
Dew point
Celsius scale
Diffusion
Effusion
20. Usually - a strong base - such as Sodium hydroxide - potassium hydroxide
Cation
Atmosphere
Alkali
Bond energy
21. A substance composed of elements chemically united in definite proportions by weight
Catalyst
Effervescence
Compound
Energy
22. The electrode in an electrolytic cell that is negatively charged and attracts positive ions
Antichlor
Cathode
Electronegativity
Calorimeter
23. Suspension of fine particles or droplets of one liquid in another - the two liquids being immiscible in each other; surrounded by an emulsifying agent
Dialysis
Emulsion
Dipole-dipole attraction
Bonding
24. Negatively charged particle - Mass is 9.109x10(-28)
Electron
Aldehyde
Effusion
Decomposition
25. Temperature scale that has 32 as freezing point and 212 as boiling point
Critical temperature
Double displacement
Basic anhydride
Fahrenheit scale
26. The process of first vaporizing a liquid and then condensing the vapor back into a liquid - leaving behind the nonvolatile impurities
Beta particles
Dew point
distillation
Acidic anhydride
27. A reaction produced during nuclear fission when at least one neutron from each fission produces another fission - so that the process becomes self sustaining without additional external energy
Atmosphere
Effervescence
Chain reaction
Binary
28. A substance composed of two or more metals - which are intimately mixed; usually made by melting the metals together
Electronegativity
Alloy
Fallout
Acid salt
29. 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
Control rod
Amino acid
Dew point
Coordinate covalence
30. An instrument - invented by Toricelli in 1643 - used for measuring atmospheric pressure
Electrolysis
Barometer
Destructive distillation
Anion
31. A chance that alters the atomic structures of the substances involved and results in different properties
Combustion
Dew point
Enthalpy
Chemical change
32. The smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element and can enter into a chemical reaction
Atom
Cathode
Calorie
Electron volt
33. A bond between atoms involving two electron pairs - unsaturated
Double bond
Electrode
Compound
Efflorescence
34. 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
Beta particles
Emulsion
Dew point
Base
35. Depositing a thin layer of metallic element on the surface of another metal by electrolysis
Electroplating
Fission
Boiling point
Efflorescence
36. The process of forming definitely shaped crystals when water is evaporated from a solution of the substance
Einstein equation
Crystallization
Cyclotron
Chemical change
37. Chemical reaction that results in the giving off of heat
Alcohol
Carbon dating
Exothermic
eudiometer
38. Top number on periodic table - The number of protons in the nucleus - The number of electrons in an atom
Critical mass
Esterification
Effervescence
Atomic number
39. Science concerned with the compositions of substances and the changes that they undergo
chemistry
Equilibrium
Absolute temperature
Dehydrate
40. Chemical reaction between an alcohol and an acid - in which an ester is formed
Decomposition
Electron volt
Esterification
Density
41. 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
Acid
Atomic radius
Deuterium
Boiling point
42. A substituent obtained from a saturated hydrocarbon by removing one hydrogen atom -Examples: methyl(CH3) ethyl(C2H5)
Avagadro's number
Alkyl
Entropy
Acid
43. Having no definite crystalline structure
Crystalline
Efflorescence
Critical temperature
Amorphous
44. Shows only the simplest ratio of the number and kids of atoms
Anion
Empirical formula
Colligative propery
Bond energy
45. The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the atmospheric pressure
Anion
Boiling point
Cathode
Emulsifying agent
46. Graduated glass tube into which gases are placed and subjected to an electric spark; measures the individual volumes of combining gases
Dehydrate
eudiometer
Activation energy
Electrolysis
47. E=mc2 - relates mass to energy
Antichlor
Fahrenheit scale
Cathode rays
Einstein equation
48. Containing no water
Anhydrous
Cathode rays
Alkali
Fahrenheit scale
49. A specially treated and finely divided form of carbon - which possesses a high degree of absorbtion
Emulsion
Equation
Activated Charcoal
Amorphous
50. The minimum energy necessary to start a reaction
Element
Dipole-dipole attraction
distillation
Activation energy