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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab

Subjects : sat, science, chemistry
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ethyl alcohol that has been poisoned in order to produce a cheaper alcohol for industrial purposes






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






3. Process of heating an organic substance - such as coal - in the absence of air to break it down into solid and volatile products






4. Heat content of a chemical system






5. The point in a reversible reaction at which the forward reaction is occurring at the same rate as the opposing reaction






6. The minimum energy necessary to start a reaction






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






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






9. Referring to a hydroxide that may have either acidic or basic properties - depending on the substance with which it reacts






10. The process whereby gases or liquids intermingle freely of their own accord






11. A device used to accelerate charged particles to high energies for bombarding the nuclei of atoms






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






13. 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






14. A specially treated and finely divided form of carbon - which possesses a high degree of absorbtion






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






16. Temperature measured on the absolute scale - which has its origin at absolute zero






17. A terminal of an electrolytic cell






18. 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






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






20. Containing no water






21. Nuclear reaction that releases energy because of the splitting of large nuclei into smaller ones






22. Chemical reaction that results in the giving off of heat






23. Process for converting atmospheric nitrogen into compounds






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






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






26. A liquid that will conduct and electric current






27. A bond between atoms involving two electron pairs - unsaturated






28. Usually - a strong base - such as Sodium hydroxide - potassium hydroxide






29. The process by which suspended matter is removed from a liquid by passing the liquid through a porous material






30. Particles larger than those found in a solution but smaller than those in a suspension






31. The smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element and can enter into a chemical reaction






32. Suspension of fine particles or droplets of one liquid in another - the two liquids being immiscible in each other; surrounded by an emulsifying agent






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






34. E=mc2 - relates mass to energy






35. Shows only the simplest ratio of the number and kids of atoms






36. A substituent obtained from a saturated hydrocarbon by removing one hydrogen atom -Examples: methyl(CH3) ethyl(C2H5)






37. Solid carbon dioxide






38. An organic hydroxyl compound formed by relacing one or more hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon with equal number of hydroxyl (OH) groups






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






40. Bonding accomplished through the sharing of electrons so that atoms can fill their outer shells






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






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






43. Rod of certain metal such as cadmium - which controls the speed of the chain reaction by absorbing neutrons in a nuclear reactor






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






45. Organic compound containing the -O- group






46. The flow of a gas through a small aperture






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






48. A salt formed by replacing part of the hydrogen ions of a dibasic or tribasic acid with metallic ions - Examples: NaHSO4 - NaH2PO4






49. Depositing a thin layer of metallic element on the surface of another metal by electrolysis






50. The smallest amount of fissionable material that will sustain a chain reaction