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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. A substituent obtained from a saturated hydrocarbon by removing one hydrogen atom -Examples: methyl(CH3) ethyl(C2H5)
Breeder reactor
Alpha particles
Ductile
Alkyl
2. Negatively charged particle - Mass is 9.109x10(-28)
Emulsion
eudiometer
Critical temperature
Electron
3. 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
Chain reaction
Empirical formula
Equilibrium
Allotropic forms
4. A compound whose basic structure contains the benzene ring; it usually has an odor
Electronegativity
eudiometer
Entropy
Aromatic compound
5. The process by which suspended matter is removed from a liquid by passing the liquid through a porous material
Basic anhydride
Acidic anhydride
Filteration
Cyclotron
6. Temperature measured on the absolute scale - which has its origin at absolute zero
Combustion
Beta particles
Absolute temperature
Fallout
7. A metallic oxide that forms a base when placed in water
Electronegativity
Decomposition
Control rod
Basic anhydride
8. An instrument - invented by Toricelli in 1643 - used for measuring atmospheric pressure
Barometer
erg
Calorie
adsorbtion
9. 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
Electron volt
Atomic number
Chain reaction
Bonding
10. The rapid escape of excess gas that has been dissolved into a liquid
Effervescence
Fallout
Aldehyde
Beta particles
11. An ion that has a positive charge
Cation
Chemical change
Acid
Amine
12. The process of forming definitely shaped crystals when water is evaporated from a solution of the substance
Amino acid
Coordinate covalence
Crystallization
Alkali
13. Shows only the simplest ratio of the number and kids of atoms
Empirical formula
Compound
Amine
Acid
14. Shorthand method of showing the changes that take place in a chemical reaction
Equation
Binary
Crystalline
Amphoteric
15. Graduated glass tube into which gases are placed and subjected to an electric spark; measures the individual volumes of combining gases
Fixation of nitrogen
Electron
eudiometer
Critical temperature
16. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth - A unit of pressure (1 atm = 760mm of Hg or torr)
Atmosphere
Enthalpy
Alkaline
Entropy
17. The temperature above which no gas can be liquefied - regardless of the pressure applied
Critical temperature
Electrolytic cell
Atmosphere
distillation
18. Continuous zigzagging movement of colloidal particles in a dispersing medium - as viewed through and ultramicroscope
Alpha particles
Critical temperature
Brownian movement
Fission
19. Capable of being drawn into a thing wire
Double bond
Dry ice
Alloy
Ductile
20. The adhesion (in an extremely thing layer) of the molecules of gases - of dissolved substances - or of liquieds to the surfaces of solid or liquid bodies with which they come into contact
Alkyl
adsorbtion
Empirical formula
Amorphous
21. The point in a reversible reaction at which the forward reaction is occurring at the same rate as the opposing reaction
Analysis
Equilibrium
Covalent bonding
Enthalpy
22. Usually - a strong base - such as Sodium hydroxide - potassium hydroxide
Boiling point
Alkali
Ether
Energy
23. Forms of the same element that differ in their crystalline structures
Dipole-dipole attraction
Emulsion
Allotropic forms
Fahrenheit scale
24. A substance composed of elements chemically united in definite proportions by weight
Calorie
Aldehyde
Compound
Anhydride
25. The process of taking up by capillary - osmotic - chemical - or solvent action - as a sponge absorbs water
Beta particles
Alkali
Absorption
Base
26. The numerical expression of the relative strength with which the atoms of an element attract valence electrons to themselves; the higher the number - the greater the attraction
Electronegativity
Calorimeter
Alcohol
Antichlor
27. Process of heating an organic substance - such as coal - in the absence of air to break it down into solid and volatile products
Destructive distillation
Activation energy
Dehydrate
Acid
28. The process of separation of a solution by diffusion through a semipermeable membrance
Atmosphere
Base
Dissociation (ionic)
Dialysis
29. One of the building blacks matter is composed of - only one type of atom; cannot be further decomposed
Equation
Destructive distillation
Acid
Element
30. A change by which an element takes the place of another element in a compound
Density
erg
Displacement
Cathode rays
31. Particles larger than those found in a solution but smaller than those in a suspension
Fission
Analysis
Density
Colloids
32. Residual radioactivity from an atmospheric nuclear test - eventually settles on the surface of the earth
Exothermic
Deuterium
Fallout
Cation
33. A unit of heat; the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree on the celcius scale
Calorie
Anion
Colloids
Dry ice
34. Substance that takes water from another substance
Dialysis
Catalyst
Dehydrating agent
Chain reaction
35. Referring to any substance that has basic properties
Colligative propery
Dew point
Alkaline
Cation
36. Isotope of hydrogen - sometimes called heavy hydrogen - with an atomic weight of 2
Colloids
Activation energy
Deuterium
Ester
37. Science concerned with the compositions of substances and the changes that they undergo
Breeder reactor
Cathode rays
Deuterium
chemistry
38. Covalence in which both electrons in a pair come from the same atom
Dew point
Avagadro's number
Coordinate covalence
Empirical formula
39. Having no definite crystalline structure
Empirical formula
Anhydrous
Actinide series
Amorphous
40. Separation of the ions of an ionic compound due to the action of a solvent
Electron
Dissociation (ionic)
Activated Charcoal
Avagadro's number
41. A substance used to remove the excess chlorine in the bleaching process
Electron volt
Alkaline
Displacement
Antichlor
42. A device used to accelerate charged particles to high energies for bombarding the nuclei of atoms
Cyclotron
Deuterium
Coordinate covalence
Absolute temperature
43. Containing no water
Dehydrate
Effusion
Alcohol
Anhydrous
44. A specially treated and finely divided form of carbon - which possesses a high degree of absorbtion
Allotropic forms
Energy
Activated Charcoal
Condensation
45. Referring to a hydroxide that may have either acidic or basic properties - depending on the substance with which it reacts
Amphoteric
Equilibrium
Carbon dating
Dissociation (ionic)
46. A bond between atoms involving two electron pairs - unsaturated
Double bond
Celsius scale
Dry ice
distillation
47. A reaction in which two chemical substances exchange ions with the formation of two new compounds
Fixation of nitrogen
Cathode rays
Double displacement
Cyclotron
48. Nuclear reaction that releases energy because of the splitting of large nuclei into smaller ones
Enthalpy
Fission
Atomic radius
Catalyst
49. Chemical reaction between an alcohol and an acid - in which an ester is formed
Critical temperature
Equilibrium
Esterification
Condensation
50. Temperature scale that has 32 as freezing point and 212 as boiling point
Combustion
Electroplating
Fahrenheit scale
Endothermic