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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. Having no definite crystalline structure
Entropy
Amorphous
Anion
Ether
2. Containing no water
Electroplating
Anhydrous
Cathode
Coordinate covalence
3. 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
Atomic radius
Electroplating
Combustion
Aldehyde
4. A nonmetallic oxide that - when placed in water - reacts to form an an acid solution
Basic anhydride
Acidic anhydride
Combustion
Fixation of nitrogen
5. 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
Critical mass
Bonding
Colloids
Electrolytic cell
6. 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
adsorbtion
Alkaline
chemistry
Celsius scale
7. One of the building blacks matter is composed of - only one type of atom; cannot be further decomposed
Element
Binary
Aldehyde
Electrode potential
8. The highest temperature at which water vapor condenses out of the air
Dehydrating agent
Dew point
Alkyl
Basic anhydride
9. The smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element and can enter into a chemical reaction
Alpha particles
chemistry
adsorbtion
Atom
10. Shows only the simplest ratio of the number and kids of atoms
Bonding
Endothermic
Empirical formula
Atomic radius
11. A substituent obtained from a saturated hydrocarbon by removing one hydrogen atom -Examples: methyl(CH3) ethyl(C2H5)
Alkyl
Deliquesence
Anion
Antichlor
12. Absorbtion by a substance of water from the air - so that the substance becomes wet
Activated Charcoal
Deuterium
Chemical change
Deliquesence
13. A chance that alters the atomic structures of the substances involved and results in different properties
Fixation of nitrogen
Chemical change
erg
Covalent bonding
14. Positively charged helium nuclei
Double bond
Equation
Alpha particles
Alloy
15. The process by which suspended matter is removed from a liquid by passing the liquid through a porous material
Filteration
Electrolysis
Double bond
Einstein equation
16. A change by which an element takes the place of another element in a compound
Displacement
Barometer
Atom
Cyclotron
17. A substance used to remove the excess chlorine in the bleaching process
Entropy
Antichlor
Equation
Basic anhydride
18. The electrode in an electrolytic cell that is negatively charged and attracts positive ions
Allotropic forms
Chain reaction
Ductile
Cathode
19. Residual radioactivity from an atmospheric nuclear test - eventually settles on the surface of the earth
Fallout
Aromatic compound
Ductile
Control rod
20. The point in a reversible reaction at which the forward reaction is occurring at the same rate as the opposing reaction
Aromatic compound
Dehydrating agent
Dry ice
Equilibrium
21. A substance composed of elements chemically united in definite proportions by weight
Amino acid
Compound
Dehydrate
Aldehyde
22. Colloidal substance that forms a film about the particles of two immiscible liquids so that one remains suspended in the other
Fission
Emulsifying agent
Empirical formula
Filteration
23. A substance composed of two or more metals - which are intimately mixed; usually made by melting the metals together
Electroplating
Amino acid
Alloy
Base
24. Referring to any substance that has basic properties
Brownian movement
Anhydride
Alkaline
Dipole-dipole attraction
25. The series of radioactive elements starting with actinium - No. 89 - and ending with lawrencium - No. 103
Anhydrous
Actinide series
Einstein equation
Electronegativity
26. A liquid that will conduct and electric current
Electrode
Dissociation (ionic)
Destructive distillation
Electrolyte
27. A metallic oxide that forms a base when placed in water
Boiling point
Cathode
Acid salt
Basic anhydride
28. A. change from gas to liquid B. the combination of molecules without water
Empirical formula
Condensation
Fallout
Equation
29. A chemical action in which both heat and light are given off
Coordinate covalence
Base
Fixation of nitrogen
Combustion
30. The difference in potential between an electrode and the solution in which it is immpesed
Calorimeter
Electrode potential
Atom
Dehydrate
31. Capable of being drawn into a thing wire
Base
Ductile
Celsius scale
Anhydride
32. High=speed - negatively charged electrons emitted in radiations
Beta particles
Emulsifying agent
Dehydrate
Colligative propery
33. Process for converting atmospheric nitrogen into compounds
Basic anhydride
Decomposition
Fixation of nitrogen
Activated Charcoal
34. The minimum energy necessary to start a reaction
Fission
Activation energy
Diffusion
Critical mass
35. Temperature scale that has 32 as freezing point and 212 as boiling point
Energy
Ductile
Fahrenheit scale
Alpha particles
36. The average mass of a number; bottom number on the element
Atomic mass
Dipole-dipole attraction
Chemical change
Fission
37. The process of separating the ions in a compound by means of electrically charged poles
Absolute temperature
Electrolysis
Effusion
Displacement
38. An ion that has a positive charge
Exothermic
Diffusion
Alloy
Cation
39. The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the atmospheric pressure
Amine
Chemical change
Barometer
Boiling point
40. A terminal of an electrolytic cell
Electrode
adsorbtion
Absorption
Emulsion
41. Bonding accomplished through the sharing of electrons so that atoms can fill their outer shells
Dialysis
Chemical property
Colloids
Covalent bonding
42. The mass per unit volume of a substance; mathematical formula D=m/V
Density
Electrode
Equation
Bonding
43. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth - A unit of pressure (1 atm = 760mm of Hg or torr)
Atmosphere
Base
Aromatic compound
Catalyst
44. An organic hydroxyl compound formed by relacing one or more hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon with equal number of hydroxyl (OH) groups
Enthalpy
Cathode rays
Acid
Alcohol
45. Particles larger than those found in a solution but smaller than those in a suspension
Cation
Element
Colloids
Coordinate covalence
46. A relatively weak force of attraction between polar molecules; a component of van der Waals forces
Density
Combustion
Electrolytic cell
Dipole-dipole attraction
47. A bond between atoms involving two electron pairs - unsaturated
Denatured alcohol
Base
Boiling point
Double bond
48. Top number on periodic table - The number of protons in the nucleus - The number of electrons in an atom
Atomic number
Efflorescence
Double displacement
Crystallization
49. Having definite molecular or ionic structure
Cathode rays
Acidic anhydride
Activated Charcoal
Crystalline
50. Depositing a thin layer of metallic element on the surface of another metal by electrolysis
Boiling point
distillation
Electroplating
Chain reaction