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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. Graduated glass tube into which gases are placed and subjected to an electric spark; measures the individual volumes of combining gases
Carbon dating
Alkyl
Anhydrous
eudiometer
2. Having no definite crystalline structure
Avagadro's number
Effervescence
Amorphous
Amino acid
3. Shorthand method of showing the changes that take place in a chemical reaction
Chemical property
Equation
Energy
Enthalpy
4. A terminal of an electrolytic cell
Carbon dating
Electrode
Bonding
Element
5. 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
Electronegativity
Chain reaction
Decomposition
Emulsifying agent
6. The process of taking up by capillary - osmotic - chemical - or solvent action - as a sponge absorbs water
Destructive distillation
Electron volt
Absorption
Efflorescence
7. Depositing a thin layer of metallic element on the surface of another metal by electrolysis
Electroplating
Atom
Flux
Fission
8. The average mass of a number; bottom number on the element
Basic anhydride
Atomic mass
Amphoteric
Avagadro's number
9. A bond between atoms involving two electron pairs - unsaturated
Atomic radius
distillation
erg
Double bond
10. A compound whose basic structure contains the benzene ring; it usually has an odor
Aromatic compound
Amino acid
Allotropic forms
Binary
11. A substance composed of two or more metals - which are intimately mixed; usually made by melting the metals together
Critical temperature
erg
Atomic number
Alloy
12. E=mc2 - relates mass to energy
Atomic radius
Calorie
Barometer
Einstein equation
13. A property of a solution that depends primarily on the concentration - not the type of particles present
Colligative propery
Electroplating
Ester
Beta particles
14. A metallic oxide that forms a base when placed in water
Basic anhydride
Deuterium
Filteration
Critical temperature
15. The smallest amount of fissionable material that will sustain a chain reaction
Critical mass
Calorimeter
Amino acid
Anhydrous
16. The process of separating the ions in a compound by means of electrically charged poles
Absorption
Absolute temperature
Einstein equation
Electrolysis
17. The temperature above which no gas can be liquefied - regardless of the pressure applied
Absolute temperature
Critical temperature
Buffer
Ether
18. The highest temperature at which water vapor condenses out of the air
Esterification
Dew point
Ductile
Crystallization
19. Substance that takes water from another substance
Fahrenheit scale
Cathode rays
Antichlor
Dehydrating agent
20. Process for converting atmospheric nitrogen into compounds
Equilibrium
Actinide series
Fixation of nitrogen
Compound
21. Bonding accomplished through the sharing of electrons so that atoms can fill their outer shells
Dehydrate
Covalent bonding
chemistry
Anhydrous
22. The smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element and can enter into a chemical reaction
Energy
Dialysis
Atom
Diffusion
23. Capacity to do work
Effervescence
Electrolyte
Alcohol
Energy
24. A cell in which electrolysis is carried out
Deuterium
Denatured alcohol
Electrolytic cell
Control rod
25. The breaking down of a compound into two or more simpler substances
Carbon dating
Flux
Analysis
Amorphous
26. A relatively weak force of attraction between polar molecules; a component of van der Waals forces
Esterification
Dipole-dipole attraction
Alkyl
Cyclotron
27. Colloidal substance that forms a film about the particles of two immiscible liquids so that one remains suspended in the other
Double bond
Electroplating
Celsius scale
Emulsifying agent
28. Heat content of a chemical system
Enthalpy
Alkali
Atomic number
Amorphous
29. Breaking down of a compound into simpler substances or constituent elements
Aromatic compound
Decomposition
Emulsion
Diffusion
30. Containing no water
Amino acid
Anhydrous
Dialysis
distillation
31. The energy needed to break a chemical bond and form a neutral atom
Bond energy
distillation
Dew point
Effervescence
32. The minimum energy necessary to start a reaction
Empirical formula
Activation energy
Decomposition
Analysis
33. Shows only the simplest ratio of the number and kids of atoms
Basic anhydride
Empirical formula
Esterification
Cation
34. The process of separation of a solution by diffusion through a semipermeable membrance
Dialysis
Electronegativity
Amphoteric
Atomic radius
35. Chemical reaction that results in an absorption of heat
Endothermic
Electronegativity
Cathode
Bond energy
36. 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
Acid salt
adsorbtion
Destructive distillation
eudiometer
37. Forms of the same element that differ in their crystalline structures
Combustion
Dipole-dipole attraction
Cathode rays
Allotropic forms
38. A substance composed of elements chemically united in definite proportions by weight
Covalent bonding
adsorbtion
Compound
Alcohol
39. A substance that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being permanently changed itself
Electronegativity
Catalyst
Alkyl
Compound
40. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth - A unit of pressure (1 atm = 760mm of Hg or torr)
Amorphous
Electrode
Atmosphere
Carbon dating
41. A temperature scale divided into 100 equal divisions and based on water freezing at 0 degress and boiling at 100 degrees
Double displacement
Ester
Celsius scale
Alkyl
42. Substance that - when added to a solution - makes changing the pH of the solution more difficule
Crystallization
Buffer
Anhydrous
Electrolytic cell
43. Usually - a strong base - such as Sodium hydroxide - potassium hydroxide
Condensation
Dehydrate
Alkali
Analysis
44. In metallurgy: a substance that helps to melt and remove the solid impurities as slag
Colloids
Analysis
Critical mass
Flux
45. A nonmetallic oxide that - when placed in water - reacts to form an an acid solution
Basic anhydride
Einstein equation
Acidic anhydride
erg
46. Ethyl alcohol that has been poisoned in order to produce a cheaper alcohol for industrial purposes
Enthalpy
Dipole-dipole attraction
Denatured alcohol
Acidic anhydride
47. A chance that alters the atomic structures of the substances involved and results in different properties
Flux
Chemical change
Electronegativity
Acid
48. A unit of heat; the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree on the celcius scale
Displacement
Deuterium
Antichlor
Calorie
49. Residual radioactivity from an atmospheric nuclear test - eventually settles on the surface of the earth
Entropy
Chain reaction
Fallout
Alpha particles
50. A. change from gas to liquid B. the combination of molecules without water
Celsius scale
Condensation
Dipole-dipole attraction
Energy
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