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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. The flow of a gas through a small aperture
Alcohol
Effusion
distillation
Destructive distillation
2. The energy needed to break a chemical bond and form a neutral atom
Double displacement
Destructive distillation
Bond energy
Amino acid
3. The point in a reversible reaction at which the forward reaction is occurring at the same rate as the opposing reaction
eudiometer
Equilibrium
Actinide series
Compound
4. Separation of the ions of an ionic compound due to the action of a solvent
Effervescence
Catalyst
Dissociation (ionic)
Alpha particles
5. The process by which suspended matter is removed from a liquid by passing the liquid through a porous material
Acid salt
Electrolysis
Brownian movement
Filteration
6. 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
Emulsifying agent
Deuterium
Colligative propery
7. The electrode in an electrolytic cell that is negatively charged and attracts positive ions
Electrode potential
chemistry
Chemical change
Cathode
8. Colloidal substance that forms a film about the particles of two immiscible liquids so that one remains suspended in the other
Catalyst
Emulsifying agent
Beta particles
Dehydrating agent
9. The measure of disorder in a system
Entropy
Amino acid
Control rod
Anhydride
10. Temperature measured on the absolute scale - which has its origin at absolute zero
Effervescence
Anion
Absolute temperature
Dipole-dipole attraction
11. The series of radioactive elements starting with actinium - No. 89 - and ending with lawrencium - No. 103
Calorimeter
Dry ice
Actinide series
Absorption
12. A specially treated and finely divided form of carbon - which possesses a high degree of absorbtion
Amphoteric
Activated Charcoal
Destructive distillation
Denatured alcohol
13. A unit of heat; the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree on the celcius scale
Atom
Electrolyte
Antichlor
Calorie
14. The average mass of a number; bottom number on the element
Atomic mass
Avagadro's number
Double displacement
Acid
15. A change by which an element takes the place of another element in a compound
Electrolytic cell
Displacement
Breeder reactor
eudiometer
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
Bonding
Analysis
Chemical change
Denatured alcohol
17. An organic hydroxyl compound formed by relacing one or more hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon with equal number of hydroxyl (OH) groups
Fixation of nitrogen
Aldehyde
Alcohol
Amphoteric
18. The difference in potential between an electrode and the solution in which it is immpesed
Combustion
Electrode potential
Atomic mass
Dry ice
19. Science concerned with the compositions of substances and the changes that they undergo
Fahrenheit scale
chemistry
distillation
Fission
20. The use of radioactive carbon-14 to estimate the ages of ancient materials - such as archaeological or paleontological specimens
chemistry
Dipole-dipole attraction
Anhydrous
Carbon dating
21. Capable of being drawn into a thing wire
Ductile
Dehydrating agent
Calorimeter
Fallout
22. Process of heating an organic substance - such as coal - in the absence of air to break it down into solid and volatile products
Alpha particles
Destructive distillation
Dehydrate
Alkyl
23. A chance that alters the atomic structures of the substances involved and results in different properties
Acid
Aromatic compound
Amino acid
Chemical change
24. A water solution that has an excess of hydrogen ions; an acid turns litmus paper pink or red - has a sour taste - and neutralizes bases to form salts
Dialysis
Alkyl
Covalent bonding
Acid
25. Bonding accomplished through the sharing of electrons so that atoms can fill their outer shells
Entropy
Ester
Covalent bonding
Electron volt
26. Containing no water
Aromatic compound
Brownian movement
Avagadro's number
Anhydrous
27. A relatively weak force of attraction between polar molecules; a component of van der Waals forces
Electrode potential
Dipole-dipole attraction
Beta particles
Colligative propery
28. The rapid escape of excess gas that has been dissolved into a liquid
Deuterium
Dissociation (ionic)
Effervescence
Catalyst
29. Suspension of fine particles or droplets of one liquid in another - the two liquids being immiscible in each other; surrounded by an emulsifying agent
Chain reaction
Emulsifying agent
Emulsion
Decomposition
30. Top number on periodic table - The number of protons in the nucleus - The number of electrons in an atom
Denatured alcohol
Atomic number
Condensation
Bond energy
31. The minimum energy necessary to start a reaction
Amorphous
Dipole-dipole attraction
Activation energy
Covalent bonding
32. An instrument - invented by Toricelli in 1643 - used for measuring atmospheric pressure
Acidic anhydride
Electrode
Barometer
Electron
33. Forms of the same element that differ in their crystalline structures
Allotropic forms
Acid
Emulsifying agent
Endothermic
34. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth - A unit of pressure (1 atm = 760mm of Hg or torr)
Anion
Actinide series
Avagadro's number
Atmosphere
35. An instrument used to measure the amount of heat liberated or absorbed during a change
Double bond
Calorimeter
Crystalline
Equilibrium
36. A terminal of an electrolytic cell
Empirical formula
Electrode
Basic anhydride
Activated Charcoal
37. A cell in which electrolysis is carried out
Dissociation (ionic)
Electrolytic cell
Celsius scale
Flux
38. A liquid that will conduct and electric current
Electrolyte
Flux
Compound
Binary
39. 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
Condensation
Cyclotron
Electronegativity
Einstein equation
40. Referring to a hydroxide that may have either acidic or basic properties - depending on the substance with which it reacts
Amphoteric
Effervescence
Chemical change
Electron
41. The temperature above which no gas can be liquefied - regardless of the pressure applied
Alkaline
Fixation of nitrogen
Critical temperature
Chemical property
42. Shows only the simplest ratio of the number and kids of atoms
Dehydrate
Empirical formula
Compound
Deuterium
43. Process for converting atmospheric nitrogen into compounds
Anhydride
Electrolyte
Atom
Fixation of nitrogen
44. Depositing a thin layer of metallic element on the surface of another metal by electrolysis
Alcohol
Control rod
Electroplating
Calorie
45. Organic compound formed by dehydrating oxidized alcohol; contains the characteristic - CHO group
Aromatic compound
Double bond
Amphoteric
Aldehyde
46. Organic compound containing the -O- group
Acidic anhydride
Alkyl
Ether
eudiometer
47. A nonmetallic oxide that - when placed in water - reacts to form an an acid solution
Deuterium
Acidic anhydride
Buffer
Amphoteric
48. Substance that - when added to a solution - makes changing the pH of the solution more difficule
Element
Effusion
Buffer
Calorie
49. The mass per unit volume of a substance; mathematical formula D=m/V
Density
Bond energy
Emulsifying agent
Endothermic
50. A substituent obtained from a saturated hydrocarbon by removing one hydrogen atom -Examples: methyl(CH3) ethyl(C2H5)
Boiling point
Double displacement
Density
Alkyl