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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. A terminal of an electrolytic cell
Double bond
Carbon dating
Electrode
Bonding
2. A bond between atoms involving two electron pairs - unsaturated
Activated Charcoal
Endothermic
Double bond
Esterification
3. An organic hydroxyl compound formed by relacing one or more hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon with equal number of hydroxyl (OH) groups
Amino acid
Decomposition
Atom
Alcohol
4. A substance that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being permanently changed itself
Entropy
adsorbtion
Catalyst
Exothermic
5. A reaction in which two chemical substances exchange ions with the formation of two new compounds
Deliquesence
Analysis
Double displacement
Cathode
6. A substance composed of two or more metals - which are intimately mixed; usually made by melting the metals together
Atomic mass
Cathode
Alloy
Electrolytic cell
7. The temperature above which no gas can be liquefied - regardless of the pressure applied
Atom
Amorphous
Critical temperature
Dipole-dipole attraction
8. Loss by a substance of its water of hydration on exposure to air at ordinary temperatures
Boiling point
Energy
Efflorescence
Critical temperature
9. Streams of electrons given off by the cathode of a vacuum tube
distillation
Cathode rays
Filteration
Fahrenheit scale
10. The smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element and can enter into a chemical reaction
Atom
Brownian movement
Anhydrous
Electron
11. A nonmetallic oxide that - when placed in water - reacts to form an an acid solution
Acidic anhydride
Bonding
Electrolyte
Endothermic
12. A change by which an element takes the place of another element in a compound
Amorphous
Breeder reactor
Absolute temperature
Displacement
13. Heat content of a chemical system
Ester
Enthalpy
Fallout
Catalyst
14. Science concerned with the compositions of substances and the changes that they undergo
eudiometer
Ether
chemistry
Esterification
15. Top number on periodic table - The number of protons in the nucleus - The number of electrons in an atom
Atomic number
Colligative propery
Electrolyte
distillation
16. Capacity to do work
erg
Effusion
Energy
Dry ice
17. The measure of disorder in a system
Entropy
erg
Cathode rays
Critical temperature
18. Continuous zigzagging movement of colloidal particles in a dispersing medium - as viewed through and ultramicroscope
Absolute temperature
Brownian movement
Energy
Buffer
19. The rapid escape of excess gas that has been dissolved into a liquid
Ductile
Effervescence
Dissociation (ionic)
Anion
20. Particles larger than those found in a solution but smaller than those in a suspension
Crystallization
Energy
Colloids
Aromatic compound
21. Solid carbon dioxide
Dry ice
Absorption
Cyclotron
Emulsifying agent
22. A relatively weak force of attraction between polar molecules; a component of van der Waals forces
Critical mass
Absorption
Entropy
Dipole-dipole attraction
23. A chemical action in which both heat and light are given off
Double displacement
Dialysis
Combustion
Chain reaction
24. Having definite molecular or ionic structure
Element
Acidic anhydride
Crystalline
Activated Charcoal
25. One of the building blacks matter is composed of - only one type of atom; cannot be further decomposed
Fallout
Alkyl
Element
Deliquesence
26. Shorthand method of showing the changes that take place in a chemical reaction
Dry ice
Equation
Avagadro's number
Equilibrium
27. Referring to a compound composed of two elements such as water
adsorbtion
Binary
Carbon dating
Boiling point
28. The electrode in an electrolytic cell that is negatively charged and attracts positive ions
Critical temperature
Antichlor
Cathode rays
Cathode
29. The breaking down of a compound into two or more simpler substances
Analysis
Calorie
Double displacement
Binary
30. Referring to a hydroxide that may have either acidic or basic properties - depending on the substance with which it reacts
Amphoteric
Filteration
Enthalpy
Density
31. The average mass of a number; bottom number on the element
Double bond
Atomic mass
Celsius scale
Effervescence
32. A chance that alters the atomic structures of the substances involved and results in different properties
Electrode potential
Chemical change
Endothermic
Ductile
33. 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
Brownian movement
Element
Dry ice
34. A water wolution that contains an excess of hydroxide ions; a proton acceptor; a base turns litmus paper blue and neutralizes acids to form salts
Chemical change
Base
Anhydrous
Energy
35. Ethyl alcohol that has been poisoned in order to produce a cheaper alcohol for industrial purposes
Denatured alcohol
Dissociation (ionic)
Enthalpy
Anhydride
36. The energy needed to break a chemical bond and form a neutral atom
adsorbtion
Bond energy
Empirical formula
Binary
37. The use of radioactive carbon-14 to estimate the ages of ancient materials - such as archaeological or paleontological specimens
Carbon dating
Colligative propery
Einstein equation
Alpha particles
38. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth - A unit of pressure (1 atm = 760mm of Hg or torr)
Amorphous
Actinide series
Atmosphere
Binary
39. Temperature scale that has 32 as freezing point and 212 as boiling point
Electrolyte
Fahrenheit scale
Cation
Alkyl
40. E=mc2 - relates mass to energy
Einstein equation
Energy
Efflorescence
Allotropic forms
41. The smallest amount of fissionable material that will sustain a chain reaction
Critical mass
Dipole-dipole attraction
Dry ice
Critical temperature
42. One of the "building blocks" of proteins; contains one or more NH2- groups that have replaced the same number of hydrogen atoms in an organic acid
Atom
Fallout
Amino acid
Coordinate covalence
43. The process of first vaporizing a liquid and then condensing the vapor back into a liquid - leaving behind the nonvolatile impurities
Element
Ductile
Cyclotron
distillation
44. 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
Alkali
Anhydrous
Denatured alcohol
Electronegativity
45. A salt formed by replacing part of the hydrogen ions of a dibasic or tribasic acid with metallic ions - Examples: NaHSO4 - NaH2PO4
Dehydrate
Actinide series
Acid
Acid salt
46. Substance that takes water from another substance
Colligative propery
Dehydrating agent
Exothermic
Critical temperature
47. Positively charged helium nuclei
Coordinate covalence
Alkyl
Critical temperature
Alpha particles
48. A substance composed of elements chemically united in definite proportions by weight
Antichlor
Brownian movement
Absorption
Compound
49. Depositing a thin layer of metallic element on the surface of another metal by electrolysis
Emulsifying agent
Atomic radius
Electroplating
Celsius scale
50. Nuclear reactor in which more fissionable material is produced than is used up during operation
Amino acid
Efflorescence
Breeder reactor
Flux