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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. Referring to a hydroxide that may have either acidic or basic properties - depending on the substance with which it reacts
Electron
Fission
Anhydride
Amphoteric
2. E=mc2 - relates mass to energy
Antichlor
Flux
Einstein equation
Deuterium
3. A relatively weak force of attraction between polar molecules; a component of van der Waals forces
Covalent bonding
Amino acid
Electrolytic cell
Dipole-dipole attraction
4. The average mass of a number; bottom number on the element
Atomic mass
Emulsion
Cyclotron
Electrolyte
5. A unit of heat; the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree on the celcius scale
Chemical change
Calorie
Emulsion
distillation
6. The rapid escape of excess gas that has been dissolved into a liquid
Barometer
Deliquesence
Effervescence
Antichlor
7. A chance that alters the atomic structures of the substances involved and results in different properties
Cathode
Chemical change
Atomic mass
Electronegativity
8. Covalence in which both electrons in a pair come from the same atom
Flux
Coordinate covalence
Cyclotron
Filteration
9. Temperature scale that has 32 as freezing point and 212 as boiling point
Cathode rays
Brownian movement
Fahrenheit scale
Energy
10. An ion that has a positive charge
Catalyst
Dry ice
Cation
Esterification
11. A compound whose basic structure contains the benzene ring; it usually has an odor
Density
Aromatic compound
Control rod
Amphoteric
12. The process of separating the ions in a compound by means of electrically charged poles
Barometer
Double displacement
distillation
Electrolysis
13. A substance composed of elements chemically united in definite proportions by weight
Compound
chemistry
Anhydride
Barometer
14. Chemical reaction between an alcohol and an acid - in which an ester is formed
Effusion
Esterification
Bond energy
Cation
15. The mass per unit volume of a substance; mathematical formula D=m/V
Colligative propery
Chemical change
Density
Compound
16. Suspension of fine particles or droplets of one liquid in another - the two liquids being immiscible in each other; surrounded by an emulsifying agent
erg
Emulsion
Critical temperature
Alloy
17. The minimum energy necessary to start a reaction
Deuterium
Activation energy
Fission
Combustion
18. A. change from gas to liquid B. the combination of molecules without water
Condensation
Double displacement
distillation
Beta particles
19. Residual radioactivity from an atmospheric nuclear test - eventually settles on the surface of the earth
Carbon dating
Cyclotron
Anhydrous
Fallout
20. A chemical action in which both heat and light are given off
Equation
Enthalpy
Chemical property
Combustion
21. Referring to any substance that has basic properties
Critical temperature
Chemical property
Alkaline
Acidic anhydride
22. A property of a solution that depends primarily on the concentration - not the type of particles present
Cathode
Colligative propery
Absolute temperature
Efflorescence
23. Shows only the simplest ratio of the number and kids of atoms
Empirical formula
Element
Activation energy
Flux
24. The highest temperature at which water vapor condenses out of the air
Electroplating
erg
Dew point
Activation energy
25. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth - A unit of pressure (1 atm = 760mm of Hg or torr)
Chemical change
Decomposition
Atmosphere
Dew point
26. Depositing a thin layer of metallic element on the surface of another metal by electrolysis
Aldehyde
Electrode potential
Electroplating
Acid salt
27. Unit of energy done by 1 dyne (1/980 g of force) acting through a distance of 1 cm; 2.4 x 10 (-11) kcal
Catalyst
Emulsion
Enthalpy
erg
28. A substance composed of two or more metals - which are intimately mixed; usually made by melting the metals together
adsorbtion
Alloy
Colloids
Carbon dating
29. Continuous zigzagging movement of colloidal particles in a dispersing medium - as viewed through and ultramicroscope
Esterification
Cathode
Brownian movement
Calorimeter
30. Referring to a compound composed of two elements such as water
Fission
Binary
Chain reaction
eudiometer
31. The series of radioactive elements starting with actinium - No. 89 - and ending with lawrencium - No. 103
Effusion
Actinide series
Emulsion
Endothermic
32. Having definite molecular or ionic structure
Barometer
Crystalline
Calorimeter
Entropy
33. To take water from a substance
Amorphous
Atmosphere
Dehydrate
Anhydrous
34. Rod of certain metal such as cadmium - which controls the speed of the chain reaction by absorbing neutrons in a nuclear reactor
Control rod
Esterification
Exothermic
Avagadro's number
35. An instrument used to measure the amount of heat liberated or absorbed during a change
Boiling point
Flux
Energy
Calorimeter
36. Temperature measured on the absolute scale - which has its origin at absolute zero
Cation
Fallout
Carbon dating
Absolute temperature
37. Shorthand method of showing the changes that take place in a chemical reaction
Emulsion
Equation
Cyclotron
Anion
38. Substance that - when added to a solution - makes changing the pH of the solution more difficule
Buffer
Barometer
Activated Charcoal
Acid
39. A bond between atoms involving two electron pairs - unsaturated
Double bond
Electrode potential
Deliquesence
Electrolysis
40. One of the building blacks matter is composed of - only one type of atom; cannot be further decomposed
Element
Deliquesence
Electronegativity
Dew point
41. The use of radioactive carbon-14 to estimate the ages of ancient materials - such as archaeological or paleontological specimens
Carbon dating
Acid
Fission
Emulsion
42. 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
Electrolyte
Energy
Empirical formula
43. An organic hydroxyl compound formed by relacing one or more hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon with equal number of hydroxyl (OH) groups
Alloy
adsorbtion
Fission
Alcohol
44. Isotope of hydrogen - sometimes called heavy hydrogen - with an atomic weight of 2
distillation
Emulsifying agent
Avagadro's number
Deuterium
45. Usually - a strong base - such as Sodium hydroxide - potassium hydroxide
Cation
Barometer
Alkali
Dew point
46. A cell in which electrolysis is carried out
Control rod
Anhydride
Electrolytic cell
Colligative propery
47. The difference in potential between an electrode and the solution in which it is immpesed
Condensation
Einstein equation
Electron
Electrode potential
48. Forms of the same element that differ in their crystalline structures
Allotropic forms
Alpha particles
Electrode potential
Activated Charcoal
49. Heat content of a chemical system
Fixation of nitrogen
Enthalpy
erg
Ether
50. Science concerned with the compositions of substances and the changes that they undergo
Double displacement
Dialysis
chemistry
Critical mass