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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. The process of separation of a solution by diffusion through a semipermeable membrance
Alcohol
chemistry
eudiometer
Dialysis
2. The temperature above which no gas can be liquefied - regardless of the pressure applied
Activated Charcoal
Critical temperature
Atmosphere
Deuterium
3. Chemical reaction that results in an absorption of heat
Amino acid
Endothermic
Equilibrium
Anhydrous
4. In metallurgy: a substance that helps to melt and remove the solid impurities as slag
Emulsifying agent
Bonding
Flux
Cyclotron
5. A compound whose basic structure contains the benzene ring; it usually has an odor
Aromatic compound
eudiometer
Deliquesence
Covalent bonding
6. A substance that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being permanently changed itself
Catalyst
Decomposition
Ductile
Emulsifying agent
7. The process by which suspended matter is removed from a liquid by passing the liquid through a porous material
Ductile
Electrode potential
Bonding
Filteration
8. The energy needed to break a chemical bond and form a neutral atom
Cyclotron
Atomic radius
Alcohol
Bond energy
9. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth - A unit of pressure (1 atm = 760mm of Hg or torr)
Anhydrous
Exothermic
Denatured alcohol
Atmosphere
10. 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
Acid
Coordinate covalence
Electrolyte
Chemical property
11. Usually - a strong base - such as Sodium hydroxide - potassium hydroxide
Brownian movement
Alkali
Emulsifying agent
Boiling point
12. Referring to any substance that has basic properties
Equation
Alkaline
Exothermic
Calorimeter
13. 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
Dry ice
Flux
Critical mass
14. Top number on periodic table - The number of protons in the nucleus - The number of electrons in an atom
Element
Buffer
Atomic number
Fallout
15. The breaking down of a compound into two or more simpler substances
Bond energy
Colloids
Analysis
Esterification
16. An organic salt formed by the reaction of an alcohol with an acid
Anhydrous
Ester
Amino acid
Condensation
17. A metallic oxide that forms a base when placed in water
Boiling point
Combustion
Basic anhydride
Alcohol
18. An instrument used to measure the amount of heat liberated or absorbed during a change
Breeder reactor
Critical temperature
Calorimeter
Binary
19. The smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element and can enter into a chemical reaction
Acidic anhydride
Buffer
Atom
Activated Charcoal
20. The number of molecules in 1 gram-molecular volume of a substance - or the number of atoms in 1 gram-atomic mass of an element 6.02 x 10(-27)
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21. The minimum energy necessary to start a reaction
Crystalline
Electronegativity
Activation energy
Acid
22. Process of heating an organic substance - such as coal - in the absence of air to break it down into solid and volatile products
Cation
Destructive distillation
Chemical property
Equation
23. Positively charged helium nuclei
Alpha particles
Decomposition
Critical temperature
Dry ice
24. A liquid that will conduct and electric current
Dialysis
Fallout
Actinide series
Electrolyte
25. Determines how a substance will behave in a chemical reaction
Atomic radius
Deliquesence
Chemical property
Electrode potential
26. Nuclear reaction that releases energy because of the splitting of large nuclei into smaller ones
Celsius scale
Actinide series
Fission
Dry ice
27. A unit of heat; the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree on the celcius scale
Fallout
Electrode potential
Acid
Calorie
28. Residual radioactivity from an atmospheric nuclear test - eventually settles on the surface of the earth
Equation
Fallout
Celsius scale
Electrolyte
29. The series of radioactive elements starting with actinium - No. 89 - and ending with lawrencium - No. 103
Actinide series
Atmosphere
Effusion
Celsius scale
30. Particles larger than those found in a solution but smaller than those in a suspension
Colloids
Covalent bonding
Deuterium
Effusion
31. Absorbtion by a substance of water from the air - so that the substance becomes wet
Deliquesence
Crystallization
Fixation of nitrogen
Ester
32. Chemical reaction between an alcohol and an acid - in which an ester is formed
Acid salt
Esterification
Dialysis
Atom
33. The process of separating the ions in a compound by means of electrically charged poles
Anion
Electrolysis
Acid salt
Element
34. Suspension of fine particles or droplets of one liquid in another - the two liquids being immiscible in each other; surrounded by an emulsifying agent
Calorimeter
Emulsion
Cathode rays
Basic anhydride
35. Organic compound containing the -O- group
Esterification
Activation energy
Ether
Barometer
36. A reaction in which two chemical substances exchange ions with the formation of two new compounds
Acid salt
Aromatic compound
Double displacement
distillation
37. The process of forming definitely shaped crystals when water is evaporated from a solution of the substance
Amorphous
Alcohol
Dry ice
Crystallization
38. A. change from gas to liquid B. the combination of molecules without water
Base
Electron volt
Alkali
Condensation
39. Process for converting atmospheric nitrogen into compounds
Fixation of nitrogen
Effusion
Alpha particles
Base
40. Bonding accomplished through the sharing of electrons so that atoms can fill their outer shells
Emulsion
Fission
Dipole-dipole attraction
Covalent bonding
41. A substance composed of elements chemically united in definite proportions by weight
Compound
Amino acid
Barometer
Calorie
42. An instrument - invented by Toricelli in 1643 - used for measuring atmospheric pressure
Chain reaction
Cyclotron
Barometer
Amino acid
43. High=speed - negatively charged electrons emitted in radiations
Beta particles
Empirical formula
Electroplating
adsorbtion
44. A substituent obtained from a saturated hydrocarbon by removing one hydrogen atom -Examples: methyl(CH3) ethyl(C2H5)
Fixation of nitrogen
Crystalline
Catalyst
Alkyl
45. The smallest amount of fissionable material that will sustain a chain reaction
Boiling point
Diffusion
Denatured alcohol
Critical mass
46. 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
Acidic anhydride
Electronegativity
Alcohol
Atom
47. Isotope of hydrogen - sometimes called heavy hydrogen - with an atomic weight of 2
Aldehyde
Fallout
Deuterium
Cation
48. Referring to a hydroxide that may have either acidic or basic properties - depending on the substance with which it reacts
Dehydrating agent
Einstein equation
Amphoteric
Filteration
49. A specially treated and finely divided form of carbon - which possesses a high degree of absorbtion
Equilibrium
Bonding
Activated Charcoal
Activation energy
50. A compound derived from another compound by the removal of water; it will combine with water to form an acid (acidic anhydride) or base (basic anhydride)
chemistry
Energy
Anhydride
Crystallization